I have been just tossing around the idea of starting a coffee shop. I have been looking around and had a couple ideas for locations, one place was near a shopping center with lots of people, the other just opened up that was a comic book store that is near the college and center of town and use to be a coffee shop. The cost between the two over 8 years, the lease for the shopping center would pay for the building and land $189,000 is what they are asking . Also the one building by the college was built around 1900 and the 2nd story can be used for a apartment/office. The competition is 2 local coffee shops use to be three till the rent went up within three miles. There about 5 places total that include starbucks on the other side of town and around 60,000 people in ten mile radius. I've heard from people that someone should open up one that had the atmosphere that out preforms the competitions which would easy. I know i need to put a business plan together, i could use all the advice i could get and any questions i'll try to answer.
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