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by curiousgeorge » Wed, 29 Dec 2010 7:53 am
Erm, I don't think this forum is really the place to get your business plan!
Firstly, to start any business in Singapore you'll need an Entrepass, and according to MOM, Examples of businesses that will not be considered for the EntrePass include: Coffee shops, hawker centres, food courts, Bars, night clubs, karaoke lounges. I don't know, but a cafe with an open mic concept sounds pretty similar.
Secondly, look at the local market...go visit Timbre every night for a week and see that they have only 2 really busy nights. Or look at the open mic nights at the University bars...
Thirdly, I have no idea how much a cafe, decor, kitchen, furniture etc would cost...really without any idea how can you launch such a venture?!?
Regarding the audio and lighting side of things, you can spend as much or as little as you want. You can go to some Uncle selling china-brand goods and get something that preproduces audio for under $10k.
Or you can go high-end equipment for decent audio and spent $150k+ It depends on the size of your premises and the size of bands playing at the open mic.
Let me give you an idea: a normal stage "parcan" type light will cost you about $200, and another $80 every time you replace the bulb. A top stage moving light will cost you $23,000 and about $200 every time you change the bulb. And we've not even started talking about the load-bearing capacity of the ceiling or the truss you will need, or the additional power supplies...
A concert-quality audio console can cost up to $500,000!
But there are plenty of quality contractors in town who can do what you need for the audio/lighting side of it:
Electro-Acoustic Systems
Code Audio
Electronics & Engineering
Desisti Asia
Pave Systems
etc...