1) You. I am a 46 yr old Operations Professional with over 20 years of experience. I'm very good at breaking down problems, coming up with a plan, and implementing that plan efficiently. I've opened up multiple facilities across Jacksonville and China. I've dealt with contractors, hiring of employees, creation of protocols and procedures, creating and changing business cultures, and efficient P&L supervision and creation. I aspire to continue doing what I have been in Operations. I have hit a ceiling in my field without a degree. In fact I've gone farther than most without a degree that I've seen. Unfortunately, I don't see myself quitting my job to pursue this opportunity. I don't think it will make enough money. Any profits the first couple of years would need to be put back into the business to grow.
2) What are you offering to customers? Adult camps that have similar amenities and vibe as children's summer camps.
3) Who are you offering it to? Initially to adults but I may pivot to include children and church groups
4) Why do they care? It will be a cheaper solution to typical vacations and be a nostalgic event for those who went to camps as children.
5) What are your core competencies? I have started up multiple facilities and hired new employees.
I believe my idea is not as much of a guarantee as some of the other ideas in my blog group. My camp would be fun but I don't know if enough people would see the value and opportunity. The location is important and could be expensive, as well as the need for a liquor license could be the key to success. Insurance could be expensive.
Hello Brian, I admire the fact that after all this time, you decided to go back to college to get your degree. It seems that you have quite the experience in operations under your belt, which I am sure will be useful to starting your business. I agree with you that you should not give up your job to start this idea, but rather do it on the side. Once the side job is paying more than the main job, that is when it will be safe to quit. As far as the idea goes, I personally never enjoyed camp as a kid, but I know so many kids that loved it and would do anything to be back at camp. I think creating an adult camp is definitely an interesting and intriguing idea, so I am excited to see you expand on it!
ReplyDeleteHey Brian, just want to say you are very qualified and have the much-needed experience to try and start and hopefully succeed with this venture. Your experience and core competencies are the main strengths for your opportunity, because based on your own reflection and your interviews it does seem as the need or desire for your idea is what you anticipated. It may be very difficult for this to kick off, especially with all of the planning and acquiring you would have to do beforehand. This is an idea I have heard about before, so maybe the market does exist, you would probably have to do a bit more research and see what demographics are saturated around a location that can reach as many potential customers as possible.
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