Thinking about opening reptile/fish shop!

I am thinking about opening a reptile, bird, and fish oriented shop in the Maryville area. I have seen many people looking for items in Pet Smart and never getting what they need. Or getting it for very over priced. Sometime next spring I am going to look into a good location to setup, funding, and local breeders to stock the animals we have for sale. I am in the process of saving up money to start the shop. I'll be ready sometime summer 2012. I will also be looking for at least 3 highly experienced and hard working keepers to work there. If the shop does well, I would expand to Knoxville, and possibly some other cities/counties. I am posting this up for ideas for the following things.

1. Ideas for shop name
2. Ideas for shop location in Maryville/Alcoa area
3. Local breeders
4. Ideas for needed/wanted products for sale
5. Any other ideas your willing to share

I dont really have any ideas yet for your shop but ill get back to you later if i have any ideas and I might be able to supply you with some leopard geckos around that time.

No words of advice, really, but wish you the best of luck. It would be nice having more reptile-oriented shops around.

JTG Reptiles wrote:

I dont really have any ideas yet for your shop but ill get back to you later if i have any ideas and I might be able to supply you with some leopard geckos around that time.

Cool cool I' still thinking up ideas and making connections to people I will need to know. Any ideas would be awesome.

The only ideas for a location that I can think of at the moment for a somewhat descent location not be set off in a hole hidden from view would be in the area of where sub n suchs and the new taco bell are located. It has easy access and is a decently traveled area.

What about the old DQ then pizza place or lil strip between kfc and popeyes if the price was right