I did not go to college me and my wife were homeless straight out of highschool and started working at a convenience store, he then offered us a business ( crazy right? ) and we built it from the ground up ( a smoke shop ) paid him the money it cost us to open and now he gets a check each month, we’ve been open for 3 years since this coming february. most businesses fail in the first 5 years. at one point me and my wife were bringing home 20,000 in profit each month. but our old employees ran a bunch of customers off due to poor customer service and bad upkeep. mind you im 22 and my wife 21, were bound to make mistakes and sometimes give people the benefit of the doubt. I think the lesson we’re learning now is IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING CHANGE IT. do not wait do not hesitate, change it then. business can not be procrastinated when you’re working towards building. also don’t think of what am I doing wrong all of the time. think of what haven’t I done yet to benefit my business.
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MeanJacket9166@alien.topOPBtoSmall Business•I have a smoke shop in Okc and need help!English1·2 years agoYou’re right, see I almost panicked and wanted to lower prices but my wife stuck to her guns and told me that it wasnt a good idea and the turn out of profit percentage would ultimately make it harder on us lol. there weren’t many smokeshops when we opened in 2021 because most of them closed during the pandemic and a couple years later theyre all over the place now
MeanJacket9166@alien.topOPBtoSmall Business•I have a smoke shop in Okc and need help!English1·2 years agoYes! we want to get more into that, right now we only offer bundles for the holidays but year round would be more beneficial
MeanJacket9166@alien.topOPBtoSmall Business•I have a smoke shop in Okc and need help!English1·2 years agoThank you for the perspective! I spend alot of time jotting down ideas with a pen and paper but rarely ever I get ideas from others
MeanJacket9166@alien.topOPBtoSmall Business•I have a smoke shop in Okc and need help!English1·2 years agothank you! yes I have someone who has published our website never thought about SEO going to make sure I get all of that taken care of thank you! i was thinking good reviews would take me far enough.
I dont know whats going on right now, Ive been open for 3 years and this has been the worst period for me in the entire 3 years of business we’ve dropped significantly this past month but im not giving up. still work to be done and quite frankly throwing in a towel isnt an option for me. Things will look up soon.