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| Thread ID: 43283 | 2004-03-09 11:06:00 | Starting an Internet Cafe | hamstar (4) | Press F1 |
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| 221404 | 2004-03-11 04:38:00 | You got me thinking hamstar, so I went up the road for a haircut (overdue) and took a look inside two ICs. Both were operating computer repair/upgrade services to keep their techo's busy during the long day and dreary night. You have to keep school kids out during school hours and later at night too or the school principals & local rozzers will be paying visits. I know that our local College does a regular sweep of the ICs around 9:30 10:00 when absenteeism is bad, then they put a ban on the business. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 221405 | 2004-03-11 06:07:00 | >And head off to the libary and borrow some books on starting/running a company in NZ,its a bit of an eye opener. Or google it... ;) And Billy T, thats what I'm gonna do. Repair/Upgrade/Sell/Build. Then you got the commision from the vending machines, income from selling coke, and money from sponsors coming to LANs and stuff. |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 221406 | 2004-03-11 06:10:00 | any money from door charge at lans | hamstar (4) | ||
| 221407 | 2004-03-11 11:38:00 | Wrote myself a report to see from a distance what everything was going to cost and it was about $1000~$2000 difference pa. But with growth it can only go up. Because now the machines are going to be leased that frees up enough money to lower the collateral and the loan. However monthly payments are like $5000. Compared to monthly income of $4600 at about average I thought. However theres no software in the picture yet and I am still to ring coke to get some figures on renting a cokefridge and income from selling coke, also, I have no idea how much commisions on vending machines cost ?:| A few LANs should push the income up a bit if enough people attend. Plus I'm gonna try and get one of those business mentors (www.businessmentor.org.nz) after 6 months. In the meantime, I'll read my rich dad poor dad books and google some stuff on starting a business. Still ain't had a reply from the gamesman. Anyone know where else I can get wholesale (preferably) volume licencing and where I can lease computers wholesale (preferably) And thanks a heap everyone whos helped me. Even metla who tested me by trying to put out my flame ;) Like Billy T said: >Hold onto your dream but plan carefully. You may have to delay startup while you get the facts & figures together but if you start with a sustainable business model, once running you should go from strength to strength. Whatever you do, don't set out to attract business by being the cheapest on the block! Aim to be the best with the most attractive environment, friendliest staff, most reliable service and coolest coke machine. |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 221408 | 2004-03-11 11:57:00 | Dude,i wasnt trying to put out your flame,if you have the balls to do the deed then i salute you. My business model was based on what i percieve as far as investment goes,and it was applied to a smallish rural town with no major schools,asians(dunno how that gonna sit) or large groups of youngsters with wads of cash. And if i went belly up then i wouldn't be able to pay my mortgage or feed my family. I wish i had thrown large chunks of cash into business ventures when i was younger and had less to lose. Sure would have been more healthy then what i did waste all my money on back then. And im pretty sure you don't get any commision from coke machines. |
metla (154) | ||
| 221409 | 2004-03-11 11:59:00 | But if you do,then im going to put one in my shop,if i drink enough cans of coke a month i should get a nice little kickback....... | metla (154) | ||
| 221410 | 2004-03-11 20:21:00 | For computer leasing, take a look Here (www.yellowpages.co.nz) or Here (http://www.cll.co.nz/) but for a seven computer start-up I'd look seriously at building your own or acquiring suitable computers via auctions. Lease costs are high, and although tax deductible they are a significant drain on cashflow for a new business that needs to use its revenue to help it grow, not as life support. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 221411 | 2004-03-11 22:04:00 | A rather interesting thread here Hamstar, I hope your venture takes off and is successful. :-) Just wondering though - you mentioned a "tutor" and then you talked about finance or something along those lines. Can I be nosy and ask you whether you are at Poly, Uni or something? I may be mistaking you with someone else but I had this idea that you were only 17 or something. :8} Whatever age you are it's good to see you giving it a go anyway. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 221412 | 2004-03-11 22:47:00 | We have a Coke Fridge in here at the shop. Prices are soaring for Coke, and the rrp for a can of coke is goin up to $1.60 apparently! First it was $1.20 in most dairies... now this... We still have our Fridge from Coke, but purchase the 24 packs from Woolworths. You still make money from selling Coke either way you do it. IMHO, it'd be a good idea to shop around and simply build your own from scratch right from the beginning! Talk to Credit Capable if you need Finance, they specialise in Finance for Computers. LAN's are a great way to get people coming in. Even if you just start of with C_S (Including the free mods) and a few other popular games (Even just another two on each PC), that'll set you back a fair bit in Game liscences alone. There's no taking shortcuts when the public or your business is involved! Anyway, Have a LAN as a shop-warming sort of thing. Run for 24 hours straight, and charge, say, $30 per person. You could even let people BYO PC if you wanted a larger LAN, but bear in mind planning. I think I agree with Billy on this. Planning is a must :-) Asking for advice from people will never set you wrong, so good on your for starting this thread :-) Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 221413 | 2004-03-12 01:02:00 | Hey man, cheers for all the support and advice. You guys are great! And yes susan I am 18 in april. > Even if you just start of with C_S (Including the free mods) Now, isn't counterstrike a free game? > $30 per person. Isn't that a bit steep? I was thinking half that. > BYO PC if you wanted a larger LAN Oh yeh OK. I see. Charge more for the use of our computers. Theres local venues I can hire out and just have a massive LAN promoting the shop. With the business broadband, is national traffic free? Cos then I could redirect all the default game servers to like jetsreamgamesnz or something. Theres tonnes of NZ game servers. Then I wouldn't have to worry so much about going over my intl cap. Also aren't there bandwidth limiters out there? So I can tweak each computer down to 256k/s each (out of 8mbps). Maybe up tweak it for people going to hotmail and stuff. Also if I use one of those netchache programs to store frequently visited sites, that would take a bit off the cap. I just had a thought. I could bulk-buy pies and have a microwave so people can have hot food. Just gotta build my custom desks with a lowered part at the front for drinks and stuff, so they dont get spilt. It'll be tricky then though to comply with the OSH computer use rules. > but purchase the 24 packs from Woolworths Woolworths are like the most expensive supermarket! Do you know how much it is to rent that coke fridge? Do you sell 600mls? Oh and, ahh, I want 8 PCs, not 7. cher cher. |
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