stagger:

I beg to differ from most of the posters here and agree with the last poster who said it depends on the area.

Where I used to live, there were only 2 cafes servicing that area and they are always filled with people day in day out. I recently visited and a third cafe has opened; all three are still struggling to cope with the crowd as they NEVER lack customers. Now that the exam registration season will soon kick off with UTME registration starting in December, it will be more business for them; you need to see the crowd in these cafes.

It looks like most posters here are talking of the Lagos situation, but I tell you that there are many states in the North who are practically making a Macedonian call: come over to our states and setup cafes to help us.

Where I live now, there are 2 cafes and they are always filled with people. Go to some universities and see how privately run cafes are brimming with individuals. So I do not subscribe to the idea that the business is dying. You simply need to do your feasibility studies and get your market valuation right before starting one.

I beg to differ from most of the posters here and agree with the last poster who said it depends on the area.

Where I used to live, there were only 2 cafes servicing that area and they are always filled with people day in day out. I recently visited and a third cafe has opened; all three are still struggling to cope with the crowd as they NEVER lack customers. Now that the exam registration season will soon kick off with UTME registration starting in December, it will be more business for them; you need to see the crowd in these cafes.

It looks like most posters here are talking of the Lagos situation, but I tell you that there are many states in the North who are practically making a Macedonian call: come over to our states and setup cafes to help us.

Where I live now, there are 2 cafes and they are always filled with people. Go to some universities and see how privately run cafes are brimming with individuals. So I do not subscribe to the idea that the business is dying. You simply need to do your feasibility studies and get your market valuation right before starting one.

owohblow:

I started one for my wife a year ago and we are already thinking of closing it down.
More than a million has gone down the drain.
Location is in Ibadan.

sofeco:

It really depends on the area.

tEsLim:

Well the business needs to take a nuew dimension I guess Nigerians dont know how to handle things like this. Business do evolve over time. I can still run a cafe and make money. But now its not just gonna be a boring internet shop as people have cheap internet on their blackberries

This is what I will do if I where you.

1. Setup a coffe shop / news shop with internet access. The internet access could be monthly or per use. I'll provide wireless connection for my customers as most customers now have faster laptops and mobile devices than the big in your face desktops seen in cafe's back in the days

2. Make the place more relaxing and more like a place you just wanna go and chill and a place you always wanna come back to. Harness all the soccer fans by providing free viewing for their sports but with a catch "the gotta buy something or surf while at it"

praises99:

I disagree with the poster, to God be the glory i manage a cafe my average daily sales is N20,000 anytime i make below that i know there's no sales. sometimes i make over 30,000 to 40,000 daily

mekaboy:

YES IT DEPENDS ON AREA, MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK FOR A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO OWN A PC OR A PHONE THAT CAN BROWSE, BUT THEN IF YOU ARE IN THAT AREA CONSIDER SECURITY .

EVEN THOUGH I SERVICE MY PCS AND DO ALL EVERY TECH STUFF MYSELF. BUT.

WHEN YOU COMPARE HOW MUCH U SPEND ON ELECTRICITY, AND SALARY, MEN, U MIGHT HAVE VERY LITTLE LEFT.

YOU MAKE MORE MONEY WHEN YOU HAVE IT IN THE GHETTO, BUT I DECIDED TO MAKE IT FLASHY SO I HAD TO GO TO A NICE EXPENSIVE AREA. MADE SOME MONEY INITIALLY BUT THESE DAYS MAN ,

I TIRE OOOO,

COMPAQ:

Is that revenue or profit??