Steve
05-11-2006, 12:09 PM
It seems like many many LCOs get into the pizza business at one time or another.
Don't make the jump to pizza if you just think the business will be easier to run. It's not. Our friend Kurt can tell you some pizza stories of his own.
Every business has it's pluses and minuses. You need to review and weigh them before you make the jump.
Pizza Business Opens (http://www.topics.com/articles/4/070854-7014-138.html) - Sean Stoffel, owner of Wise Guys Pizza in Fishers, offers a fresh alternative to local pizza chains.
Stoffel worked in lawn care but bought the pizza place two years later and operated it for six years.
After selling the pizza shop and returning to lawn care, Stoffel opened his second pizza shop, Wise Guys, and operated it for six years.
Q How did you come up with the name Wise Guys?
A Me and a buddy of mine were mowing lawns in Florida when I was 20 years old and we tossed around ideas. I watched the movie "Donnie Brasco" with Al Pacino and he always used to use that phrase. I thought that was a cool name for a pizza shop.
Q Why did you decide to get into the pizza business?
A When my family moved to Florida my first job was at the pizza place that I bought. I started there as a dishwasher at the age of 15. I also managed the business when I was 18. After I graduated from high school I started a lawn service. Two years later the owners wanted to sell the pizza business and know if I wanted to buy it. That's how I got my start.
Don't make the jump to pizza if you just think the business will be easier to run. It's not. Our friend Kurt can tell you some pizza stories of his own.
Every business has it's pluses and minuses. You need to review and weigh them before you make the jump.
Pizza Business Opens (http://www.topics.com/articles/4/070854-7014-138.html) - Sean Stoffel, owner of Wise Guys Pizza in Fishers, offers a fresh alternative to local pizza chains.
Stoffel worked in lawn care but bought the pizza place two years later and operated it for six years.
After selling the pizza shop and returning to lawn care, Stoffel opened his second pizza shop, Wise Guys, and operated it for six years.
Q How did you come up with the name Wise Guys?
A Me and a buddy of mine were mowing lawns in Florida when I was 20 years old and we tossed around ideas. I watched the movie "Donnie Brasco" with Al Pacino and he always used to use that phrase. I thought that was a cool name for a pizza shop.
Q Why did you decide to get into the pizza business?
A When my family moved to Florida my first job was at the pizza place that I bought. I started there as a dishwasher at the age of 15. I also managed the business when I was 18. After I graduated from high school I started a lawn service. Two years later the owners wanted to sell the pizza business and know if I wanted to buy it. That's how I got my start.