I can't see soccer moms and little league coaches hauling their kids to some fancy italian ice cream shop.
why pay for some franchise fee when you don't have to? call up a local dairy, cut a deal with them to supply you ice cream at a fair price and start a stand... run it from memorial day to labor day. hire high school girls to run it. sell hot dogs too.
of course you gotta know something about the business and location is everything.
damn you're a teacher too? shit... every May you can start dropping hints to your students about summer jobs and your ass isn't working during the summer anyway so you'd have time to run it....
NO man. I would have "italian ice stands" at the local football games, pop warner football games, baseball/softball games. I have people work them. Its not gonna be a land-based store that u have to go to....I bring the italian ice to them...right there where the event it.
I just know there isnt anything like this in this area. Im in florida and its hot as crap here 24/7, so i think it has potential at least. Startup is pretty low too