Hi Don,

> I'm curious as to how people here are
> earning their "base income".

In May, my Dad and I opened a music store here on Cape Cod. We offer guitar, bass, keyboard, and drum lessons for beginners through advanced students and we sell musical instruments and accessories. We believe that learning music should be fun so we promote a safe, relaxed atmosphere for students ages 6 to 96 and beyond!

We also have a full band instrument rental program through a franchise arrangement with a company that has specialized in the rental field for nearly 50 years. This allows us to leverage their expertise (and instruments) to build our customer base by renting instruments to parents through the schools and to enjoy residual income from their monthly 'rent-to-own' payments.

Business has been very strong - we definitely have found an underserved niche in our area. We're expecting a strong holiday season and we also have several powerful 'business building' programs in the works for next year.

Take care,

Richie


Learning Music is FUN at Music Sandwich!