BUSINESS HITS IT OUT OF PARK.BUSINESS NAME: Victory Adult Baseball League (VABL) BUSINESS ADDRESS: 31504 Foxfield Foxfield could refer to:
PHONE: (818) 879-1310 WEB SITE: www.vabl.com OWNER: Carlos Carlos, prince of the Asturias Carlos, 1545–68, prince of the Asturias, son of Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal. Don Carlos, who seems to have been mentally unbalanced and subject to fits of homicidal mania, was imprisoned by his father in Yniguez ESTABLISHED: 2002 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: One DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: An adult baseball league. We play on Sundays at local high schools and colleges. We play our championship games at Dodger Stadium • • [ . IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? To give adults the opportunity to play hardball hard·ball n. 1. Baseball. 2. Informal The use of any means, however ruthless, to attain an objective. hardball Noun US & Canad 1. instead of softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' . WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? From other adult leagues. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? Six months. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? Asked players what they would like in a league and contacted high school coaches. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? $20,000 from personal savings. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Players, coaches and friends. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? How fast this league would grow. We started with 12 teams and now have 45. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $35,000. WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? To be able to get some land to build a complex for adult baseball. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Carlos Yniguez, president of Victory Adult Baseball League, holds a team ball. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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