start your own business

The restaurant industry is really tough. My boss and his brother started a bar/grill right after college and it failed. Set them back a few years financially. Fortunately now we are both working for a fantastic restaurant group that is killing it right now, but it's established - nearly 12 years in the DC area.

I love the industry, but I don't know if I would want to open up my own restaurant/bar. Getting any small business started is a 7 day a week job for a long time till you're fully on your feet. Plus the failure rate is so high. I would do it if it was one of a handful of investors and I didn't have all of my eggs in the basket so to speak. Plus the concept would have to be unique and powerful. In a town so diluted with restuarants and bars like DC, you've got to stand out or you're done.

I actually almost started a car detailing business a few years back, but decided against it. For now. It's still something I may venture into a few years down the road. I have some great ideas for it I think.

I am glad you chimed in I remeber you work in the industry as well.

If I had to guess where you worked from reading your past post.

I would pick in this order:

Capital Grill
Morton's
Ruth Chris's
Daily Grill

I know if it is not one of them they are your competition.

One last guess, Great American Restaurant Group.

You don't have to say which one just a simple yae or nah.

I am glad you chimed in I remeber you work in the industry as well.

If I had to guess where you worked from reading your past post.

I would pick in this order:

Capital Grill
Morton's
Ruth Chris's
Daily Grill

I know if it is not one of them they are your competition.

One last guess, Great American Restaurant Group.

You don't have to say which one just a simple yae or nah.

No, it's none of those. All of our locations are in the Washingtonian top 100 though, which we're thrilled about. I'd rather not say where I work. I love my job and I'm proud of it, but I'd rather keep it to myself on this board.

No, it's none of those. All of our locations are in the Washingtonian top 100 though, which we're thrilled about. I'd rather not say where I work. I love my job and I'm proud of it, but I'd rather keep it to myself on this board.


I hear you no worries.

If it was to be my livelihood, I would start a technology consulting firm. If I was loaded and wanted a hobby business, a custom/hot rod/speed shop. I'd build cars that could easily get around Schneed and his tactics. ;)

Jimmy John's is awesome.

I also run a computer consulting business outside of my current IT job. It's all by word of mouth and I charge $50/hour. Basically just do a good job in a certain neighborhood and then you can easily make a couple grand in six months by the surrounding neighbors.

I hate spyware, but sometimes I have to be thankful for it. Some asshole writing spyware overseas is the reason I have my PS3. :)

If it was to be my livelihood, I would start a technology consulting firm. If I was loaded and wanted a hobby business, a custom/hot rod/speed shop. I'd build cars that could easily get around Schneed and his tactics. ;)
I got a truck that could get around Schneed. Well maybe through Schneed.LOL

If you want to make some quick bucks, just put an ad in the newspaper saying, "Computer running slow? Have spyware? $75 flat rate cleanup."

I easily made $1000 the week that ad ran. It's also very non-active work. I just have them bring me the tower, I hook it up in my office, run ComboFix, give it back and collect my $75 for about 5 minutes of actual work.

If you want to make some quick bucks, just put an ad in the newspaper saying, "Computer running slow? Have spyware? $75 flat rate cleanup."

I easily made $1000 the week that ad ran. It's also very non-active work. I just have them bring me the tower, I hook it up in my office, run ComboFix, give it back and collect my $75 for about 5 minutes of actual work.

Wow. Well done sir.

Jimmy John's is awesome.

I also run a computer consulting business outside of my current IT job. It's all by word of mouth and I charge $50/hour. Basically just do a good job in a certain neighborhood and then you can easily make a couple grand in six months by the surrounding neighbors.

I hate spyware, but sometimes I have to be thankful for it. Some asshole writing spyware overseas is the reason I have my PS3. :)

I don't tell people what I do exactly for that reason. I don't want the work. I will work on someone's computer every now and then, but I explicitly tell them that if they tell someone about me, I will never work on their computer again. :)

I don't tell people what I do exactly for that reason. I don't want the work. I will work on someone's computer every now and then, but I explicitly tell them that if they tell someone about me, I will never work on their computer again. :)

So true. It's always feast or famine too. Like I'll never say to someone, "I don't do that anymore." because I appreciate the money, but it's like one week I'll have like 10 jobs after work and that means no free time. After that week, I might not get another for like 3 weeks.

I find that it's always famine when I'm caught up on debt. It's like karma rewards me when I'm deep in debt with a lot of jobs, but I NEVER seem to be able to get extra cash just to throw around like a playa.