I know this will vary wildly by region but if you had or currently have a bbq truck was it profitable? Voluntarily leaving my job of 20+ years in July at 44 and will be getting 16 months of severance so I'll have time to figure out what to do next. Don't really want to work for someone else even hough I know there are pros and cons of that and really considering opening BBQ trailer/catering business. Checked with the DOH already to figure out everything I would need to be legit.
We have about 1.5 million people in my county and I only know of 1 or 2 other BBQ trucks and a handful of BBQ restaurants so the market isn't overly saturated already. Have long time friends that own their own party planning & tent/party rental equipment company that does real well and are excited by the idea of being able to refer me to clients for catering if it happens. Still nervous though as I would be pulling money out of my retirement to pay for everything so I had no debt from the trailer/equipment purchase but if things don't work out then It's gonna be a significant loss. Looking all over the internet, facebook,youtube, tiktok I see people barely making a profit and those claiming to be making hundreds of thousands and having multiple trailers. For those that are profitable are you making enough to survive on and then some? I guess I should define profitable though, for my area I'd probably need to net $70K but obviously more is better.
We have about 1.5 million people in my county and I only know of 1 or 2 other BBQ trucks and a handful of BBQ restaurants so the market isn't overly saturated already. Have long time friends that own their own party planning & tent/party rental equipment company that does real well and are excited by the idea of being able to refer me to clients for catering if it happens. Still nervous though as I would be pulling money out of my retirement to pay for everything so I had no debt from the trailer/equipment purchase but if things don't work out then It's gonna be a significant loss. Looking all over the internet, facebook,youtube, tiktok I see people barely making a profit and those claiming to be making hundreds of thousands and having multiple trailers. For those that are profitable are you making enough to survive on and then some? I guess I should define profitable though, for my area I'd probably need to net $70K but obviously more is better.
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