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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC
I have wanted to do that Zorbing at a place in Tennessee (the nearest to us in SC) for forever--but there, you actually get inside the ball and roll down a hill. I've never seen the ones like yours, with your legs sticking out!
This is the place I want to go: ZORB.com - ZORB Smoky Mountains
But the site is very cool, theFed. Nice job!
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yes, body zorbing is a spin-off of the regular zorbing that started 20 yrs ago. more fun if you ask me
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04-11-2011, 10:12 PM
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just a quick update - we are currently at a quadruple pace over last year! 400%
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04-12-2011, 06:01 AM
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It is time to start Franchising - "Earn money in your spare time operating theFed Bounce Houses." 
Congratulations, it sounds like this business may get you and MrstheFed to FI faster than you thought.
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04-12-2011, 12:23 PM
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The double entendre possibilities of this thread are endless....
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04-12-2011, 12:58 PM
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Cool!
I googled Body Zorb and there's an outfit in England--have you gone global, Fed?
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04-21-2011, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
Cool!
I googled Body Zorb and there's an outfit in England--have you gone global, Fed?
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yes.
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04-21-2011, 09:33 PM
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It is time to start Franchising - "Earn money in your spare time operating theFed Bounce Houses."
Congratulations, it sounds like this business may get you and MrstheFed to FI faster than you thought. |
We are moving right along with the franchise idea. The new items we added this year put us so far ahead of the competition, we've been approached 10+ times about franchising. It's a real possibility....if not franchising, perhaps a 'business opportunity'. Still researching possible structures.
We are so busy its unbelievable
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05-17-2011, 12:16 PM
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yeah, we haven't rented a bounce house since two kids came out bleeding head to toe ... all done.
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05-17-2011, 02:54 PM
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Yeah! I heard some people died in a car crash too!
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10-05-2011, 12:16 AM
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well, luckily Mrs thefed didnt actually own the company due to our divorce. luckily i took aout a 250k loan for expansion this year....so she gets half of nothing.
gross sales will hit about $275k this year, up from 110 last year....going pretty well!
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10-05-2011, 01:22 AM
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Thanks for the update. I hope you will come out of divorce in good shape, mentally and financially.
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10-05-2011, 06:09 AM
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Took my grandson to one -- more like a bounce flat car than a bounce house:
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10-06-2011, 12:05 PM
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Took my grandson to one -- more like a bounce flat car than a bounce house:
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we have that unit. it's a combo jousting unit and bungee run. very cool 
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12-01-2011, 10:17 PM
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good thing we started a new biz this spring and took on about 250k in debt....only 4 months before the divorce was filed. hope she'd like to split that debt with me ! lol
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12-02-2011, 05:11 PM
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good thing we started a new biz this spring and took on about 250k in debt....only 4 months before the divorce was filed. hope she'd like to split that debt with me ! lol
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Aw, sorry to hear that.
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03-14-2012, 02:13 AM
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we rocked in 2011, and did 310k gross. we are on a blistering pace for 2012...about 90% growth. i expect that to settle at around 40%
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03-14-2012, 02:31 AM
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Just amazing!
I hope that the divorce thing works out well, too.
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04-12-2012, 01:17 AM
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The pace is actually up to about 120% growth...amazing.
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04-12-2012, 01:58 AM
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What about your children ? How are they coping with the divorce?
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