How to open a paintball club

Paintball clubs are usually opened with the aim of providing services for organizing active leisure for everyone. Due to the fact that the game of paintball has a team character, it is often used by large companies to conduct teambuilding trainings or as corporate competitions among employees. This type of recreation is becoming more and more popular with people who go out with their families and friends and prefer active entertainment. Despite the growing competition, with the right approach, a paintball business can generate good returns.

Instruction manual

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You can register your club as a limited liability company or by becoming an individual entrepreneur. In addition, there is the option of buying a franchise of a famous paintball brand. As a rule, creating a business by purchasing a franchise license is cheaper.

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The area on which the games will be held should be at least 2000 sq.m. The optimal location is a place 30-40 minutes drive from the city with a convenient entrance. Paintball club can be placed as part of a sports complex, recreation center or boarding house. Games are held both outdoors (in most cases) and indoors. The area should be fenced in to prevent the risk of paint balls getting into random people.

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Provide a separate place for instructing and issuing game equipment. Equip locker rooms and showers. Additional facilities in the form of shelters and other artificial surroundings, as well as infrastructure for recreation (cafes, accommodation, barbecue, bathing and fishing, guarded parking), will make the club more attractive in the eyes of visitors.

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You will need 10-20 sets of gaming equipment: semi-automatic guns, uniforms, protective masks. In addition, the costs of acquiring gelatinous paint balls, carbon dioxide, nitrogen or compressed air cylinders should be considered. Do not save on equipment quality, as You are responsible for the safety of your customers.

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The staff of the paintball club is made up of managers, instructors and referees for competitions between teams. On average, the number of required employees is 5-6 people. Often, staff are recruited from among the students who themselves are passionate about the game of paintball.

Useful advice

When drawing up a business plan, the seasonal nature of the game should be taken into account (in winter the number of visitors to paintball clubs decreases significantly) and the uneven distribution of gaming territory occupancy during the week.