considering taking over my dad's frame shop in dallas, tx
hi friends. about a 8 months ago, my dad told him he wanted to retire and potentially sell or just close down his shop after his 10-year lease expires in may 2026 (last month).
my dad's been running his store for more than 25 years in the same area of dallas. he's kept it small with just him, but he has a reputation in the area for being extremely diligent, thorough and mistake-free. he absolutely loves what he does and i've always been impressed with his craft.
i've been an entrepreneur buying and selling software businesses for the last 5 years, but i've been looking to do something else with the rapid growth of AI. framing seems to be one of the few industries where AI will have a longer time affecting (or at least that's what it seems), so it has a lot of interesting options in my opinion.
anyways, i pitched the idea of me taking over his store, but i realized quickly i had way more i had to consider. eventually, we decided to sign a 13-month lease so it would give us time to think about our options.
this subreddit has been extremely educating and humbling because it's clear there are so many others who really care about this craft as well, so i just wanted to say thank you.
i also had one specific ask from this community to help me in my consideration:
are there any part-time framers in the dallas area that might be interested in joining a shop like this for $20-25/hr (or more potentially depending on your exeprience)? if so, i'd love to talk to you. my dad has never had any employees and always been a 1-man shop. if i were to take it over, i would be focused on growing sales and marketing but would want to figure out how to find someone to assist in the framing work itself.
i've never posted on any subreddit before, so apologies if this isn't allowed or if i need to provide more context for my "ask". please let me know, but i appreciate the feedback and comments regardless.
thanks