Summer cafe is the best business idea of 2013!

Now, in the warm season, for many people there is nomore fun than to go to the cozy summer cafe in the evening. Here you can hide from the heat in the peak of the sun, relax in the middle of the working day or during a walk. And this you can easily take advantage of by opening your own summer cafe! What will you need to implement this idea?

Documentation

It is better to prepare the documentation right after the end of the previous season, approximately in November, since this process takes a lot of time.

Choose and agree a place for a summer cafe in the district administration (land department).
Think of a draft outline of the institution.
Coordinate it in the city administration, in the Commodity Market Committee.
Next, you need to coordinate the project in the Main Administration of Architecture, Regulation of Land Relations and Urban Development.
Finally, it is required to coordinate the project in the committee responsible for the improvement of the city.
In some cases, coordination with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is required.
Make an application to the land department of the district administration and a statement addressed to the head of the city.

You will also need to approve the range and get permission from Rospotrebnadzor.

Select a location

It is best that the area be busy and passable. Optimum fit central streets and parks of the city, train stations. But in the sleeping areas, the summer cafe will not bring the expected income.

Room and costs

Renting a plot will cost you about 5.5% of thecadastral value of land. That is about 10-15 thousand rubles per 1 sq. M, when it comes to central areas. Umbrellas for one table cost about 1,5 thousand rubles. Medium-sized awning (4x7 m) for several tables - 100 thousand. The cost per meter of fencing can range from 800 to 1200 rubles. The equipment of your cafe will need to be stored somewhere. For these purposes, there will be enough room of 25-30 sq.m. Individual design can be developed for 15-20 thousand rubles, and its implementation will cost you about 100 thousand rubles. If you do not plan to resume the activity of the cafe in the next season, try to reduce costs to a minimum.

Equipment

First, immediately think about what kind of furniturewant to install in a cafe. The cheapest and most practical is the plastic one. The price of one set (table + 4 chairs) is approximately 2 thousand rubles. More expensive is metal furniture - about 5 thousand sets with soft seats can cost 5.3-5.5 thousand rubles. The most expensive is wicker furniture.

Be sure to provide a place for the urn (she herself will cost you 0,8-1,5 thousand rubles).

The minimum set of equipment for a summer cafe includes:

bar counter (3500-5500 rub.);
several refrigerators with glass doors for beer, juices and other drinks (from 12,000 rubles);
a desktop display (cooled), where salads, sandwiches and other snacks will be stored (10,000-15,000 rubles);
Stand for draft beer (from 30,000);
kettle and microwave;
professional stainless furnace (1500-7000 rub.);
cash register (from 20,000 rubles.).

Monthly expenses

Summer cafe requires from its ownermonthly expenses. This includes staff salaries (2 night shift guards, 2 waiter, 2 bartenders, toilets cleaner and janitor). Guards receive an average of about 400 rubles per shift, waiters - 5-6 thousand per month, barmen - 6-8 thousand. If you do not want to control the work of an institution yourself, you may need an administrator (from 12,000 rubles per month).

In the menu of the summer cafe must certainlyThere are such items as draft beer, ice cream, soft drinks, chips, nuts. Pick up a few second dishes - the demand for them is almost always there. The mark-up on beer on the average makes about 60-70%. Drinks are sold with an extra charge of 100-150%, and food - from 200% and up to 450-1000%.

Profit

On average, a good summer cafe can bringto its owner 30-40 thousand rubles a month. That is, for the season you will receive from 120 to 160 thousand. Such projects pay off on average for 1.4-1.6 months, and their profitability indicators reach 30%.

Should I open a summer cafe? Everyone will draw conclusions on this topic himself, but our verdict is definitely, yes!