Having been in the paintball industry years ago with 7 figures in annual sales, I find this business idea a bit odd. I owned multiple retail stores in MA & NH, a warehouse, website, and supplied other fields/stores with paint. I saw other paintball businesses close as fast as they could open.
At a 45 min drive, there is a rather large field in operation just south of them, and has been for 15 years+. They do extremely well and draw in the crowd. Not sure I see the draw to the weirs during the cooler months when there is even less tourist population.
I just find that a very seasonal business in a seasonal area, who's peak times are spring/fall, are going to draw in the crowd when there is far less people around. Not sure there is enough population up there to support it year round. Other strong fields in central NH rely on denser populations to take the trip for 1-2 hours +. Why would anyone go further north to Weirs Beach when the best is closer to MA.? It's like driving past Lake Winni because there is a nice 100 acre pond north of the White Mountains.
I certainly wish them well and I hope my thought process is off.
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