Opening a snooker club?

[mchpddl1]

Hi,

Is opening a snooker club a business that can help me to survive, is it a profitable business if opens in a city area? any suggestions?

[ADR147]

i would have thought its not a wise investment these days to be honest!

[cueman]

gotta agree with ADR, its not a good business venture these days. Many clubs are suffering and quite a few closing mainly due to the smoking ban and a lack of interest in the game.

[Semih_Sayginer]

agree with the replies.

not a great idea, unless youre lucky

best idea id say is to put 9 abll and english pool tables in as well as snooker, and call it a cuesport related name, and also run things like poker and darts leagues / comps on the premises to try to ensure flow of business

[Max]

agree with the replies.

not a great idea, unless youre lucky

best idea id say is to put 9 abll and english pool tables in as well as snooker, and call it a cuesport related name, and also run things like poker and darts leagues / comps on the premises to try to ensure flow of business

...So open another Riley's then?

[Semih_Sayginer]

...So open another Riley's then?

no

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[Qubit]

As suggested put in other cue sport tables and call it Frames.

[snookaman]

Hi,

Is opening a snooker club a business that can help me to survive, is it a profitable business if opens in a city area? any suggestions?

It depends on where you set it up!

Snooker is a declining business everwhere except in China. Most top players are playing 9balls nowadays. Go to a snooker or billiard pro shop and talk to the salepersons there to do a mini marketing research. They knows more than you can expect.

In China, it is a different story. People there will joint any "pretigious" club just to show off and to get connections for business. M. Fu has some influence as well.

I spent two years studying International Business, U of Strathclyde, and I worked for Deloitte HK as a Management Consultant for a few years. I am 55 and I retired now. If you need free advice, please feel free to contact me.