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o' java and sit down with your internet cafe sample business
plan. The cyber cafe is a minor phenomenon in the food service
industry, and you can be part of it.
KEY CONSIDERATION
Don't even try to compete with
Starbucks. They will out price you, out advertise you, out class
you in every way imaginable. But do learn everything you can
from them.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE OF YOUR
CYBER CAFE BUSINESS PLAN
The corner cafe has turned into
the corner coffeehouse. It's a meeting place, a friendly spot.
Everyone has a favorite internet cafe. Pull on those positive
feelings to get your dream business funded.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE OF A
CYBER CAFE
Nearly everybody prefers
Starbucks, and swears by their coffee. Convincing people that
your business is a very good alternative make take a bit of
marketing on your part.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGE
WITH YOUR INTERNET CAFE SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN
Prove that you have the
experience to make the internet cafe successful.
Working in a local internet
cafe, especially one of the chains, can go a long way toward
your education. A masters degree won't help you much, but an
apprenticeship will. Find out what they sell, when they sell it,
who the supplier are, what equipment works (and what doesn't),
how they advertise, what kind of furniture they use. In short,
really, really learn the ropes from those who are now
successful.
Your best bet for an
apprenticeship may be in a cyber cafe in an adjoining town, some
place where your cafe won't be a direct competitor. You
opportunities for asking real questions, and getting real
answers, multiply exponentially as you move away from your
immediate area.
Prove that you have the
marketing background and skill to make the internet cafe
successful.
Location is really critical to
the success of your internet cafe sample business plan. It
doesn't' matter how great a "deal" you get on a location. If the
foot traffic isn't there, it's a waste of money.
So first identify your core buyers. Then tie down your
location.
Identify the number of your core buyers in your selling area.
Go as far as you can with
architectural drawings and photos for your location. You need to
give the lender a real feel for your ability to create a good
environment for your internet cafe.
Have some initial ads or
promotions developed to demonstrate your skill in this area.
Base your projections of valid,
provable statistics. No pie in the sky here -- it just won't
fly.
OTHER PLUSSES FROM YOUR
INTERNET CAFE SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN
Include a copy of your initial
"menu", with pictures if possible.
Include a map showing the
location, with photos from the vicinity to show other stores
around it.
In short, make this internet
cafe as real as possible for someone who doesn't have your
vision.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR YOUR INTERNET CAFE BUSINESS PLAN AND A MARKETING PLAN
FOR YOUR INTERNET CAFE
For traffic information on
your retail location, contact the owner/manager of the
retail center. Also go to your city or country planning
department where you can get traffic counts and information on
housing and construction in that area.
For statistical information for
your internet cafe marketing plan, go to
BizMiner.
At the home page, look for the
"Industry Search". Enter either "Coffee Shop" or "Coffee
Service" in the search box. (As of this writing, there was not a
defined category for "internet cafe".)
You will find both Financial Analysis and Marketing Reports.
Both will be valuable to you as you develop your internet cafe
sample business plan.
For demographic information
Look in the left hand column of
BizMiner for "VIEW ALL REPORTS", then "AREA DEMOGRAPHICS". This
will provide you with information from the US Census Bureau on
your specific location.
YOUR LIKELY LENDER/INVESTOR
The
SBA
is probably your best bet.
If yours is an established
internet cafe looking to expand regionally, nationally or
internationally, a venture capital firm may be your best choice.
Be sure to check out the newest development in venture capital:
venture lending.
YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
People who are internet savvy
will want to see your cafe online. And you will want to be
there. See the best web host for more information on my
preferred web host.
YOUR INTERNET CAFE SAMPLE
BUSINESS PLAN
There are a number of different
names for your type of business, such as:
- Wireless internet cafe
- Javanet cafe
- Wifi internet cafe
- Coffee internet cafe
- 24 hour internet cafe
- Internet cafe market
- Cyber cafe
- Cybercafes
- Gaming cafe
- Netcafe
- Internetcafe
- Internet coffee shop
- Javanet cafe
- Wi fi internet cafe
An internet cafe business has
so much potential. This is a business that can grow and evolve
with your neighborhood, and expand into new neighborhoods. Let
me know where you are, and I'll stop by for a cup!
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