First of all you need to go back to the supliers as im 100% sure they will NOT supply on a sale or return basis (1000s would set up model shops if they did
, oh and i run a model shop) even after many years trading all the main supliers will not let me have sale or return except when putting the shop on for a major national, your first orders will be on a pro forma basis eg you pay then you get the goods, why would they let a perfect stranger take lots of goodies for free ???
A accountant will be of absolutly no use in setting up a business, they mearly deal with bookwork and will have no idea of weather your business will fail or succeed.
You are also talking about setting up what is basically a race orientated shop yet you have absolutly no idea of racing !! sorry but racers want to deal with people who have first hand experience of racing, you need to be fully up to speed on all the latest gear, the latest rules that govern the sport eg a customer wont be happy if you sell them something for racing that is ilegal to use, and have experience or knowedge of both all the on road and off road classes (how can you tell me what i need to race a 1/10th tourer if you have never done it ?)
As for the racing, well a AMB system will set you back about £3000 to £4000, add on a lap top, software, PA system, speakers, printer plus a few sundries and you will be somewhere near 5 to 6 grand without the track, a cheep carpet track not to big will be about £700 to £1000.
Sorry if all the above sounds like a downer but think very very hard about what you are about to do, 2 of the bigest model shops in the country have just gone bust, where does that put you as a newcomer ??