Posts by Norm Bour

Today’s show will update you on the state of the market in many sectors, so let’s get started with events.

We’ve seen lots of changes in the events space over the past few years. Just until mid-year, we have almost 30, including “middle America” areas like Western PA, Wichita, KS, Charlotte, NC, and St. Charles, IL. We also have the customary hot spots like Miami, Las Vegas, and Southern California.

There is a problem in this country and it has become an epidemic in the vaping industry: the increasing number of lawsuits.

We are the freest society in the world, but sometimes we have too many freedoms. One of them is the ability to sue anyone you wish, whether you have grounds or not. Someone does you wrong? You sue. Were you guilty or were you not? It doesn’t matter, you still must defend yourself.

It’s the Big Dogs vs. the Little Ones- the FDA vs. US – as we share two amazing interviews from two different perspectives. One is the view of a brick & mortar shop owner and how they have been affected by regulations. The other is from one of the most esteemed vaping legal experts in the country.

“It’s hard to play the game when you don’t know the rules.” That encapsulates Part I of our two-parter which includes interviews from those that went to Washington to testify.

What does the future hold?
Vaping may go underground and create a Black Market.

Stories of struggle and victory are shared:
The Vaping Store recently opened in Lake Worth, FL. Listen to what they went through along with The Vape Factor in Davie, FL, who finally opened after almost one year of planning. Captain Obvious found out that their e-liquids were being diluted to make a different nic level…

Tom Kiklas Co-Founder of NICMAXX Brands and his partner, Ray Story, the Founder of Smoking Everywhere, have been in this vape space since 2007 and were among the first in the US. They are also the founders of the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association (www.TVECA.com).

On to our interview with Gregory Conley, President, and Founder of the American Vaping Association. He was the former legislative director for CASAA AND #1 on the VAPE Magazine list of “People to Know” in vaping.

Cyndi Peute had everything going against her when she decided to open a vape shop.

Fast forward 10 months and she dominates her area, crushes her competition, has four employees- and is having a blast!

This is a great example of a Vapreneur that did it right. Learn from others.

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Since we are at the beginning the LAST quarter of 2015 we’re bringing you up to speed with the goings on. Here are some events you should know about:
Richmond, VA: VapeCon East, in Phoenix, AZ, Vapor Dynasty, the inaugural American Vapor Convention in Irving, TX and Vape Nights in Ontario, CA