Apprentice Games
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Apprentice Games is a local gaming store that offers all things geek as well as a space to relax, refresh and enjoy yourselves. We intend to...
- Stock a wide range of wares, from roleplay books, cards and board games to live action roleplay equipment and even model trains and planes.
- Provide a safe, secure and fun environment with food and drink available, where friends can gather to practice the hobbies we all love.
- Eventually expand, so Apprentice Games can become a country wide franchise, providing a service that, sadly, several cities around the UK are lacking.
What We Need & What You Get
Apprentice Games wants to let you get involved and give us a helping hand in getting ourselves set up. We had other sources of funding prepared but due to unforeseen circumstances, those have unfortunately fell through and we're now looking to other means. Your investment, as well as giving us the boost we need, will provide you with rewards and a chance to have your names immortalised with us:
- We're looking for an initial investment of £4000 to help with start-up costs and get the ball rolling. This will go towards buying stock for when we open as well as helping us to outfit the property we've found.
- For your investment, you can get something small like having your name adorning the shop, to something big like a discount at Apprentice Games and branded merchandise.
- Unless we do phenomenally well with this crowd funding, we'll still have to look elsewhere for additional funds. If we don't get our initial ask of £4000, then what we do raise will still go towards helping us with start-up costs.
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The Impact
If we get our initial ask or beyond, this will help us speed up our opening process as lack of funds is currently our biggest roadblock:
- We honestly believe that Apprentice Games is something the city of Nottingham needs. With a gaming community in the hundreds, these hobbyists have no truly central location to meet and play the games they enjoy.
- Between us we have over twenty years of experience in retail, a lifelong love of our hobbies and a drive to make this environment for our friends and customers.
- We hope that by giving us a helping hand, you can feel more involved and ensure that another group of geeks can enjoy our weird and wild interests.
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Risks & Challenges (aside from dinosaurs)
As we stated earlier, our current biggest challenge is securing the funding we need to get started properly. We had hoped to be open earlier and have encountered a few roadblocks. We're doing our best to get back on track at the moment but it has slowed things down.
- The only risk now is further delays which at this stage are extremely unlikely.
- If things go wrong, we have a back up plan that involves just setting up the store online, and then making a physical shop when we're more secure.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you want, you can still really help us in the following ways:
- Use social media to spread the word. Share our project on Facebook and Twitter, let your friends know.
- Email your friends, family and work colleagues with the link to this page.
- Just talk to people about it! Word of mouth is the most powerful form of marketing.
Please note: certain rewards offered may take longer to deliver if you are an investee from outside the UK.