Bowling alley business, where to start?
Bowling is a game that never loses its relevance. Today, perhaps, there is no one who would not play it and would not have their own secrets in achieving various records, and this means that the decision to open a bowling alley is a direct path to success even for a novice entrepreneur!
How to open a bowling alley?
First of all, you should issue an IP and acquire a suitable room, and it must have an area of \u200b\u200bat least 100 square meters. m for one track. At the same time, it is desirable to create at least 3-4 lanes at once, but clubs with 10-12 of them bring the greatest profit. The length of the track is about 35 m, which means that the room must have an adequate margin of space. Considering that there are no more requirements for it (there may not even be windows in the hall), it is advisable to open a bowling alley in an old gym or a spacious room of an old club, dining room, cafe. You can also rent a room at the stadium, fitness club, sports center.
The main task is to make the club accessible to the target audience, and for this you need to decide on the concept of the institution in advance. It can be sports, youth or elite. Depending on the concept, the location is chosen. It is also worth considering in advance the additional equipment of the club - you can open a bowling alley with a small pizzeria or bar, and the sale of snacks and drinks will bring additional income.
How much does it cost to open a bowling alley?
This business will require serious investments, but they are worth it. The total amount that will be needed is about 30 million rubles with no more than 10 tracks. These funds will go towards:
- rental of premises and repairs in it - from 100 thousand rubles for monthly rent and the same amount for ordinary repairs
- arrangement of tracks: each of them includes a set of furniture and consumables, spare parts, decorative panels, accessories, and all together it can cost 1.5-3 million rubles (the same amount includes the purchase of pinspotters for each track - these are special devices putting pins on the lane, counting points, returning balls)
- the purchase of various accessories, balls, shoes - for these purposes it is worth planning about another 100 thousand rubles
One track per year will bring 2.5 million rubles of income. As a result, no matter how much it costs to open a bowling alley, a club with 10 lanes will pay off in 1-1.5 years of work. And if you rent out lanes for 150-300 rubles per hour, you can make great money, and subsequently either open a bowling club of a wider format, or acquire branches.
