Quote Originally Posted by cinda View Post
Money
The question is "Whose money?" If he can figure out how to not put up any of his own money for this endeavor then when it fails, he's no worse off than he was before but if he as to kick in five or six figures of his own money then he better have prepared himself for losing it all when the shop goes belly up.

Smart money has a way of backing success and not backing losers. This is why I asked the question, if he either has a bank or some investors backing him then he'll probably succeed but if he's financing this all on his own with no clue on how to run this kind of business then I would suggest to him that he find another way to piss his money away like investing in lottery tickets, sports betting or going to the casino.

If he wants to be "upscale" then he better figure out how to become an authorized Davidoff and Fuente seller otherwise he's no better than the clowns who run discount smoke shops that sell gas station cigars and hooka supplies.