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Originally posted by bhutocracy
no problem mate I understand. I wouldn't particularly want to be broadcasting that to people I'd never met either. Theres just so much you have to know before starting something like this though.
Yes I don't see it being a major money spinner either, the question i'd really like to know is how little a money spinner it is. Even if the profit is only a few hundred a week, it's worth doing depending on the weekly outlay. The single biggest question is probably how many people go through the doors a week and what number of billable hours that translates into, and what the peak number of machine usage is.
I see the weekly outlay on operating expenses being around $1,100-$1,300 based on 10 computers and not that much in the way of large advertising (ie no tv ads, mostly referral word of mouth guerilla type campaigns) a 25% return on that - meaning around $300 a week profit wouldn't be so bad. And I can certainly see why he would be looking into franchising, although it depends on what percentage of his profit is derived from working there himself and saving on wages as a 90 hour week can eat such a small profit up fairly quickly.
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Although of course by "not so bad" I mean something to build on - tell me am I aiming too low? I'm trying to be conservative.