[QuietMaybe]

Well here in colorado they passed the smoking ban a little while back, meaning that no one can smoke inside a building at all, however we still have quite a few hookah bars. I haven't done any more research beyond that, but its obviously still possible to have one, and they are not private membership clubs either, as far as i know. I would suggest you find some hookah bars in your area, or call up some if there isnt any around, and ask the owner some questions, that would be the best way to get your answers answered.

[old hippie dave]

i/m renting the unit next to my exsting bizness in may and starting a coffeeshop and hooka bar. in florida if u sell less than 10% food u can get a smoken exemption. i will be serving espresso beer wine soda fancy pastrys and baged snacks and hookahs 31 differant flavors. i figgure if i do all the start up
it will cost 20 to 25 grand 884 sq ft. will seat about 50. Called Coffeeshop580
i/ll keep ya posted how it/s going

[shaun.p.lawrence]

Sounds like a good investment to me.

[crud3w4re]

But ...isn't this bad for you? http://www.thetruth.com

[old hippie dave]

so is eating lead paint chips.....ya give people wat they want...nobody forcing u to smoke

[shaun.p.lawrence]

So does anyone think that starting a service that rents hookah's to party's is a good venture? Kind of like how people rent kegs.

[rimabean]

I'm planing on starting up a hookah bar in western PA. If anyone has some good advice regarding the best suppliers, or just ideas in general, please email me at rimabean@gmail.com.

[zoobie]

Hookah business is pretty smoking nowadays. I've seen in one of the local shows here in the Philippines that Hookah bars are starting to become popular in the west.

I think it would be a great business especially in America which is the melting pot of almost all cultures.

[old hippie dave]

i went to a resturant auction the otter day and got some killer deals. I got a set of booths nobody wanted to bid on for 100 bucks. a real nice dobble keg cooler for $600.00. A 200 pound ice machine for $600.00. 40 cane back chairs with padded seats for $70.00 and the deal of the day a old commercial espresso machine that nobody wanted for $65.00 i looked it up new it/s $2500.00
so far i/m $3000.00 under budget

[ideas2earn]

Just an idea, but if the start up costs are too high, why not approach existing coffee shop, or even internet cafe owners and offer to supply hookahs and split the profits? You could breathe new life into their food and drink business aswell as generating and income for yourself.

[ShishaNextStarbucks]

seems like lot of people are in the same situation as me...eh its hard.

[ideas2earn]

I wrote about this on my website today, its kind of a fun project I think and very doable with the right backing. I won't reproduce it all here as it is quite long but you can go to www.ideas2earn.com and check it out. If it's gone just go to the archive for Marcg 14