Today, the catering business is a very profitable business, which has hardly been touched by the crisis. However, the key to such success should be high-quality and skillful management, even if you are not the owner of a large restaurant, but only a mini-cafe.
Instructions
Step 1
To create a mini cafe, first of all, rent a room. It can be small, 100 square meters will be enough. As a rule, this cafe area is designed for 40-50 seats. The most important thing for establishments of this kind is not gourmet cuisine, but its location. Try to find an inexpensive plaza in the city center or a gateway on the outskirts.
Step 2
Consider renovating the premises. If finances permit, install ventilation. This will be the most expensive part of the repair. Its cost is about 1 million rubles. Purchase refrigerators, stoves, and other kitchen equipment. Make cosmetic repairs and decorate the hall. Equip seats, dressing rooms, toilets. Do not forget about the cash register and software for it.
Step 3
Naturally, the average bill at a mini cafe will be low. But count, if each visitor leaves about 300 rubles, and during the day about 50 visitors will have a snack in your cafe, then the revenue will be 15,000 rubles, which is 450,000 rubles a month. At the same time, in this kind of business there are 50 people - the workload is very low. But even with such a flow of people, you will pay off the cafe in six months.
Step 4
The idea of a mini cafe is to feed people quickly and easily. Focus on cold snacks (salads, sandwiches). Hot can be prepared from semi-finished products. Do not forget about desserts and drinks, they can be imported. Based on this, your establishment will not need a highly paid chef. You don't need a lot of staff either. A couple of waiters, bartenders and chefs are quite enough.
Step 5
When opening a mini-cafe, it may be difficult to sell alcoholic beverages. After all, you need to get a license to trade in alcohol. Without it, visitors can only purchase beer. But, as practice shows, in cafes where there is no strong alcohol, the level of attendance is noticeably lower. It may take you about 3-4 months to obtain a license.
Step 6
Pay attention to your ads. A good solution is a light box that will attract visitors both early in the morning and late in the evening.
