Cafe Business Plan.doc

cafe business planwe know that writing a cafe business plan is probably not something you are looking forward to and we know that buying complicated software will not make the prospect any brighter! therefore we have created a product that is different. our cafe business plan is about helping you build and grow your cafe business. it is about helping you manage and grow yourour business plans include an executive summary for a cafe business plan setting out objectives mission keys to successwhat start up costs you can expect for your cafe business examples of products you may sell in your cafe business market analysis for your cafe business including what are the key issues affecting the market? competition and buying patterns - who will you be competing against? who are your customers likely to be? strategy and implementation summary for your cafe business how you can promote your cafe business including your marketing strategy your pricing strategy your promotion strategy your distribution strategymanagement summary for your cafe business are you suited to running your cafe business?your businessplanname strategic plan including setting out your swot analysis financial highlights strategy diary and timingswriting a cafe business plan is one of the most important tasks when starting or running your cafe business . it will help you set targets collate all your ideas plan for the future of your enterprise, and verify that your idea for a cafe business is realistic and workable. and we will give you ideas for your cafe business. we will add to your knowledge and help you in areas where you need help and support your ideas in others. the cafe business plan is an essential tool in attracting funding to get started. it is a dynamic document that should be reviewed regularly in order to monitor and measure the performance of your business. the benefits of writing a cafe business plan the cafe business plan is principally for you and your business partners and it can help you to: bring together your ideas and research into a structured format. decide whether or when your business will be commercially viable. clarify your business purpose to yourself and communicate it to any partners or staff. predict future scenarios and pitfalls and address them before they threaten the success of your business. set out the strategy for your business, and particularly your marketing strategy. set targets and objectives, including sales and financial targets, so you can monitor your business performance on an ongoing basis. all our products and free gifts (other than the free web-site) are editable msword and msexcel documents; please ensure that you have the relevant programs. our products are delivered, within 24 hours of you placing your order, by e-mail. no software or hard copies are provided due to the prohibitive cost this would entail.how to set up and run an internet cafe businessif you want to start an internet cafe, the first thing you are going to need is a business plan. this plan enables you to obtain financing, and provides the following information: 1. company description 2. product or service 3. market analysis(you need to know your market, customer needs, where they are, how to reach them, etc.) 4. strategy and implementation 5. management team 6. financial plan 7. executive summary the second thing is internet software for managing time on the computers, and the third thing is merchant client software unless you will be cash only. all of this software is available free. see links under things youll need capital investment is usually required, and usually not obtainable through a business loan. capital investment can be obtained usually through venture capital and angel investers. again, this is were the importance of a well done business plan comes into play. be prepared though to give up a percent of your new company, and to share in the management with your investors. that capital to infuse lifeblood into your cybercafe comes with strings attached. for more information on how to apply for business grants see the following article: a person walking around any city in the world would be sure to find an internet caf somewhere. the internet caf is one of the establishments made indispensable in an increasingly interconnected world. sometimes it leads one to wonder though: with the proliferation of wireless devices, notebook computers, mobile email, smart phones, portable digital assistants and other gadgets, what need is there for in internet caf in a wireless world?enter an internet caf and usually the first thing one notice that more than half of the clientele are playing online or network games. there are more things to do in an internet caf though, than surfing the net, playing online games and checking email. an internet caf may also offer other services to its clients.the most common service offered is typing or encoding. this usually appeals to customers who are too lazy to type, or who have little no access to a computer. this service also appeals to busy people who dont have time to type and edit their material. these customers would simply leave their work to be typed and pick it up after it is completed.an internet caf can also provide specialized or sophisticated software to be available for use by its customers. these software may be kind that the hard to find, or expensive, or utilizes a large amount of memory. an example would be the high end design software that can go for a few thousand dollars per legal copy. the most common users of high end software in internet cafes are students who need access to the latest software for their schoolwork but cant afford to buy them.another service that an internet caf can offer is photo editing. the client might have a picture that can be scanned or digitally edited, fixed up, or restored. while photo editing can be done at home, it takes time to do the more difficult or complicated jobs, and people would rather pay somebody to do the job properly rather that bungle it themselves. video editing is also another service that can be offered by the internet caf, in much the same way as photo editing. internet cafs can also offer simple programming solutions. they can offer programs for the home offices or small business, like basic databases or inventory software. alternatively, these clients can have their software fixed or updated by the techs in the caf. the internet caf may also offer program installation or software repair to pc or notebook owners.the internet caf may also offer workshops or lessons. these lessons may range from simple familiarization with the computer to more difficult subjects. one-on-one tutorials by the caf staff may also be provided to clients who require the service.the internet caf can also offer to rent out equipment such as lcd projectors and video editing tools to events like weddings or presentations.some internet cafs have amenities that make them more like meeting places or boardrooms, where they offer videoconferencing, group discussion tables, and other facilities for meetings and group work.getting a good locationthere are three important concepts in marketing: location, location and location. location can be a boon or a bane. an internet caf business must be located in a place easily accessible to prospective customers. prospective customers are basically everybodystudents doing their projects or research, gamers whore dying to have the most superior scores, people whose relatives or loved ones are at abroad and find it very convenient communicating with them through chat and email and lets not forget those who have sugar-daddies offshore.the first prospective location to look out for is where youre currently residing. look around your areado you think its feasible to build one in your neighborhood? do you think that people in your area have habitual routines of going to an internet caf but its just too far? do you think there are gamers and would-be gamers? do you think that majority of people in your neighborhood would get a kick out of your internet shop?if your answer to all of these is yes, then go build your internet caf shopeither right on your garage or right beside your house. otherwise you just have to go out and hunt for a prospective location and prepare extra bucks for the rental fees. most of these locations should be highly-strategical and very much accessible by a lot of people. in other words,they have to be heavy in “foot-traffic”. examples are near schools and malls.mall rates and conditions varies depending on the mall itself. it is better if you go directly to the malls general manager and inquire. have your own letter of intent ready. usually they are contract-basis and always renewable.site planning and constructionat first ive got no idea how i want my internet cafe shop to look like. to solve this case, i went on spying to other internet shops around to gather ideas. most of them have all glass doors out front either sliding or push/pull mechanism. with regards to tables, some have their tables constructed in an extended-style while some are individually constructed. even the lazier internet cafe owners just bought themselves read-made ones which i think are more expensive. if i were you, ill go for the first option which is have them constructed manually. i opted for individual tables instead of the elongated style. my reason? to modify space easily and the ease of moving them around. i had them for just 800 pesos each.a typical table is like 4-5 feet high. to check this, simply sit on a char and estimate the measurement using a ruler. tell your carpenter or whoever is making your tables to put a simple horizontal foot-rest at the bottom. then make sure that the keyboard and mouse would rightly fit on the flat where the future customer would lay his/her hands on to surf the cyberspace. i also recommend that you put the cpu on top of the table instead of right beside the monitor. reason? so that the eyes of the customer wont divert towards the cpu and wont do anything stupid in it. theyll just simply concentrate on the monitor,keyboard and mouse.as with chairs, its up to you if you want to start out first with monoblock chairs(i did) or you could go straight with comfortable but pricey ones.there should be a seperate table for the cashier. either you have it manually constructed or just buy a ready-made. as for me,i was already lazy for it so i just opted for a ready-made. it has drawers with locks where ill put the money and some important files. a computer should also be placed here because thats where you or your employee sits to manage the billing and also a printer and a scanner should also be placed right on that table. the modem and the router/switch hub should also be near this table. if they no longer fit on the table, you can just improvise by placing a small piece of plywood punched against the wall beside your table and then place your modem and router/switch hub. when a technician from your preferred internet service provider(isp) arrives and asks you where to put the modem,tell him to place it right near your table.your floor should be covered with thick vinyl tilesnot the roll-up one that easily gets teared. thick vinyl tiles are not just durable. you could also mop it easily and sweep it with ease.a good electrical wiring is essential. a good electrical bill relies on how good the wiring was set up by your chosen electrician. plan on how many electrical outlets to put around your shop and then make sure that they are near to where your computers will be placed.its up to you if you want to have an airconditioner in the first place. as with me, i never had one in my shop when i started out. i know that based from the experiences of others, airconditioners eat up most of the energy and its responsible of how high the electric bill is. so instead, i just had a big exhaust fan installed and some wall electricfans as well. make sure that the switches of this appliances such as the fans should not be accessible to the customers or else,it might give them the right to turn them on and off.for the front, you should have a good signage. you should give bypassers that you are an internet cafe and how cozy it is inside. have a panaflex with your internet cafes name printed on it. posters can help toofor example,posters of online games and computer related images. you should also post the list of services you offer inside.make sure that you really lure them.you are projecting a lasting impression here.completewifihotspotandipinternetbillingsolutions isurfcentral sellinginternetaccess startingiseasy!hotelandapartmentsolutions printableversion(pdf) tourism is probably the biggest industry in the caribbean islands. a vast majority of tourists come from environments which heavily utilise internet services. many people like to keep in touch via email while on holiday, or send photos to friends and family. business visitors like to keep a close eye on their business while on vacation, running reports, accessing corporate information, emailing colleagues or even holding online meetings using web cameras and virtual meeting software.for island business this can only be good. giving people the facility to communicate while miles away from home, makes them all the more likely to actually book their holiday, therefore increasing the number of potential visitors. if your business offers these services, you are increasing your marketability over your competitors. soon, if you do not offer these services, you will be behind your competition, and you will be losing out on valuable revenue.isurfcentralisurfcentral is the internet billing and wifi hotspot product that we use. we are the exclusive authorized dealer in the caribbean for isurfcentral.the isurfcentral billing system is a new ip billing product that is yet to hit the market, but already has superior capabilities. some of these features include: full radius authentication. gateway access and cache controller devices. pre-configured wifi subscriber gateway devices. end-user web portal for customer account management. client web portal for account management o customer credit card payments o online surfcard orders o searchable knowledge base and faqs o support ticketing system o user account enquiry system o full account/user/system status reports o .and much more we install and support all isurfcentral systems in the caribbean area.selling internet accesscharging for internet access is a valuable revenue generator. imagine that you run a small internet cafe with 4 internet kiosks, your 512kbps broadband connection costs you say $60 per month, and on an average day you have 5 internet users per kiosk, each using the service for 1 hour. assume that you charge $8 per hour and you are open 6 days a week.that is a total revenue of $4,128, and a net profit of $4,068 per month (4.3 weeks on average). if you put aside some for maintenance, support etc, then you have a clear $3,700 per month profit! scale these estimates up to a 200-room hotel and you are looking at a valuable revenue source. the actual impact is more than these figures represent because you are getting more visitors to your business, therefore more additional revenue (an internet user perhaps will have a coffee and something to eat while using the internet). even when you take into account the capital outlay, you can still break even and start making profit after only a few weeks!starting is easy!you do not need a cafe to make this revenue from internet access. in fact any business that has a public area where customers will be can earn revenue from selling internet access. you could go the whole way and build an dedicated internet cafe with 20 computers and a wifi hotspot, or you could simply install a wireless hotspot in your bar or restaurant.caribbean systems offers complete wireless internet cafe and hotspot solutions, including the hardware, software, networking, installation, setup and training. you can choose from a complete internet cafe starter package which gives you one secure internet kiosk for customers that do not have a computer, and a hotspot for those wireless customers that do. we will provide you with pre-paid pre-printed surfcards, and you just sell those on to your customers. we will also work alongside you and give you complete after-care and support, so that you do not ever need to involve yourself with the technical side of the service.hotel and apartment solutionsif you were a tourist, imagine being able to use the internet without even leaving the hotel, in fact without even leaving your room! guest room internet access is fast becoming a worldwide standard, and if you do not offer this service soon then you will be losing out against your competition.through our partners isurfcentral we provide robust, scaleable and future-proof internet access billing systems for the largest requirements.we can deliver internet access to any location within your site through your existing telephone lines, gigabit wired network or using wifi/wireless technologies. we install every aspect of the system for you, guide and train your staff through the 1st level support responsibilities and manage the billing system for you.whatever ip billing solution you need for your business, we can provide it! with over 60 years of collective experience, we will always find the best solution for any requirement. please contact us for more information, even if you only have ideas - let us help you to decide if they are feasible or not.basic steps