All Forum Posts by: Jennine Booth

 As a first venture, this could be a lot of work and energy, and if you haven't ever managed something like this, or have a partner that has, it could become overwhelming quickly. You sound very entrepreneurial in your vision, so something big like this may be in your wheelhouse.

Most businesses close within 3 years of start, so as long as you feel you have the confidence and fortitude to make this successful, then it sounds like a unique venture. I have a sister that is starting an RV park, and have been in processes for nearly a year getting permitting, county approvals, business plans developed, and layouts drafted.  They have yet to break ground. They are very seasoned business owners, and have all of the capital to put it together, yet even for them it has been taxing on them.  We talked on Sunday, and they are staying positive, but I can hear the frustration in their conversations some times.  We even talked about looking at them buying an established RV park to help them build out systems and gain some training in the business while they work to build out their new park. 

These are just things to think about in your process, and I don't want to discourage you. As an entrepreneur myself, may times I have to bring myself back down out of the visionary planning and put my integrator hat on and make sure I have people in place to help me through it.  

For the partnership, you defiantly will want to have several conversations with your partner on expectations and who is doing what.  It can go sideways really quickly if you don't have strong conversations early on.

Good luck! I hope you all the best!

Finding a partner in the area may be your best bet, unless you can develop a business plan and get a SBA loan for the startup costs. You will still have to come up with part of the funds yourself/partner even on a SBA loan.