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macca70
03-09-2014, 12:40 PM
Sitting haveing my lunch and thinking there must be business ideas out there that could make Hibs money.

So why not own a business that would be 100% owned by the football club with profits generated going to a player fund.

The business would be something completely unrelated to Hibs/Football and given a name that was nothing connected to Hibs:

- Supermarket
- Car garage, maybe build it up to a chain of Tyre & Exhaust centres
- Accountancy
- Marketing
- IT
- City Centre Bar/Club/Resteraunt/Hotel
- IFA/Mortgage Broker

Maybe the initial outlays would be too much for the club to fund but that's where Mr Farmer or Dragons Den style investors could help or the bank with some business start up loan.

If Tom Farmer could build up Kwik Fit to the point he sold it for a Billion Pounds, then replicated the business model with Farmers Autocare, I'm sure he could share some of his business expertise.

Maybe a bit of a risk if it was to run at a loss but that's where you put Mr Petrie in charge of it to ensure it runs at a profit.

I'm sure there's plenty businessman in the Hibess family that could donate a wee bit of their expertise to get it off the ground.

Would obviously be a slow burner but could have the potential to grow and become an established business generating decent profit and a much needed income stream for the club.

Salisbury Hibby
03-09-2014, 12:43 PM
An organic smallholding at East Mains. Employment for local people, use the produce, sell the extra. There is 50 acres doing not much.

Pretty Boy
03-09-2014, 12:44 PM
Was that not what Duff, Gray, Rowland etc tried? Wine bars in Bath rings a bell.

Keith_M
03-09-2014, 12:45 PM
How about a couple of Pubs in South West England?


:wink:

Green Reaper
03-09-2014, 12:49 PM
Put some solar panels on the roof of 2 or 3 stands. Helps with running costs and I think you can sell the excess energy created back to the electricity companies ( if that is the case). Initial outlay not to expensive and recouped pretty quickly. Maybe fanciful but we do have huge roofs in the right direction

macca70
03-09-2014, 12:50 PM
Maybe Bars/Pubs was not the best idea, probably requiring a massive outlay for not huge return and pubs closing down left, right and centre.

overdrive
03-09-2014, 12:53 PM
They could have a 'chuck a pie in RP's face day' complete with foam pies. £5 a go. They'd make millions :greengrin

Keith_M
03-09-2014, 12:56 PM
They could have a 'chuck a pie in RP's face day' complete with foam pies. £5 a go. They'd make millions :greengrin


Where do I register?

db03
03-09-2014, 01:33 PM
we could just get fans to set up a transfer fund where we donate £10 a month.
say we had 7000 people that's £70,000 a month and £840,000 a year plus interest :dunno:

macca70
03-09-2014, 10:24 PM
we could just get fans to set up a transfer fund where we donate £10 a month.
say we had 7000 people that's £70,000 a month and £840,000 a year plus interest :dunno:

Good idea, the club could even give something back for your tenner a month. Free ticket on your birthday, exclusive behind the scenes day at East Mains etc something that would cost any outlay so all the funds went to the manager. If the hosp area is not full, how much would that actually cost the club

Jack
03-09-2014, 11:11 PM
Put some solar panels on the roof of 2 or 3 stands. Helps with running costs and I think you can sell the excess energy created back to the electricity companies ( if that is the case). Initial outlay not to expensive and recouped pretty quickly. Maybe fanciful but we do have huge roofs in the right direction

Been suggested and investigated about the same time as the new East went up. If I recall correctly retro fitting was too expensive. :-)

Green Reaper
03-09-2014, 11:13 PM
Been suggested and investigated about the same time as the new East went up. If I recall correctly retro fitting was too expensive. :-)

Ach well

jacomo
03-09-2014, 11:19 PM
Been suggested and investigated about the same time as the new East went up. If I recall correctly retro fitting was too expensive. :-)

Solar panels make bad helicopter landing pads.

How about a helicopter charter business?

Through the week it wouldn't interfere with the football, and would offer clients a convenient heliport just 10 mins from the City Centre... and not a tram in sight!

:wink:

gegs70
03-09-2014, 11:24 PM
Sitting haveing my lunch and thinking there must be business ideas out there that could make Hibs money.

So why not own a business that would be 100% owned by the football club with profits generated going to a player fund.

The business would be something completely unrelated to Hibs/Football and given a name that was nothing connected to Hibs:

- Supermarket
- Car garage, maybe build it up to a chain of Tyre & Exhaust centres
- Accountancy
- Marketing
- IT
- City Centre Bar/Club/Resteraunt/Hotel
- IFA/Mortgage Broker

Maybe the initial outlays would be too much for the club to fund but that's where Mr Farmer or Dragons Den style investors could help or the bank with some business start up loan.

If Tom Farmer could build up Kwik Fit to the point he sold it for a Billion Pounds, then replicated the business model with Farmers Autocare, I'm sure he could share some of his business expertise.

Maybe a bit of a risk if it was to run at a loss but that's where you put Mr Petrie in charge of it to ensure it runs at a profit.

I'm sure there's plenty businessman in the Hibess family that could donate a wee bit of their expertise to get it off the ground.

Would obviously be a slow burner but could have the potential to grow and become an established business generating decent profit and a much needed income stream for the club.

I did think of this sometime ago, they could buy up hotels and properties in their own area to have aregular income. They did buy pubs but they were already failing well before hibs bought them.

Did Killie not have a large hotel, but eventually sold it?

Viva_Palmeiras
04-09-2014, 02:14 AM
Good idea, the club could even give something back for your tenner a month. Free ticket on your birthday, exclusive behind the scenes day at East Mains etc something that would cost any outlay so all the funds went to the manager. If the hosp area is not full, how much would that actually cost the club

See one of several managers fund threads and let's buy Sparky.

If people want to invest that have a number of ways Leith links, Hibernians, Stones (dunno about next batch), lottery- hell even an ST. Unlike the yams folks invest their cash there is something back in return.


Unfortunately for all the folks who get into thread about thIs it doesn't appear to translate (although it's great what Leith links KFK has done in a short time). The much loved and cited Club86 took in £100k A year At it's height. That would require a lot of mobilisation and unfortunately there doesn't appear to be sufficient appetite for it. Perhaps I should I copy and paste this on every managers/buy Sparky thread until it gets through? Whether folks are holding back further investment in the club because of RP I'm not so sure...

steakbake
04-09-2014, 06:34 AM
Here's a mad scheme: put a winning team out on the park and on Saturdays, all those empty green seats will be turned into paying members of the public. Hell, we might even aim to do so well that season ticket sales, merchandise, player sale revenue and prize money takings will also all go up

For a less sensible suggestion, Petrie could front a new payday loans company? Tache Cash.

Septimus
04-09-2014, 06:43 AM
Here's a mad scheme: put a winning team out on the park and on Saturdays, all those empty green seats will be turned into paying members of the public. Hell, we might even aim to do so well that season ticket sales, merchandise, player sale revenue and prize money takings will also all go up

For a less sensible suggestion, Petrie could front a new payday loans company? Tache Cash.

Correct in every detail. But much too radical for the Hibernian Football Club

Septimus
04-09-2014, 06:46 AM
Put some solar panels on the roof of 2 or 3 stands. Helps with running costs and I think you can sell the excess energy created back to the electricity companies ( if that is the case). Initial outlay not to expensive and recouped pretty quickly. Maybe fanciful but we do have huge roofs in the right direction

Might cost a lot to keep them clean with the gull activity around the place.

steakbake
04-09-2014, 07:05 AM
Might cost a lot to keep them clean with the gull activity around the place.

A new range of solar cooked, pulled gull products?

Green Reaper
04-09-2014, 10:32 AM
A new range of solar cooked, pulled gull products?

Sounds tastier than the crap we are offered just now :-)

CMac1988
04-09-2014, 11:04 AM
I would've though Petrie's venture with that Geordie lot would be pulling in some cash...

Tache on Tours I think it was.

Keith_M
04-09-2014, 11:06 AM
Stadium Naming rights.....


....but only if we get more than The Rangers, who apparently sold the right to name the stadium for the princely sum of one pound to Mike Ashley


:greengrin

Northernhibee
04-09-2014, 07:39 PM
Sell Rudi Skacel, Craig Thomson and Terry Butcher dartboards in the clubshop at £500 a pop. Richest club in Britain before you know it.

Pinkie
04-09-2014, 09:08 PM
Windfarm at East Mains. Or producing christmas trees on some of the spare land. Or maybe a nude calendar.

Mikey09
04-09-2014, 10:09 PM
How about bump HMRC, the tax payer, small businesses and charities out of millions, take a 15 point penalty and transfer embargo as a punishment and bobs yer uncle.... You come out looking like the victims with the scottish meeja feeling sorry for you and rootin you on to future success. It's totally absurd I know but just an idea.....

hibees 7062
04-09-2014, 10:27 PM
Sitting haveing my lunch and thinking there must be business ideas out there that could make Hibs money.

So why not own a business that would be 100% owned by the football club with profits generated going to a player fund.

The business would be something completely unrelated to Hibs/Football and given a name that was nothing connected to Hibs:

- Supermarket
- Car garage, maybe build it up to a chain of Tyre & Exhaust centres
- Accountancy
- Marketing
- IT
- City Centre Bar/Club/Resteraunt/Hotel
- IFA/Mortgage Broker

Maybe the initial outlays would be too much for the club to fund but that's where Mr Farmer or Dragons Den style investors could help or the bank with some business start up loan.

If Tom Farmer could build up Kwik Fit to the point he sold it for a Billion Pounds, then replicated the business model with Farmers Autocare, I'm sure he could share some of his business expertise.

Maybe a bit of a risk if it was to run at a loss but that's where you put Mr Petrie in charge of it to ensure it runs at a profit.

I'm sure there's plenty businessman in the Hibess family that could donate a wee bit of their expertise to get it off the ground.

Would obviously be a slow burner but could have the potential to grow and become an established business generating decent profit and a much needed income stream for the club.

Ouch :greengrin

macd123
05-09-2014, 05:31 PM
Fracking licence for east mains? Can just imagine the tache turning up to games in his cowboy hat? :greengrin

Sir David Gray
05-09-2014, 07:55 PM
Sell Rudi Skacel, Craig Thomson and Terry Butcher dartboards in the clubshop at £500 a pop. Richest club in Britain before you know it.

Put me down for four of the Skacel ones please.

Northernhibee
05-09-2014, 08:05 PM
Put me down for four of the Skacel ones please.

Care for a roll of Ally McCoist toilet roll at £100 each to go with that?

Swedish hibee
05-09-2014, 09:12 PM
Why do Hibs open the away end for like 100 (generous I know!) Dumbarton fans that made the trip to ER? Surely they could fit them in the main stand with stewards between them & our fans.. Must work our cheaper to do that?

Moon unit
06-09-2014, 01:37 PM
Sitting haveing my lunch and thinking there must be business ideas out there that could make Hibs money.

So why not own a business that would be 100% owned by the football club with profits generated going to a player fund.

The business would be something completely unrelated to Hibs/Football and given a name that was nothing connected to Hibs:

- Supermarket
- Car garage, maybe build it up to a chain of Tyre & Exhaust centres
- Accountancy
- Marketing
- IT
- City Centre Bar/Club/Resteraunt/Hotel
- IFA/Mortgage Broker

Maybe the initial outlays would be too much for the club to fund but that's where Mr Farmer or Dragons Den style investors could help or the bank with some business start up loan.

If Tom Farmer could build up Kwik Fit to the point he sold it for a Billion Pounds, then replicated the business model with Farmers Autocare, I'm sure he could share some of his business expertise.

Maybe a bit of a risk if it was to run at a loss but that's where you put Mr Petrie in charge of it to ensure it runs at a profit.

I'm sure there's plenty businessman in the Hibess family that could donate a wee bit of their expertise to get it off the ground.

Would obviously be a slow burner but could have the potential to grow and become an established business generating decent profit and a much needed income stream for the club.

How about ...we ask a very wealthy gentleman called...Sir Tom Farmer (May have heard of him?).. To say offer a substantial amount of cash to be invested in the team ?...may sound crazy ..but other Club owners kind of do this sort of thing!..

Leith Mo
17-09-2014, 01:40 PM
http://local.amazon.co.uk/Edinburgh/B00MW70H2K?src=email&cid=em_dd_ed1_101_uk_s1_&ref_=pe_453791_54207461_auto-vfe-md

I receive offers from Amazon daily and today this one came through as "Personalised Dressing Room Print." It appears to only offer English Clubs with the only Scottish Club mentioned being "Rangers" (as the company offering the service is clearly not up to speed with recent events surrounding the death of that Club and it's new format) as available.

Obviously I don't have any commercial details on the supplier nor the suitability of Hibs being associated with them or any other in this area, but this might be a possible additional item we could offer as a Club (indeed if we do not already do so?).

I emailed this to Leeann Dempster this morning as an idea - no reply yet but then again she is extremely busy with other things (although I still haven't received a reply to the email she asked me to send her after the Supporters Consultation meeting which I summarised on here - maybe she didn't like what I wrote though seemed to go down well on here?).

Keith_M
17-09-2014, 05:12 PM
When I was a kid (many moons ago) the Catalogues used to do various things in Football Club Colours, such as Bedding, Curtains, Cushions, etc. Even Hibs and Hearts were included in them days. I wonder if the Club ever made much money out of that sort of thing?

On a similar note, I think it's about time we went back to the days when you could buy Hibs merchandise in ANY Sports Store. I'm convinced that it's the wrong decision to restrict sales to one shop at the Stadium.

LancashireHibby
17-09-2014, 05:34 PM
When I was a kid (many moons ago) the Catalogues used to do various things in Football Club Colours, such as Bedding, Curtains, Cushions, etc. Even Hibs and Hearts were included in them days. I wonder if the Club ever made much money out of that sort of thing?

On a similar note, I think it's about time we went back to the days when you could buy Hibs merchandise in ANY Sports Store. I'm convinced that it's the wrong decision to restrict sales to one shop at the Stadium.
As much as I agree that maximum exposure would be gained from being in as many outlets as possible, if memory serves me right the club would make minimal money once the individual manufacturer and outlet has taken their cut.

That said, I've got all manner of rubbish at home that I've accumulated over the years with a Hibs badge on it, and the current selection in all sections of the current club shop is utterly abysmal.

On another note, I've given up any hope of the club ever deciding to engage with the goldmine that is Edinburgh tourism.

edinburghhibee
17-09-2014, 06:11 PM
When I was a kid I got the hibs mountain bike which was in the club shop. Around the same time as the massive green and white coke can shaped hifi system. Anyone admitting to owning that? And does it still work?

Swedish hibee
17-09-2014, 08:40 PM
I wrote to Leanne with regards to the poor choice available in the Hibs shop, and got a really good (personnel) reply back.
It seems the deal with Nike has very much to do with what we can sell in our shop! :rolleyes: But being wise as Leanne is- she can see the financial benefit of having more Hibs branded goods in the store and wants to bring back all the stuff we used to have & increase the choice too.

FranckSuzy
17-09-2014, 09:57 PM
When I was a kid I got the hibs mountain bike which was in the club shop. Around the same time as the massive green and white coke can shaped hifi system. Anyone admitting to owning that? And does it still work?

My neighbour had that and I saw it outside, waiting on a special uplift, a couple of weeks ago :greengrin

edinburghhibee
18-09-2014, 12:37 AM
It would look strange in someone's living room nowadays but remember bugging my old man to buy it for the house :)

WellingtonHibby
18-09-2014, 01:37 AM
Sitting haveing my lunch and thinking there must be business ideas out there that could make Hibs money.

So why not own a business that would be 100% owned by the football club with profits generated going to a player fund.

The business would be something completely unrelated to Hibs/Football and given a name that was nothing connected to Hibs:

- Supermarket
- Car garage, maybe build it up to a chain of Tyre & Exhaust centres
- Accountancy
- Marketing
- IT
- City Centre Bar/Club/Resteraunt/Hotel
- IFA/Mortgage Broker

Maybe the initial outlays would be too much for the club to fund but that's where Mr Farmer or Dragons Den style investors could help or the bank with some business start up loan.

If Tom Farmer could build up Kwik Fit to the point he sold it for a Billion Pounds, then replicated the business model with Farmers Autocare, I'm sure he could share some of his business expertise.

Maybe a bit of a risk if it was to run at a loss but that's where you put Mr Petrie in charge of it to ensure it runs at a profit.

I'm sure there's plenty businessman in the Hibess family that could donate a wee bit of their expertise to get it off the ground.

Would obviously be a slow burner but could have the potential to grow and become an established business generating decent profit and a much needed income stream for the club.

Perhaps diversifying into a stream of wine bars and hotels in the south of England?

:wink:

Bay Area Hibees
18-09-2014, 03:37 AM
Great thread.

I emailed LD and got a great response, I really think our CEO gets hibs and what is needed.

I'm going to suggest two ideas to boost season tickets:

1. Buy ST and get free tour of ER incl. changing rooms and meet some of team
2. Scheme for overseas fans like me to buy ST at reduced rate, it is then used by club to get kids and other worthy people to matches. The buyer gets rights to 1-2, games per season if they want them.

Interested in folks thoughts on these.

steve

Keith_M
18-09-2014, 07:52 AM
As much as I agree that maximum exposure would be gained from being in as many outlets as possible, if memory serves me right the club would make minimal money once the individual manufacturer and outlet has taken their cut.

That said, I've got all manner of rubbish at home that I've accumulated over the years with a Hibs badge on it, and the current selection in all sections of the current club shop is utterly abysmal.

On another note, I've given up any hope of the club ever deciding to engage with the goldmine that is Edinburgh tourism.


Thanks for that, you may be right. I just wonder how much Hibs miss out on long term benefit by lack of exposure compared to short term gain having everything in one shop. There's also the issue of people that buy gifts, such as Christmas time, that cant be arsed going to to ER to buy something. Not everybody buys stuff online.

I agree on the choice, it really is poor. Ive bought some nice stuff from the Club Shop before but the last few times I've been in it all just seemed a bit cheap & nasty and lacking imagination.

bobbyhibs1983
18-09-2014, 10:30 AM
What about cheap(£5?) for things like a stadium tour?A training ground tour?


what about like that david cameron hug a hoodie idea what if we get leann to hug a hibee?:na na:

what if we as hibs fan agree to pay the club £3 for a win £3 x say 5000 is like 15 grand a week.i know a lil mad but im trying to think of ideas here

Keith_M
18-09-2014, 10:57 AM
.............................

what if we as hibs fan agree to pay the club £3 for a win £3 x say 5000 is like 15 grand a week.i know a lil mad but im trying to think of ideas here


Actually, you may have something there.


The Club could start charging us on the way in then (possibly) extra again on the way out, according to the result

So, we'd pay £15 Entry. Then when we leave, an extra £5 if it's a draw and £10 for a win.


Whaddaya all think

:greengrin

LancashireHibby
18-09-2014, 11:05 AM
Actually, you may have something there.


The Club could start charging us on the way in then (possibly) extra again on the way out, according to the result

So, we'd pay £15 Entry. Then when we leave, an extra £5 if it's a draw and £10 for a win.


Whaddaya all think

:greengrin

Honestly not as mad an idea as it might sound, certainly for a one off.

bobbyhibs1983
18-09-2014, 11:07 AM
Actually, you may have something there.


The Club could start charging us on the way in then (possibly) extra again on the way out, according to the result

So, we'd pay £15 Entry. Then when we leave, an extra £5 if it's a draw and £10 for a win.


Whaddaya all think

:greengrin

now now keekaboo i only mentioned £3 for a win nowhere near a £10 win a game!!

as for a draw, nope, its either win or bust !

worcesterhibby
18-09-2014, 03:25 PM
I wish we had a booth at the Airport selling Hibs merchandise and game tickets..get some of the tourists/businessmen who arrive in Edinburgh to get along to ER. When I go to foreign cities on business I almost always buy a football momento from the local team. Got strips for my lad from Frankfurt in germany and Tampere in Finland and have bought scarves and other stuff from lots of other places. It would make us look more like the top club in edinburgh too.

LancashireHibby
18-09-2014, 03:28 PM
I wish we had a booth at the Airport selling Hibs merchandise and game tickets..get some of the tourists/businessmen who arrive in Edinburgh to get along to ER. When I go to foreign cities on business I almost always buy a football momento from the local team. Got strips for my lad from Frankfurt in germany and Tampere in Finland and have bought scarves and other stuff from lots of other places. It would make us look more like the top club in edinburgh too.

Should also be a Hibs promotional leaflet in every hotel within 20 miles of Edinburgh.

Pretty Boy
18-09-2014, 04:19 PM
Do Hibs have a stall at the freshers fair at Edinburgh Uni?

I know it has a bit of an elitist reputation but the uni has countless football teams. There must be a decent number of football fans amongst the student who fancy taking in a game every now and then.

Eyrie
18-09-2014, 06:57 PM
Great thread.

I emailed LD and got a great response, I really think our CEO gets hibs and what is needed.

I'm going to suggest two ideas to boost season tickets:

1. Buy ST and get free tour of ER incl. changing rooms and meet some of team
2. Scheme for overseas fans like me to buy ST at reduced rate, it is then used by club to get kids and other worthy people to matches. The buyer gets rights to 1-2, games per season if they want them.

Interested in folks thoughts on these.

steve
I like your thinking. FranckSuzy has beaten you to it though with Leith Links (http://leithlinks4kids.com/) to help buy Kicks For Kids (http://leithlinks4kids.com/ways-to-donate/) tickets :wink:

Keith_M
20-09-2014, 08:15 AM
I like your thinking. FranckSuzy has beaten you to it though with Leith Links (http://leithlinks4kids.com/) to help buy Kicks For Kids (http://leithlinks4kids.com/ways-to-donate/) tickets :wink:


Wow, that was organised quickly!


:greengrin