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LazzurusMan wrote:We're not staff, we're business partners, we would be splitting the proffits between us

You all still need to eat. Have you put together even a simple profit and loss model to estimate what your operating expenses will look like (e.g., rent, insurance, supplies, your salaries, utilities, etc). On top of that, you're going to have some up front costs such as initial stockage, displays and racks, tables, signage, etc. If nothing else, you and your two buddies need to sit down and have an honest discussion about what this is going to take to get it off the ground.

Also, be honest about your motivations. Is this a true opportunity to make a living or is this really an avenue for the 3 of you to get miniatures cheaper. I've seen too many hobbyists get into the business for that very reason, and end up running a store that caters to themselves and their friends only, and ultimately fail.

One person you should PM is Mikhalia.

Talking about investment .. while you may love 40K/WFB, you have to invest the time to be knowledgable in other systems and game. Walk in traffic is going to come in and ask, "what game would you recommend for a 8 year old?" and you have to be able to help a customer with that, even though you might never play it yourself.

jim30 wrote:
To pay you each GW minimum wages (£13K each) and rent you'd need to turnover £51K per year (£1K per week) just to rent and pay you minimum wage. Do you think your market will generate over £50K of sales per year? If it could, why isn't there a GW in the area already?

Correction, your store will have to generate 50K GBP in profit each year. How much stock do you have to move to make that much profit?