The idea is that so many places offer up games but there's not really a lot of places to play. So this would be some place for people to gather and play their games,meet like minded people,and just nerd out and have fun.
The general idea is to have seating with some consoles and arcade cabinets on the outer edges and tables for gaming with chairs. As far as services,we'd have vending machines for snacks and drinks and offer 3D,2D,and cloth printing (t-shirts,pants,blankets,that kind of thing). We'd also have a "bounty board" that lists good deals on stuff and allow people to sell items locally to other people. Dancing would also be allowed.
We used to have a place called Xactek that was open 24/7. This was back in the era of RedBull, Bawls, and Techno music.
I absolutely believe you can do it. The biggest hurdle will be funding which I assume you may already have. If you need a few thousand, you can quickly qualify for no interest for 12 month business credit cards. That’s actually how my buddy and I got our business up and running (but we had to work very hard to get that shit paid down on time)
I don’t think this will be very profitable. It would serve as a revenue stream and hopefully you’ll make enough to pay a few employees. Still, if you’re willing to continue to work your day job and work on this Internet cafe, then you’ll likely succeed.
The health department may require you to build out a commissary kitchen if you’re serving any prepared food. In which case, the biggest hurdle is always the fucking grease trap which involves paying contractors to dig through concrete.
Don’t bother paying for vending machines. Go on Facebook marketplace and you will find local vending businesses that would be more than happy to place machines and service them. Those machines are upwards of $10K. Request a commission percentage as they will dart around the subject exclaiming that their services are free. Make sure they have the best credit card readers installed.
Merlyn, I say do it. You have the brains and the support. But only you can decide to start - which takes courage. And even if you fail miserably, you’ll learn a fuck ton. Which only readies you for the next endeavor.
The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube built an Arcade with a couple partners. Having a trusted partner can help tremendously. Just be sure to be clear about your expectations and be ready to call them out and expect hard conversations.
I’m not part of the scene at all but those Magic Card fuckers are always getting together. A few chairs and table can accommodate entire tournaments for that nerd shit. Just make sure you have enough molten nacho cheese in your stainless dispensing pump.
You can also join the local Chamber of Commerce. They generally do weekly morning meetings to help circlejerk each others businesses. You can ask for leads for hosting events. And if you’re hosting events, you may as well build that commissary. This way, you can have food vendors. Hell, you can host events with merchandise vendors too. Become a staple of the community.
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I love the idea.
We used to have a place called Xactek that was open 24/7. This was back in the era of RedBull, Bawls, and Techno music.
I absolutely believe you can do it. The biggest hurdle will be funding which I assume you may already have. If you need a few thousand, you can quickly qualify for no interest for 12 month business credit cards. That’s actually how my buddy and I got our business up and running (but we had to work very hard to get that shit paid down on time)
I don’t think this will be very profitable. It would serve as a revenue stream and hopefully you’ll make enough to pay a few employees. Still, if you’re willing to continue to work your day job and work on this Internet cafe, then you’ll likely succeed.
The health department may require you to build out a commissary kitchen if you’re serving any prepared food. In which case, the biggest hurdle is always the fucking grease trap which involves paying contractors to dig through concrete.
Don’t bother paying for vending machines. Go on Facebook marketplace and you will find local vending businesses that would be more than happy to place machines and service them. Those machines are upwards of $10K. Request a commission percentage as they will dart around the subject exclaiming that their services are free. Make sure they have the best credit card readers installed.
Merlyn, I say do it. You have the brains and the support. But only you can decide to start - which takes courage. And even if you fail miserably, you’ll learn a fuck ton. Which only readies you for the next endeavor.
The 8-Bit Guy on YouTube built an Arcade with a couple partners. Having a trusted partner can help tremendously. Just be sure to be clear about your expectations and be ready to call them out and expect hard conversations.
I’m not part of the scene at all but those Magic Card fuckers are always getting together. A few chairs and table can accommodate entire tournaments for that nerd shit. Just make sure you have enough molten nacho cheese in your stainless dispensing pump.
You can also join the local Chamber of Commerce. They generally do weekly morning meetings to help circlejerk each others businesses. You can ask for leads for hosting events. And if you’re hosting events, you may as well build that commissary. This way, you can have food vendors. Hell, you can host events with merchandise vendors too. Become a staple of the community.