It's Done!

We have finally finished a major step and signed the lease today. We also met with the contractor that will be building the office space. Now, we will decide some of the details about the office space.

There is only one thing that can get in our way right now. The City could tell us that we have to pay some outrageous prices on fees and whatnot. This has in fact happened to three or four commercial business recently. I believe we will sneak by without being noticed.

Anyway, we did finish a major hurtle today, and we will be moving on to the next step.

Still Nothing

So far, nothing has happened concerning the lease.

Yup, you guessed it we are still waiting.

How Much Longer?

We have seen the lease, we have requested changes to be made, like the type of business we are doing and fixing misspelled names along with a few other things. And we are still waiting.

The process of getting in contact and negoitating has been going on since August. Honestly, I am getting really tired of waiting. We would like to sign the lease this week. But, I have no idea why it is taking so long.

It does appear that the leasing agent is stalling and being stubborn. Personally, I don't care. I just want this lease signed and finished, so we will be able to move on to other things that need to be done before we open.

Gaining Momentum

Things are moving slowly with the business. However, more has happened in the last two weeks than most of the last four months. Here's the basics: We have a layout of the suite and the floorplan. We also have a phone number for the biz so we are now trying to get the phone number into the phone book. And we ordered a press (can't print anything without a press).

It looks like we will open in February. For my dad, that means he has been out of work for a year. There is still a lot to do, but what can you say except, "that's business."

In Our Hands

We are one step closer to calling Elk Grove home. Today we picked up the lease for a storefront off of Waterman Dr. We are making copies and will drop it off at the lawyers office to make sure there are no suprises. Then we will sign the lease and start putting everything together.