Game time.Q A I want to start an arcade business that caters to children up to 12 years old. I'll receive a bachelor's of business administration in approximately two years, Should I wait until I receive my degree before pursuing this endeavor? Where do I look for guidance in the arcade business?--C. Screen Charlotte, NC Starting an arcade business is an entertaining way to provide youngsters with loads of fun. It's also a great side business because it doesn't require you to spend much time operating the machines. Typically, it will cost about $10,000 to $50.000 to start an arcade. But in order to make it profitable, you'll have to be diligent dil·i·gent adj. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d about getting financing and finding the best location for the business. If you decide to start your arcade business now, be prepared to manage your time efficiently between school and the business. Check out the e-book, The Arcade Game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers. Most arcade games are redemption games, merchandisers, video games or pinball machines. Money Maker (Eagle Distributing Inc.; $24.95). The e-book's subjects include how to start up an arcade business, licensing and permits, purchasing games, and finding good locations. You can also learn about leasing or buying coin-operated game machines and finding distributors by contacting the American Amusement Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past. Machine Association. AAMA AAMA American Association of Medical Assistants. (www.coin-op.org; 866-372-5190) is an international nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. trade organization that represents the manufacturers, distributors, and parts suppliers of the coin-operated amusement industry. --James C. Johnson Mail your technology questions to Cyberwise, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave,. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . NY 10011 or send an e-mail to johnsonj@blackenterprise.com. |
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