| Many people hate working for a boss and aspire | | | | restaurant, which usually requires special |
| to own their own business. They value not only | | | | equipment, extensive refurbishing and a larger |
| the potential for monetary success but the | | | | area and amount of employees. A franchised |
| independence. But one issue that comes up is that | | | | restaurant would also require paying the franchise |
| the amount of choices are overwhelming. There | | | | fee. |
| are so many types of businesses to start that | | | | Second, there are many ancillary revenue |
| wannabe entrepreneurs don't know where to | | | | opportunities. The most obvious one is selling |
| start. One popular idea is an internet cafe. As with | | | | internet time. But you can also target gamers, by |
| any business, there are advantages and | | | | buying some high-end computers and charging |
| disadvantages to starting one. Here are some | | | | more. You can also sell food and drinks (coffee is |
| things to think about before making the first | | | | a popular option) and computer repair services. |
| move. | | | | These multiple streams of income will help stabilize |
| The advantages of an internet cafe are | | | | your revenue base. |
| numerous. Probably the biggest one is the low | | | | There are several disadvantages to starting an |
| startup cost. The biggest limiting factor for | | | | internet cafe. Since the startup costs are so low, |
| aspiring entrepreneurs is the lack of capital. | | | | the market is extremely competitive. Many |
| Internet cafes are relatively inexpensive to start. | | | | people consider an internet cafe to be a |
| Computers are cheap. The labor does not need | | | | commodity service and will go with a new store if |
| to be skilled. Furnishings do not have to be | | | | it is cheaper or if the connection is faster. |
| expensive. This is in great contrast to a | | | | |