In this article, I will focus on MTN Hynet as a study case to explain
how to start Mini Cyber Cafe using simplified internet subscription
packages. However, other networks may have similar packages, you'll need
to find out if your network of choice have similar package to go
with. Otherwise, you'll have to settle with MTN Hynet.
According to Google, over 45million Nigerians currently have access to
the internet. These 45million people which may include you and I
accesses the internet through 3 means; our personal Laptops and PC,
mobile devices, and through cyber cafe (public computers). Browsing has
become almost daily routine for everyone us, either for business
purpose, entertainment, or research and education.
Hundreds of millions of hours are spent daily by those who have personal
devices for accessing the internet, and another hundreds of millions of
hours in Cyber Cafe by those who doesn't have their own Laptop and
internet connection.
Until now, running a cyber cafe has been a huge capital intensive
business. You'll need to invest in heavy broadband, buy
huge infrastructure like V-Sat, do computer networking, and server
administration; before you'd talk of paying for the bandwidth which runs
into tens of thousands of Naira. At the end, what you'll get will be
nothing more than epileptic services.
With MTN Hynet and Starcomms Izap, you'll enjoy unlimited downloads and
faster services which is exactly what cyber cafe business is all about,
and you can connect to a maximum of 5 computers to come up with a mini
cyber cafe. As long as you're within the area covered by MTN 3G, you are
good to have your own mini cyber cafe.
Now is the time to be in business of your own, that's what we are trying
to achieve on this website, to help as many Nigerians as possible to
start a business of their own. This mini cyber cafe is one viable
business any serious person must think about seriously. If you're ready
to get started, here are steps you'll need to take to start your cafe
business.
1. Get an Empty Shop -
Look for a small affordable shop within where you live or anywhere you
can find it, let it be possibly in a busy place but not necessarily very
busy place because it seems everyone is browsing the internet these
days, as long as people are living there, you are ok.
Depending on where you get the shop, the average rate is N1,500 - N6,000
per month. In some parts of Lagos, the price could be as high as N9,000
to N12,000 per month. Go for the cheaper ones, they are everywhere. You
will need to pay for one year (1500 x 12 = N18,000) and some other
charges like the popular agreement fee. Just budget around N30,000 to
N100,000 for the shop, you may not spend all.
2. Furnish Your Shop -
You'll need furniture equipment (Tables and Chairs), Put AC if you can
afford it (a tokunbo split unit is about N30,000, you can get cheaper
wall AC) if not, just buy ceiling fans or standing fans for N4,000 each.
Paint your shop if it's not yet painted and make sure it looks very
nice, branding is everything in business as that will help you attract
more customers and stay ahead of your competitors. Put TV in your shop
too, for your customers entertainment. Generator is a must, except if
Nigeria's power supply changes for better tomorrow but for now, you must
get a generator (N23,000) if you hope to be in business.
3. Source For Desk Top Computers -
You can get them in any quantity you want at The Computer Village in
Ikeja, Lagos. But if you're not in Lagos, then look for it in any
hardware market near you. Don't get any scrap and call it computer, go
for fairly used CPU with higher memories and processing speed.
Don't buy those old big outdated N1,000 Computer Monitors! Get Flat
screen monitors with good image display, they aren't more than N7,000
each and your customers will definitely like it.
4. Grab Your MTN Hynet -
With the unlimited download and the high speed connectivity, the MTN
Hynet is ideal to the type of business we are looking at. Take a look at
the description below:
The pricing is very competitive with varieties of subscription packages,
chose the package and hardware type that suits you most, below are the
packages and the subscription prices:
You don't need much after these, all you need now is to put your
equipment together and start your business. You can network your MTN
Hynet to the maximum of five devices. If you charge your customers N100
per hour and all your computers are occupied, you'll be making N500 per
hour. Multiply that by how many hours each worked, you'll have something
like this: N500 X 12 = N6,000 daily from your modest investment!
In a month, you'll be making N6,000 x 26 = N156,000. Assuming all days are not the same, you be making at least N100,000 Monthly.
Isn't that a worth while investment? Don't be selfish, Tell others
about WealthResult.com and let every Nigerians be in business this year.
No comments:
Post a Comment