How it all started.

So I kind of started a business this month by accident. Funny story really.

William and I have wanted to open a community theater for years. Especially when we were directing for local shows in Houston. We saw a definite NEED for some education to go into the community theater circuit. There were a few decent theater companies that gave classes in the Houston area, but there wasn't a place that was a studio combined with a theater.

So we decided we would try to make a go of this thing out here in Austin, and do a "triple threat" program. Form a couple of groups of kids, do some shows, teach singing, acting, and dance (hiring out teachers since neither of us can dance...lol)

So I began researching things, types of businesses (and decided on an LLC "limited liability corp", even though I'm currently operating a DBA "doing business as" as a sole proprietor) studio space, small business loans, tax information, terminology on things. (since I was and AM completely clueless) I've run the money side of my own private voice studio for 9 years, but I have no idea about actual businesses and renting retail space. Or at least I didn't.

I went and looked at a few retail spaces, and somehow got to the negotiation stage with 2 different locations. I played the against each other of course, and ended up getting what I THINK? is a good deal. 5 months free rent, they are installing our dance studio for us.

I kept pushing and holding the idea of starting this off to next summer. Somehow thinking that once Megan was 2 everything would be easier. I KNOW it won't be much different than now. The studio space has an area we're turning into a playroom, and really considering that we'll only be open during after school hours, I'll only ever have the girls for 2 hours a day up there. And with a teenager answering the phones, maybe I can pay her to also beat a kid a few times in there?

I will be teaching a few workshops at local studios to peek interest before we open our doors. Hopefully by January.