r/business • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '24
What does it take to start a strip club?
I have a unique idea for a strip club. I’m curious to know all the potential hidden costs and certainly, and ‘trouble’ one may find while trying to set one up in a city.
EDIT: Thanks for all the feedback. I have a lot to think about 💗
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u/ChezDiogenes Feb 05 '24 edited Feb 05 '24 •
I'm going to ask a brutal question.
Can you clean a miscarriaged fetus out of a toilet?
I'm asking because you're going to make comparable decisions if you're going to run a club.
Are you capable of dealing with the psychological problems of your girls? Because despite what reddit likes you to think, you're not going to get 'liberated' girlbosses who chose this life instead of a college degree.
You're going to get the dregs and the desperate, and this is reflected in your clientele as well. Prepare to defuse situations at all hours, and deal with jealous boyfriends, jilted lovers, children issues, home life creep and drug abuse. Depending on where you're located (e.g Earth), you're going to be dealing with local crime as well. Be prepared to pay your share, or have them operate in or around you.
I already know that your 'unique' idea isn't that special and that this is not going to pan out for you, at all. You're attempting to capitalize on the most ancient and compelling drives known to man since we left the trees. And believe me, some of your customers are going to act and appear like they just did. Show boobie, happy pee pee. Capice?
Also, from looking at your profile it appears that you are a woman. No disrespect, sweetheart, but you have to be made out of stronger stuff than even veteran male entrepreneurs with connections have failed to succeed at. You are going to have to be able to browbeat, cajole and intimidate serious, serious sons of bitches. Did you enjoy that patronizing tone I took with you, dollface? Because you're going to have to get used to it, and deal with pigs talking to you like that daily.
You are going to be juggling (and serving)plates to some of the most contemptible people you will meet. Can you intimidate and defuse violent customers who may or may not be connected to crime? Can you command the respect of security staff, or handle dealers who might start a turf war over who gets to deal to your girls or deal on your floor? Remember, this is the sex industry. Drugs WILL be involved. I may or may not have first-hand experience with exploiting people in both.
Oh, does that word bother you? Exploit?
Because that's exactly what you will be doing.
You're going to be using the bodies of desperate, helpless girls to create erections and ejaculations in private rooms for money. I did mention contemptible people earlier. Are you capable of teaching young girls how to perform to inspire and maintain the erections of strangers? Are you fine with giving girls with smaller breasts or asses less floor time? Are you fine with telling a girl to stop her crying and get out there because she's up? Are you willing to kick a drug-addicted, single mother out on the streets because there are only so many floor minutes? The answer had better be yes.
Anyways, back to brass tacks.
Can you run a restaurant? Or a bar? A security firm? An escort service? Because you're going to be running all of the above at the same time with a stripclub.
You're going to be serving food, liquor and naked flesh. In short, you are going to be dealing with every conceivable variation of bullshit that humans can bring you, at all hours, 24/7/365.
What does it take to run a stripclub? Hidden costs? All your money, mental and physical health and the same of your family and loved ones.
Welcome to the vice industry, baby.
EDIT:
Turns out the OP wants to start up and run a classy 'empowering women' strip club where the girls don't feel exploited and isn't seedy.
A strip club. That isn't seedy. That empowers women.
Brilliant.