Just think... Fresh Hand Dipped Chocolates... 35 Flavors of Ice Cream...
Hand Dipped Fresh Fruit... Are You in Heaven Yet??
Possible, but you've just entered in to the sweetest place in Grand Lake, Colorado. Grand Lake Chocolates. This reputable and locally owned Ice Cream Shop is located right in the heart of this quaint town. The "Boardwalk" as they call it, is about three blocks long and runs through the center of town with Grand Lake Chocolates located on the second block. This tourist town thrives during those perfect summers that the Rocky Mountains offer us. With Denver just 90 miles away, you have a major cosmopolitan city within a 2 hour drive. It's close but not too close. Denver is a reliable source for your 30,000+ customers who want to be in a relaxing mountain paradise with three lakes and the Rocky Mountain National Park at your door step.
Interested in Owning a
CAREFREE Summer
Business in
Colorado's Mountain Paradise?
A healthy and long life expectancy go hand in hand with living at over 8,000 feet above sea level.
Owners, Marty and Diana Zieff, have owned and operated the ice cream shop for the past twenty-five years with the ability to only open in the summer and still afford a great vacation come winter time. If you decide to open in the Fall, Winter & Spring, your annual net will increase by $15,000 working just weekends and holidays (Gross is over $30,000 with no employees for these extra seven months). Just above the shop is a two bedroom, 1000 sq ft apartment where they live out an adventurous summer. With Grand Lake (Colorado's largest natural lake) just one hundred yards away, it is easy to see how the two are able to kayak, water ski, jet ski and even sail out of the highest altitude yacht club in North America. With twenty five years under their belt, they feel confident to pass this 'Grand Lake Necessity' on to the next adventurous entrepreneur. And with the Rocky Mountain National Park just five mintues away, you're guaranteed an encounter with the local wildlife.
Imagine your life as an ice cream shop owner... Get up early and play or just sleep in... Check back at 11:00am to be sure your employees have the shop up and running... Then go out and play for the afternoon... I think it is heaven!! Because you've earned over $100,000 (90% cash) net profit just during the summer season (Mid May through September) you have over seven months of vacation time. This will allow you to take a great vacation, snow ski every day of the season or work at something else. Winters in Grand Lake are getting busier and will allow you to expand into a coffee shop or winter soup kitchen. Even if you want to be a work-a-holic, don't fret... This ice cream shop has great future potential to remain open all year round with longer open hours as an ice cream / coffee shop. We would like to emphasize that there has been a continuous increase in profit since the building was rebuilt despite the occasional cold, wet summer and the local competitors.
The 1000 sq ft business space along with the apartment are both just 8 years old; built with all current city codes and regulations. Seriously - This is a prime location for an ice cream / coffee shop. The business has withstood untold competition, with at one point 11 competitors within 3 blocks about ten years ago. With this town being a hot spot for summer, you will have no problem finding employees to help you out with running the shop and receiving deliveries from the local dairy. Grand Lake Chocolates is known for having the highest quality sweets in town and it is partly due to the great service relations with the distributors.
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of Grand Lake Chocolates in relation to the surrounding lakes.
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