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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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| 221414 | 2004-03-12 03:54:00 | > > Then you got > income from selling coke....... :O :O :O Don't the rozzers frown on that just a bit??? Obviously Auckland is more of a Sodom and Gomorra than even I thought. . |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 221415 | 2004-03-12 04:03:00 | Just a note to support Chill. I know a chap who owns a small dairy with a Coke fridge. Not allowed to put anything except Coke products in it. Anyway he buys his product from the Warehouse, Pak'n'Sav, wherever Coke stuff is cheapest. Coca-Cola weren't best pleased with him and threatened to remove the fridge. He called their bluff so they now turn a blind eye. The fact is, he could buy the stuff cheaper in a supermarket than direct from the supplier. Go figure. Often ventures such as yours Hamster make most of their profit from the fringe activities. Food and drink are profitable but customers don't seem to mind. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 221416 | 2004-03-12 04:17:00 | All this talk of setting up shop and spending money, but where is the income actually going to come from 1. how are you going to get people to go to your internet cafe 2. where is your street frontage 3. what is foot traffic like 4. Who are you going to employe 5. How are you going to finance this (banks want to see business plans) 6. what business structure are you going to have 7. what are the costs of the business structure you put in place 8. What will be forecasted cashflow 9. Will you be ready to make tax payments when they arise. 10. Will you be personally liable if it falls over 11. What long term contracts will be in place (premises, leasing etc) these don't end just because your business fell over (goes back to that personally liable point) |
roofus (483) | ||
| 221417 | 2004-03-12 04:21:00 | Counter-Strike mod is free, but in order to get 10pcs running that, you have to have 10pcs with a licence and separate cd key with half-life. Requires half life to run. I remember the days when coke was $1.20 for a 600ml. That was 4years ago. Now its $2.50 or $2.70 for a 600ml. And btw even with a 8MB connection with jetstream, your likely only going to get about 3.2MB just depending on things like line quality and distance from exchange. 8MB is theoretical maximum. |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 221418 | 2004-03-12 06:34:00 | >1. how are you going to get people to go to your internet cafe Signage and flyers around the shopping centre which is/will be near it. Also maybe adverts in the local paper. And our local paper usually interviews new local businesses so that would be good publicity. >2. where is your street frontage Don't know. Haven't found the premises yet. >3. what is foot traffic like ^^ >4. Who are you going to employe Myself and (hopefully) coldfusion will be partners. >5. How are you going to finance this (banks want to see business plans) Working on making a business plan. >6. what business structure are you going to have Huh? >7. what are the costs of the business structure you put in place Wha? >8. What will be forecasted cashflow Still got to get the figures. >9. Will you be ready to make tax payments when they arise. Yeah, why not? >10. Will you be personally liable if it falls over No, just have to give back fridges etc & leased PC's back, leave premises, pay loan remainder (bout $2000 total) >11. What long term contracts will be in place (premises, leasing etc) these don't end just because your business fell over (goes back to that personally liable point) Ahm, Premises, Leased PC's, Broadband, Loan, thats bout it. Not necessarily long term either. |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 221419 | 2004-03-12 06:35:00 | 3.2Mbs.. excellent... | hamstar (4) | ||
| 221420 | 2004-03-12 07:41:00 | I think internet cafes are a thing of the past here, just like disco. New internet cafes may be a good idea in eastern europe like Albania and Romania and some parts of asia. No one here except desperate foreign,alien,non born here New Zealander backpackers needing to check his hotmail. tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 221421 | 2004-03-12 08:26:00 | Another thought hamstar. You will probably need a guarantor for any contracts you take out since you are 18 and have no business track record. That would be a parent most likely, as at your age there are not likely to be too many friends that have the werewithal to satisfy landlords or banks. Just factor that into your plans too, so that you don't get a nasty surprise. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 221422 | 2004-03-12 08:37:00 | I don't want to be a wet blanket but Ted has just echoed my own thoughts. This seems to be a crowded market so your venture needs to be a bit different to attract the punters in the door - and keep them coming back. Free hash cookies? Ooops......... How many people with money to spend lack access to a an online computer? On the other hand it is easy to find reasons not to go into business. Don't be discouraged. Try and be objective - what will bring people in the door and keep them there? |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 221423 | 2004-03-12 08:50:00 | Boobies. | metla (154) | ||
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