UtopiaCafe
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- Aug 30, 2005
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Hello everyone! Basically what I'm wanting to do is give a run down of my town/location and see if any of you experienced businessmen/women have any feedback.
I will be located in a small town in Southwestern Virginia with a population of 3,600 as of the 2000 census. There is one established coffee shop in the town that operates from the hours of 8:30am-5:00pm -- they do not advertise heavily or do a lot business; the woman who runs the location has stated that it's simply "something for her to do".
The town is a budding college town that has the only branch of the University of Virginia that is not located on the main UVA campus. The college is constantly expanding and recently purchased an additional 500 acres to future development. They have also recently built a large football stadium and are expected to compete in NCAA Division II in the next few years. There were more students enrolled this year (1,900) than the college has ever had.
The patch of road I am looking to locate on is the main entrance into the town as well as the route that most people will take commuting to campus. According to the Department of Transportation there are an average of 16,000 cars that pass by this road each day.
The estimated rent for the location that I'm looking at is approximately $900 a month. I will be operating from 7am-7pm Monday through Saturday.
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Any feedback and/or concerns you have about a coffee shop being able to make it please let me know. I'm very optimistic that if I get started now I will be able to saturate the market before the town really picks up it's feet.
I will be located in a small town in Southwestern Virginia with a population of 3,600 as of the 2000 census. There is one established coffee shop in the town that operates from the hours of 8:30am-5:00pm -- they do not advertise heavily or do a lot business; the woman who runs the location has stated that it's simply "something for her to do".
The town is a budding college town that has the only branch of the University of Virginia that is not located on the main UVA campus. The college is constantly expanding and recently purchased an additional 500 acres to future development. They have also recently built a large football stadium and are expected to compete in NCAA Division II in the next few years. There were more students enrolled this year (1,900) than the college has ever had.
The patch of road I am looking to locate on is the main entrance into the town as well as the route that most people will take commuting to campus. According to the Department of Transportation there are an average of 16,000 cars that pass by this road each day.
The estimated rent for the location that I'm looking at is approximately $900 a month. I will be operating from 7am-7pm Monday through Saturday.
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Any feedback and/or concerns you have about a coffee shop being able to make it please let me know. I'm very optimistic that if I get started now I will be able to saturate the market before the town really picks up it's feet.