Im convinced most of the Coli has no idea how business works.

[Kilgore Trout]

Someone that has the infrastructure would ALREADY have a business

I need a laser, brake press, sheer, roll, welding machines, saws, gas, wire, materials... Most importantly contracts... Thats just a start off the top of my head.

Im sure you dont know half of this stuff, but keep explaining how you know more about my field than i do

I went to school for mechanical engineering and designed scientific equipment. ( i work in a different field now but my go back one day)

Everything we couldn't make in house we contracted to a machine shop that had all the tools we needed. It made financial sense.

If your business plan was to purchase millions of dollars of equipment to make a few sculptures then maybe you probably get some consulting before you dive in.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

So the ONLY way you can start a business using your welding skills is to make sculptures? Bullshyt. People use welding services everyday, b. If a fabrication business is your ONLY idea, then you're right, you'll never have a business. But I'm willing to bet that there are TONS of welding projects you can take on that will help get to your dream.

The money is in these art sculpture pieces. NOT in welding up somebodys busted gate

I make more money at a shop, and i get better experience. Once again, another person thinking they know more about the field ive spent day and night studying for years

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

I went to school for mechanical engineering and designed scientific equipment. ( i work in a different field now but my go back one day)

Everything we couldn't make in house we contracted to a machine shop that had all the tools we needed. It made financial sense.

If your business plan was to purchase millions of dollars of equipment to make a few sculptures then maybe you probably get some consulting before you dive in.

Obviously thats not my plan

I was stating it would take millions of dollars in equipment just to be able to compete with even the average size operations in my area

 

[Rawtid]

Why do people treat starting a business any differently than they do a "regular" job? You wouldn't expect your entry-level job to support a family or provide financial freedom. It takes years of experience and/or education before you get to that point. Why would starting a business be any different?

The problem is people want to start out on Walmart status when all they need to do is buy some candy in bulk at Sams at sell it for profit and build up from there.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

So the ONLY way you can start a business using your welding skills is to make sculptures? Bullshyt. People use welding services everyday, b. If a fabrication business is your ONLY idea, then you're right, you'll never have a business. But I'm willing to bet that there are TONS of welding projects you can take on that will help get to your dream of having a fabrication company eventually. One trick pony ass.

he is confusing trying to be a professional artist with running a business lol.

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

Not once did I talk down on it or say it's impossible



Y'all just oversimplifying the shyt like its 1+1=2

And I didn't say you did b to be fair, the main guys on here creating threads about starting businesses have no idea what they are talking about so I get what you are saying in here...but I always say, we don't have enough black male entrepreneurs for people to even talk negatively about it or say how hard it is to start something

 

[Rawtid]

The money is in these art sculpture pieces. NOT in welding up somebodys busted gate

I make more money at a shop, and i get better experience. Once again, another person thinking they know more about the field ive spent day and night studying for years

What's wrong with doing that while you're trying to get to your end goal though? What if it's the gate of a millionaire wishing to invest in a welding fabrication company? I'm not trying to to say I know more about your field than you but I think you're full of shyt in saying there is NOTHING you can do on a smaller scale to get you to your fabrication company dream. If that's what you think, then oh well. Working in a shop you're not allowed to talk to customers about YOUR dream, but working side welding projects you can.

 

[Colin X]

I think most cats here are mistaking a side business that gives them extra money, for something they can do full time and support an entire family off of.

Yeah man, like, i'm sure there are people making good money off of etsy.

But you not retiring your mom off a etsy account, and if your items are that nice you probably didn't need etsy in the first place

 

[Tom Foolery]

Y'all swear it's easy for every nikka to start their own business


Aight then, explain exactly HOW easy it is to just start a business and get the profit rolling?


Y'all some fukkin business experts but can never explain the shyt

You just realized this. It's a pipe dream that gives these dudes a reason to keep going.

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

Why do people treat starting a business any differently than they do a "regular" job? You wouldn't expect your entry-level job to support a family or provide financial freedom. It takes years of experience and/or education before you get to that point. Why would starting a business be any different?

The problem is people want to start out on Walmart status when all they need to do is buy some candy in bulk at Sams at sell it for profit and build up from there.

People will spend 4-6 years in college to make 50K a year but would never put that amount of time in creating their own thing....they'd quit within a year

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

he is confusing trying to be a professional artist with running a business lol.

No im not

Fab shops make bank off art pieces, but doesnt make them art shops

Bulk of my work is not art, nor do i wish to be a artist. I just want money, and theres good money in art pieces.

Now i know youre full of shyt, this thread is turning out exactly like i expected..


"Hey its easy"

*Someone disagrees

"Random insult"

*Offers no real advice

 

[desjardins]

This aint the 1920s. So many regulations and laws, starting a successful business that will feed your family for generations isnt as simple as thecoli will have you believe.

This is the reason republicans give when they say democrats have destroyed opportunities for small business owners


As far as people saying black ppl need to start their own business I just assume they mean barbershops and day cares and other shyts you can get rolling after acquiring a license and bringing $15k down payment to a site to sign the lease papers. Anything more involved than that is "good luck fam" status. Friend of mine been saying he going quit his job and start his own hustle for like 10 yrs now . Saying it is one thing.....coming up with something that enables you to quit your job and pay the bills is another. I know of a few success stories like people starting a body butter company or shyt like black guy who tips who got fired then started charging for his podcast. But honestly is that shyt sustainable for 15-20 yrs ? Exiting a career track to work for yourself for 5 yrs seems kind of short sighted. I personally know a black guy worth $400 mil , he started a company with an Indian and a white guy he went to school with and it got acquired. He has a PhD in physics though and from my understanding his partners had connections to get capital , not really a typical situation.

 

[BrandonBanks]

Most of the good business threads i've seen have been in The Root and Higher Learning . The Locker Room isn't exactly the knowledge corner. Different sections have different types of threads. I think some of you who make these "it's impossible to start a business, if its possible why wont someone explain to me how to do it " threads don't venture outside The Locker Room so you assume that there are no informative threads on the whole Coli.

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-official-e-commerce-website-business-advice-thread.395256/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-colis-official-business-owners-thread.417540/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/anyone-here-ever-started-a-business.297447/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tha-official-start-your-own-business-thread.105793/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/business-owning-entreprenuership-thread.249159/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/calling-all-coli-entrepreneurs-business-owners.154301/

It took me a minute to find those links above. All i did was type in The Coli Business/Entrepreneurship. Some of those threads have good advice, are they telling you every single thing step-by-step and providing start up money? No, but some good advice. OP is another case of a black man complaining about someone not holding his hand and Google-ing how to do something for him. The info is out there, not just on The Coli, if someone really wants to know how. Even more comical that nikkas will complain about somebody not bringing them the info of how to start a business instead of researching it himself (when he obviously has internet access), but they will waste countless time discussing athletes and rappers, random IG hoes athletes and rappers are sleeping with, when sneakers are dropping and which colorways are the best, clothes, music, lamborghinis, etc etc etc

I'm out

Exactly...nikkas like OP never have a problem with the thousands of threads gossiping about the new Jordans, weed, video games, TV shows/movies, random youtube bytches, what Future said to somebody on Twitter, etc these anti-business nikkas never complain about any of that, yet get angry and complain about the business threads He's probably one of the ones who comes in business threads to say it doesn't need to be talked about (unless someone lays out a blueprint for him in every thread)

These types of nikkas can tell you all about what happened on some sitcom or reality show, what was the best beat on some album, what shoes/clothes are "in season", how many points some baller scored and analyze his career, why pawgs are underrated etc but don't want to research how to start a business. Just try to tell other nikkas not to even discuss anything business related because it's "hard", complain about not having enough money for it, and then ask the same nikkas to explain to them how to start a business

There's plenty of threads on here with business tips but he rather start a thread pretending there aren't any and also try to discourage other black men from entrepreneurship

 

[Colin X]

Exactly...nikkas like OP never have a problem with the thousands of threads gossiping about the new Jordans, weed, video games, TV shows/movies, random youtube bytches, what Future said to somebody on Twitter, etc these anti-business nikkas never complain about any of that, yet get angry and complain about the business threads He's probably one of the ones who comes in business threads to say it doesn't need to be talked about (unless someone lays out a blueprint for him in every thread)

These types of nikkas can tell you all about what happened on some sitcom or reality show, what was the best beat on some album, what shoes/clothes are "in season", how many points some baller scored and analyze his career, why pawgs are underrated etc but don't want to research how to start a business. Just try to tell other nikkas not to even discuss anything business related because it's "hard", complain about not having enough money for it, and then ask the same nikkas to explain to them how to start a business

There's plenty of threads on here with business tips but he rather start a thread pretending there aren't any and also try to discourage other black men from entrepreneurship

You just makin shyt up to fit your own idea.


I doubt you even read through this thread, but you came in here with an idea and refused to change it.

Cause nothing you said is true

 

[Blackout]

When did I say it was impossible?


TLR just acts like its the easiest thing in the world for every nikka to do when it's not.

Nah, TLR just suggests it just in case if you get a chance you can try it.

You sound weak.