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Kaylee Frye [Firefly/Serenity] ([personal profile] hot4engines) wrote in [community profile] thoughtformed2013-01-17 02:52 pm
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Twenty-seventh flight

So, just outta curiosity, how hard is it to start a new business here?

OK, it ain't just curiosity, I been thinking since I been here a year, I might as well settle down and make a go at having my own mechanic shop. I get enough requests just being self-employed that I think I could make a whole business out of it, and it'd make my job a whole lot easier having lots of parts and a space to work in and all.
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thneed: (♚ a couple stacks on you)

[personal profile] thneed 2013-01-17 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not hard at all if you have a good idea to work with.
hot4engines: (:D)

[personal profile] hot4engines 2013-01-18 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
And I do! ♥
thneed: (✽ I'm too sexy for this)

[personal profile] thneed 2013-01-18 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
You do! All you need to do is take that idea and sell it. What kind of mechanic are you?
hot4engines: (ooh shiny)

[personal profile] hot4engines 2013-01-18 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Any kinda machine- they all got workings that talk to me. I'm used to working on spaceships back home, but here I've gotten a lot of practice on smaller vehicles and appliances and the like.
thneed: (✄ we should all sing a song i wrote)

[personal profile] thneed 2013-01-18 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh you definitely got a good business then! You just need to get going! Do you have someone to help with all the set up? Do need help marketing? What are you going to call the shop? People need to know you're pretty much the master of machinery here so they come directly to you instead of any other hack with a wrench saying he can fix your breaks for a horribly unfair price.
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[personal profile] hot4engines 2013-01-18 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I plan on calling it Frye Mechanics, since that's my last name, unless someone has an idea that sounds a little more snappy!

I ain't even thought about trying to market myself, though... I was thinking word of mouth would be enough, since I fix stuff for people a lot and all. Do you really think it would help?
thneed: (♥ I'm now becoming my own)

[personal profile] thneed 2013-01-18 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry about snappy. You're good with that! Using your actual name is usually really easy to remember. Some say it adds credibility to the business, you know. And you got 'Mechanics' in there so it makes it easy for the potential customers to know what you're offering.

It can't hurt. You want word of mouth and a liiitttle advertising nudge in there.
hot4engines: (:D)

[personal profile] hot4engines 2013-01-21 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Short, simple, and to the point, right. There's something to be said for that.

Well, you're the guy as owns the pizza place, right? And comes up with all sortsa nice songs? Would you be willing to write a song for me?
thneed: (♟ and eat our corpses)

[personal profile] thneed 2013-01-21 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
That's me. The Once-ler. Musical entrepreneur. I wouldn't mind writing one!
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