Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Rahim
Salaam: Insha Allah, I await your response next week about the rugs etc. How much money you need to for the rug samples? Let me know. Ezzat, please do not rush things. Let us take our time and slowly build a business; a partnership or whatever Allah SWT guides us to do, insha Allah. Now, the Arabian brother can invest in several businesses here in America. However, real estate is number one. The other profitable HALAL business is a daycare center for children-this is big business here in America. Now that men and women both go to work, people need good daycare centers and schools to take care of their children. There is also the need for a full service halal restaurant. He can also buy and sell automobiles as well as buy and sell automobile parts. Insha Allah, any investment in the service industry will be a good decision, insha Allah. Personally, I like the idea of the school. The goal of this school will be to provide care to 100 students of all ages: from newborn to high school. Insha Allah, each student will pay twenty dollars each day for 5 days per week. The gross amount of income will be ten thousand dollars each week or $40,000 each month, insha Allah. Then after all expenses to operate the school is deducted, the brother can easily receive a monthly profit of $15,000 - $20,000(fifteen thousand to twenty thousand dollars) for ten months. The other two months, the children will be on summer vacation. Once we enroll these 100 students, insha Allah, the brother will triple his investment money back in the first year . Then insha Allah, he will then receive the same amount of money each year thereafter, insha Allah. He can also invest in purchasing cars by auction and reselling them for a basic profit of $2,500 on each car sold. There is a large market in the Bahamas and other islands in Caribbean such as Jamaica etc. Our company will purchase the car, do any minor repairs, then prepare it for shipping. Then the buyer will be responsible for shipping charges, insha Allah. Then when there is a need for parts, we can purchase the auto parts here and ship it to them for a fee, insha Allah. Insha Allah, these are some of the areas that he can consider for investment. Insha Allah, if he wants me to manage the business relating to a school, I will present my credentials as well as that of two other individuals who are also experienced in the field of education. We all have our Batchelor degrees and are also in the process of pursuing our Masters degree. So we are three qualified Muslim teachers who would be more than happy to participate in this business all for the sake of Allah SWT. If the brother is serious, let me know so that we can prepare a package for him. The package will show our resumes and the school curricula. Now, the first thing we will have to do is form a corporation showing the organizational structure. The corporation will involve the brother and you; as well as myself. Since he is the primary investor, he would have to hold the largest share of the corporation assets. I can have an attorney to draw up the necessary paperwork then have the brother review it. Once the brother accepts the corporate package, then we can proceed with plans. It is also advisable to have an attorney as a consultant for a small monthly retainer fee. Insha Allah, if this brother is ready and serious about this we can do it. In the mean time, while he is thinking about the plan for the school, he can send some money to purchase some automobiles from the auction. If he sends $7,500 (seven thousand five hundred dollars), he can make a profit of $2,500. So after we purchase about 5 cars from the auction, insha Allah, we can sell them for about $4,000(four thousand dollars) each. We will then send him $10,000(ten thousand dollars) total. We do not deal in riba so we do not charge tax or interest. A customer will tell us the type of car he needs. We go to the auction, we bid on the car. Then we prepare the car for sale. The interior and exterior is cleaned immaculately. The engine is checked plus all other mechanical functions are checked. If any minor repair is needed, we will have that done right away. We have our own mechanics already. Everything that is done to the car will be documented on the invoice. The brother will receive a copy of the invoice for each car purchased with his investment money, insha Allah. We keep each vehicle until all payments are received. Therefore, we will have to lease a warehouse large enough to hold at least 3 mid-size vehicles together. You see, we don't want to have any problems with collecting money. So we have to protect ourselves against people who may desire something but don't have the money to pay for it. You know what I mean? Anyway, insha Allah, let the brother know what options are available and tell me what he decides to do insha Allah. Allah Hafiz. Make dua for me please...Jazakallahu Khairun

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