| Recently, one of the best stained glass
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| | and offer him a percentage of all sales
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| supply and teaching centers in Salt Lake
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| | he makes. Maybe that will pay off.We do
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| City, closed their doors. They were very
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| | make a small amount of money by offering
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| aggressive and well run. They had been in
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| | stained glass classes. But after taking
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| business for over fifteen years (I don't
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| | all expenses and costs into account, we
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| know how long their actual years of
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| | find that we just break even on classes.
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| operation were). Why did they fail? What
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| | If I made enough money to support myself
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| was new? Two years previously, the long
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| | well in this business, I would take the
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| time run business was sold by the
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| | extra money and expand and hire help, but
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| original owner who wanted to retire to a
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| | so far I'm just keeping my head above
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| man who had made enough money for the
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| | water. It is my belief that the key to
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| purchase running a janitorial
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| | making it in stained glass is to offer
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| business.But, he was soon to discover
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| | products that will help others to enhance
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| that the stained glass business is
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| | their stained glass experience.I would
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| different than any other business. I have
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| | advise anyone thinking of going into any
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| often said that I could probably make
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| | business, that before you make a decision
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| more money and be more successful in ANY
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| | to get into it, work for at least 3
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| OTHER BUSINESS that I chose to run. That
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| | months in the business, 90 days seems to
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| recent business closure illustrates the
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| | be the point where you really get an eye
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| fact that the stained glass business is
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| | opening. The honeymoon ends and you see
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| very competitive and labor intensive.When
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| | what you're really getting yourself
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| Jeanne and I started in the stained glass
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| | into.Be very cautious about the valuation
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| business in 1983, I soon discovered that
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| | of the business that you are looking to
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| the business was a real roller-coaster.
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| | purchase. Remember that you are looking
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| Cash flow would go from nil to a modest
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| | at retail values versus the wholesale
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| influx of cash about every three months.
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| | values of the business. Figure that the
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| When we sold a window or commission we
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| | cost of buying all materials and starting
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| would have enough cash to get another
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| | a business from scratch is 1/3 to 1/4 of
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| order of materials together. We never
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| | the retail value of the business. It is
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| really felt we were making money, it felt
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| | rare to find that an existing business
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| that we were just using up supplies and
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| | really has a built up value of customer
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| then replenishing. I found that running a
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| | good will which has much, if any, value
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| stained glass only business was very
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| | to the potential new owner. Customers are
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| tough and discovered that by changing my
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| | our friends and we love them, but because
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| business into a stained glass/video
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| | most people only have a limited interest
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| rental business worked much better.
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| | in the business, their value to future
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| Eventually we ended up with 3 video
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| | income is smaller than the seller might
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| rental stores which did quite well. (that
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| | lead you to believe.It is true that warm
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| would not be the case in today's
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| | glass has more to offer in a studio
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| market).We quit doing stained glass as a
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| | setting than just flat glass work, but
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| living in the late 80's, but continued to
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| | look at the root of the matter. The
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| do commissions and personal work in our
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| | stained glass industry knows that they
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| spare time. This is an avenue that I
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| | are working with a craft which is
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| recommend to students who think it might
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| | fleeting. The normal student has one to
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| be fun to get into the business. This way
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| | three projects in them and then they are
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| they can test the waters and find whether
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| | done. By expanding into warm glass, we
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| they really want to expand into the
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| | are able to offer a wider range of
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| business of glasswork. Most find that
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| | techniques and projects which helps to
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| doing a little on the side is the perfect
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| | hold the students interest longer. But
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| avenue for them.I started back into the
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| | what we've done is change a three month
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| stained glass business, full time again,
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| | customer into a 6 month customer. We
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| a few years ago (1999) when I moved to
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| | still face a huge attrition rate. Being a
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| Utah. My son thought the market here
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| | lover of glass work, I am often shocked
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| would be better than it had been in
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| | at the number of students who start class
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| Missouri. While it is true that I'm able
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| | and then drop out without even finishing
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| to sell more glass here, I find the
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| | their first project.When I talk to other
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| increased rental prices for a store
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| | businesses, I often ask if they will
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| location to be a barrier that equalizes
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| | furnish me a copy of their business plan.
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| things to be about the same as
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| | I hope to learn from those plans ways
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| Missouri.So you may ask me, why are you
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| | that I might be able to find more success
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| working at stained glass if things are so
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| | in my own business. If you come up with a
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| difficult and I would answer that if I
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| | business plan, I'd love to see a copy of
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| weren't stricken by diabetes, I would
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| | it.One word of encouragement, people in
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| probably be working in a different
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| | the business are in two camps. There are
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| industry. Since I have health problems, I
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| | those who are secretive and afraid that
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| had to go into business for myself since
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| | you might want to steal their ideas. But
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| I can't be a dependable employee. I
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| | the vast majority of business owners in
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| already knew the stained glass business
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| | stained glass are open and willing to
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| and had stained glass ability. So I went
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| | share their knowledge and advice. They
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| into it again.It is tough, and rewarding
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| | are those who realize that there really
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| but not so much in a financial sense but
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| | isn't any competition in the business.
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| on an artistic level. I beat my head
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| | That shop down the corner doesn't create
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| against the wall trying to figure how to
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| | competition, they increase the knowledge
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| make a living, but simply seem to scrape
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| | and appreciation of stained glass in the
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| by each year. So far, (as of this
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| | community, so they actually help your
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| writing) with several years of internet
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| | business rather than hurting it.Send me
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| presence, we have worked and worked on
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| | contact information and I'll put you on
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| our site and not yet made a single sale
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| | my newsletter mailing list. () I hope my
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| from the site. (We have picked up the
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| | comments are enlightening.David Gomm
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| majority of our students from our website
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| | started building stained glass windows
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| and have met many in the business from
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| | professionally back in 1983 and has
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| publishing our newsletter.) We have
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| | become an expert at many aspects of
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| changed our product line, rewritten pages
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| | stained glass building, design and
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| and registered with search engines. I
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| | repair.
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| have finally asked a designer to help me
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