The main concern of many people who are considering opening a cyber cafe is whether or not it is viable. That is a hard question to answer without additional information. The simple rule is location, location, location.
Would your cyber cafe be around people who need it? With the decline of internet cafes or cyber cafes in North American cities, you need to ask the question of who will be using your business. If you are in a resort area where people travel to the area then your chances of success are greater. If you are in an area with many younger people then your chances of making a gaming cafe work are greater. If you are in the middle of a middle to upper class area then your chance are slim of having success. Why? This is because the people already have computer and likely handheld devices (iPhone etc.) to check email and surf the web.
In areas where there are many people from different countries around the world, a cafe can be a gold mine since most are not willing to pay the roaming fees and huge costs that come with using personal devices. In a Mexican resort it would be much cheaper for a vacationer to use a cafe then pay roaming fees. Even at $20 per hour the customer would be much further ahead.
In the end you need to ask yourself the first question… Would my cyber cafe be around people who need it?
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