Project Proposal on an Internet Cafe
1. Executive Summary
Cheetahs’ Internet café
With fast appreciation of technology amongst the people of Zimbabwe, an insatiable need for access to internet has spread out across all societies in Zimbabwe. This has seen mushrooming of internet cafes in different parts of the nation. It is this mismatch between vast demand for internet services and few players in the market that has attracted me into seeking lines of credit in order to fill in the gap. Researches have arrived at a conclusion that implies that existing internet cafes are providing shoddy services; hence it is the prerogative of Cheetahs Internet café to provide quality services that clients deserve. To complement this, the café will provide, in addition to internet surfing, photocopying, printing, typing, laminating, scanning, graphic designs and software installations to make it a one stop shop.
1.1 Objectives
• Attain consistent profitability, thus laying the basis for sustainability.
• Create access to the information, learning opportunities, and communications media of the Internet, within the host community.
• Grow community members’ familiarity with abstract computing and Internet concepts.
• Give community members the opportunity to self-teach specialized skills such as academic research techniques, email and instant messaging, and usage of word processor and spreadsheet software.
• Create a physical space for future development projects in the community.
• Enrich communication between residents of Bulawayo and the South African diaspora by delivering access to affordable voice calls through Skype services.
• Generate sufficient revenue to allow physical expansion, offering the potential to replicate the same development objectives in surrounding areas.
1.2Keys to success
The internet café will be a great success because there are very few internet cafés which provide a one-stop shop,(exact number remains unknown) in the area and therefore the Cheetahs Cafe will have its own
Cheetahs’ Internet café
With fast appreciation of technology amongst the people of Zimbabwe, an insatiable need for access to internet has spread out across all societies in Zimbabwe. This has seen mushrooming of internet cafes in different parts of the nation. It is this mismatch between vast demand for internet services and few players in the market that has attracted me into seeking lines of credit in order to fill in the gap. Researches have arrived at a conclusion that implies that existing internet cafes are providing shoddy services; hence it is the prerogative of Cheetahs Internet café to provide quality services that clients deserve. To complement this, the café will provide, in addition to internet surfing, photocopying, printing, typing, laminating, scanning, graphic designs and software installations to make it a one stop shop.
1.1 Objectives
• Attain consistent profitability, thus laying the basis for sustainability.
• Create access to the information, learning opportunities, and communications media of the Internet, within the host community.
• Grow community members’ familiarity with abstract computing and Internet concepts.
• Give community members the opportunity to self-teach specialized skills such as academic research techniques, email and instant messaging, and usage of word processor and spreadsheet software.
• Create a physical space for future development projects in the community.
• Enrich communication between residents of Bulawayo and the South African diaspora by delivering access to affordable voice calls through Skype services.
• Generate sufficient revenue to allow physical expansion, offering the potential to replicate the same development objectives in surrounding areas.
1.2Keys to success
The internet café will be a great success because there are very few internet cafés which provide a one-stop shop,(exact number remains unknown) in the area and therefore the Cheetahs Cafe will have its own