How to Open and Setup a Mini Internet Cyber Cafe in Africa

Internet Cafe business has been globally recognized as one of the best business initiated by individuals. It is popularly known as Cyber Cafe both in Nigeria and Kenya. According to Google, over 45million Nigerians currently have access to the internet.

The Cyber Cafe Internet business is one powerful and profitable Large scale or Small scale business that can be opened by either Individual or by Partnership. It all have to do with the capital. It is either a Joint or Personal business.

And also note that an internet café can present a unique set of problems and things to consider though that you might not experience in running other types of businesses. As a business entrepreneur, one quality, you need is to be social. If you don’t socialized, your business will be forced to a shape, you may never expect.

So today, if you have made up your mind to know more about Cyber Cafe business or to launch a Cyber Cafe Business both in Nigeria and Kenya, then you are the right place, here, we would list out all the necessary things you need to know about it including the;

What is Internet Cyber Cafe.
Costs to setup a internet cyber cafe
Challenges of opening an internet cyber cafe.

Internet Cyber Cafe is a large or small building where one can go to for internet services like browsing, googling, printing, photo-copying, laminating, designing, documentation and also to gain more knowledge about internet, who are registered as applicant or apprentice for a course of 6months.

Many people see the cyber cafe as one of the most lucrative jobs ever, you don’t stress yourself that much but you stress your brain way too much, looking for any loopholes to make more cash. Sincerely, its main aim is to make some cash but also to relax.

Costs To Setup A Cyber Cafe

And this is area, where everything seems to round – up. As said earlier, you can start a Small/Large scale internet cafe business which is the Mini / Big cyber cafe. Unlike the 2000s where opening a cyber cafe center is much more expensive, with at least N300k or a minimum budget of Ksh100,000 app, (depending on your shop view, busy area, big shop) you can begin a Mini Cyber Cafe and higher the shop, computers, generator, the higher the prices in Nigeria and Kenya

With the shop rents, computers, buying of Cyber Cafe Software, getting reliable huge infrastructure like V-Sat, do computer networking, and server administration, buying bandwidth etc. You need lesser money.

It is worthy to note that, you can begin this MINI business with at least 5 computers, you can start with the MINICOMPUTERS, it is a computer of medium power, more than a microcomputer but less than a mainframe.

Cyber Cafe Setup Requirements

Renting a Shop.

Getting a License.

Designing and Polishing.

Computers and Hardware.

Securing the computers.

Connection Package.

Promoting your Business.

Employments.

Keeping your Customers.

Challenges of Opening an Internet Cyber Cafe

Capital - The cost of starting a business is always on the high side.

Staying Connected - Connection matters and fast one also.

Socializing - The failure of you as the CEO or your employee not being social to customers will keep them very far from you.

Location - Not getting a suitable site for your business is a huge challenge. Don’t rent a shop on a non-busy area, it may disturb you drastically.

Profit Loss - Listen here, don’t ever hope to make huge profit in the first 3months – 5months, as of this time, people aren’t familiar with you. Unless, you are near a school, hospitals, church.

Hope Loosing hope in yourself and business and not always punctual to your words and work time, may lead to huge failure. E.g, don’t say I’II will be there by 8am and by 9am, you aren’t. You are unknowingly chasing customer aware.

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