How should be an ideal Cafe?
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It should cater to local tastes and trends. In Romania, I would say it should have a terrace to use in nice weather, but also a large capacity for the winter and rainy months. Atmosphere is key, so comfortable seating is a must, although you don't want people loitering there all day sipping the same coffee. Good music, not too obtrusive. Good lighting. Tell your staff to be as quiet as they can. Menu should cover a specific range according to your intended clientele, variety and price-wise.
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Find a friendly local cafe or restaurant.  Ask if they would let you display some of your pictures in thier lobby, waiting area or in the dinning area.  Ensure a card is place at the foot of each nicely framed and well printed image.
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Hi,\nreally, it depends on your location, your cost of rent, equipment, etc. Basically, you'll need to shuffle your numbers around quite a bit. Create a spreadsheet, make a list of all the things you'll need to pay for on a monthly basis (rent, salaries, equipment, electricity, supplies, food, etc), which gives you all your cost, which you will need to earn every month just to break even. \nNow, decide on how much you want to charge for your services. You'll have to guess at how many people will want to attend your shop. Give yourself a high, medium and low option for this. Decide how long you will want to stay open (24hrs? 9-5? afternoon only?, etc). This should now give you the number of computers you will need for you to break even, should they be occupied at all times. It's a lot of numbers chrunching, but trust me, if you do the research beforehand, you'll have a much easier time later. \n\nIn regards to fundamentals, look around the area you want to open the shop. Look at your clientele. See how old they are, if they look like they all have laptops already, their income, etc. Student areas are best for internet cafe shops. Students have lots of time on their hands, but not a lot of money. Socializing is important - so make it comfy. Check out some coffee shops for cozyness - they tend to do a really good job. If you are in a student area, ask around to see what they would need when logging on - different areas and schools have different needs. \n\nBasically, get to know your customers. That should give you some great insight on what you need to build for them.
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Here are my name suggestions for your café:\n\n- Atmosphere Café\n\n- Café L'atmosphere\n\n    * ""Atmosphere Café"" (French)\n\n- Beach Towel Café\n\n- Ebbs & Tide Café\n\n- Dune Café\n\n- That Beach Café\n\n- That Coffee Shop\n\n- Coffee Bean House\n\n- Sand & Water\n\n- Aprés Soleil\n\n    * ""After the Sun"" (French)\n\n- The Beach Cove\n\n- Gourmet Café\n\n- Sand Castle\n\n- Sweetwater Café\n\n- Sweetwarer Saloon\n\n- Saltwater Café\n\n- Sandcorn Café\n\n- Sandy Beach Café\n\n- Bay Coffee\n\n- Sandbucks\n\n- Starbeach\n\n- Café L'énigme\n\n    * ""Enigma Café"" (French)\n\n- Café La Plage\n\n    * ""The Beach"" (French)\n\n- Time-Out Coffee House\n\n- Chatterbox Beach Café\n\n- Day & Night Café\n\n- Sea Horse Café\n\n- Shelter Café\n\n- Bistro Beach\n\n- Relax & Comfort Café\n\n- A Hint Of French Beach Café\n\n- Pleasure Café\n\n- The Joint\n\n- Hot Spot\n\n- Speakeasy Café\n\n- Slow-Food\n\n- Le Café Francais\n\n    * ""French Café"" (French)\n\n- Beach Inn\n\n- Sun Lotion Café\n\n- Atlantis\n\n- Gourmet's Delight\n\n- Sandwich Café\n\n- Sand Witch Café\n\n- Liquid Bistro\n\n- L'eau Café\n\n    * ""Water Café"" (French)\n\n- Beach Meal Coffee House\n\n- Night Spot\n\n- L'auteur\n\n    * ""Author"" (French)\n\n- Wet Feet Beach Café\n\n- Eau de Mer Café\n\n    * ""Saltwater/ Water of the Sea"" (French)\n\n- Ocean Café\n\n- Seaside Café\n\n- Dive & Dine\n\n- Sunburn Bistro\n\n- Eclectic Restaurant & Café\n\n- Espresso Beach\n\n- Comfort Café\n\n- Life's-a-Beach Café\n\n- Dreamy Beach Café\n\n- Beach Spot\n\n- Delight Café\n\n- Tired Tourist Bistro & Bar\n\n- Beach Garden\n\n- Liberté Café\n\n    * ""Liberty"" (French)\n\n- The Cozy Cafeteria\n\n- Sunworld Café\n\n- Coffee Crab\n\n- The Hideaway\n\n- Java Bean\n\n- La Vie Coffee\n\n    * ""Life"" (French)\n\n- C'est la Vie Coffee\n\n    * ""That's Life"" (French)\n\n- déjà vu Café\n\n- Café Noir\n\n    * ""Black Coffee"" (French)\n\n- Cappuccino Coffee Club\n\n- L'illusion\n\n    * ""The Illusion"" (French)\n\n- 1900 Coffee House\n\n- The Wanderer Café & Bistro\n\n- Illusion Café\n\n    * ""The Illusion"" (French)\n\n- Memory Café\n\n\nAs for your second question, helpful web resources, I suggest the\nfollowing elaborate site:\n\nStart Your Own Café Business\nhttp://www.eurocafeimports.com/open-café-business.html
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Coffee goes with alomost everything,  sounds good to me.\nOn second thought inhouse dentist at Starbucks I'd be the first to sign up.  My dream office.
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http://www.cafepress.com/
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there are no laws reg. this. \nthe rates change according to the area.\nthe more costly are the premises , the more are the rates of the cafes.
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The only way to make money in the coffee business is to spend lots of money.\n\nI assume you have little to no cash but lots of time.\nStart small...think landscaping, tutoring, child care.\nThink of businesses that do not require a large capital invenstment and work up from there.\n\nIf you are set on owning a cafe then start by working in one.  Learn the business.  Learn everything you can.  Then start to gather your capital to open your own cafe.  Try to have enough in cash to operate your business for at least 10 months.  \n\nGood luck.
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Restaurant, everyone need to eat :)
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Make sure that your facilites( toilets/food stalls etc) are evenly spaced and your paths all join up to rides and facilities\nYour visitors to your park like places to sit and relax too so have plenty of seating around food stalls \nMake sure areas for maintainence are defined too, people wont like it if there is rubbish everywhere you can put in bins but they fill up fast\nCheck the "feelings" of your visitors too they actually tell you what they want and what is wrong\nGood luck have fun it's a very addictive game
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If I were you...i would plan on taking some friends and renting a house... there really isnt that much going on...its a GREAT place... very remote...there are a few little places..but you'd have just as much fun...cooking out and having a few brew ha ha's at home!
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There are a lot of variables to consider.  Are you in a densely populated area?  How interested in computers is the general population?  What is your rental cost (the building you are in) and other expenses?  Licensing fees, etc.  Have you done a cost analysis?  Are you on a main thoroughfare or a side street?  Is your place of business easily accessible to the general public?  I go to this little E-Cafe since my computer crashed and they charge $2.00 an hour and they have only eight stations.  Most of the clientele stop in for a coffee and a pastry and check up on their E-mail and are gone in about 10-15 minutes.  Average customer spends $7 ($3 for the pastry, $2 for the coffee, $2 for the use of the computer).  Early morning and late afternoon traffic in there is pretty heavy.  Say $56 every 15 minutes, $224 an hour for say at least 5 hours a day, that's $1120.  They are open from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm (long day for a mom and pop store).  Things are a bit hard to come by in the Philippines being everything pretty much needs to be shipped in, so costs would be a bit higher I am supposing.  Having more computers would generate more income, so do the math and take it from there.\n\nYou could also sell magazines, newspapers, sodas, cookies, munchy stuff, but you'll need time to clean the keyboards and such.\n\nHope this helps and good luck.
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Check out www.expresso101.com and especially http://www.espresso101.com/coffee_business_plan.html which deals specifically with business plans for coffee shops.
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$500K sounds like alot to start a coffee shop/music venue. What I would do is find a location and try talking to the landlord about helping to finance the deal. If you have a good business plan and can show how the improvements to the property would benefit the landlord, he/she might be interested. Happens all the time. \n\nFind a dealer in used equipment instead of new to cut your costs. Often times supply companies in the restaurant biz will finance the used equipment on favorable terms, because chances are they just repossessed it from a failed business. They are often receptive to investing in start up businesses that have potential.\n\nOther than that start going after friends and relatives. But you really need to sharpen your pencil and cut the start up costs way down. Maybe start smaller and expand as cash flow improves. Coffee shops alone are a tough way to make a buck unless you are Starbucks who buys everything cheaper than you can and has systems in place to squeeze profits out. They also have such great brand recognition that people who don't even really like coffee go there anyway.
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Customer satisfaction.\nKeep all very Clean.\nShould cooperate with Customers.\nMaintain timeings.\nDresscode.\nHow to impress customers...\n\nIts my point of view.
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Where are you, what are you stuck on?\nHave you found a location, a space?\nHave you priced equipment, like the chairs people sit in to get their hair done and mirrors and shelves for the beauty store?\nI would start with finding a suitable space and renting or buying it. \nThen fill it up with the stuff you need (might have to remodel the space first) then hire the staff and open.
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Try www.cafepress.com - Good luck.