> equipment anywhere from a few hundred to a few grand > food licenses, abn less is required than many people realise, token certs are as accessible as rsas and that's it. > accounting software, pos/payment method pos tablets are cheap as chips > insurance, workers comp and 'list goes on' these are your recurrent costs that vary and would factor into your budget, not the startup cost. the biggest initial cost is stock (perishables+packaging) which is a few grand. also worth mentioning that shopping centers tend to allow several months rent free to allow breathing room for startups. is it smart to open when you have only $10k, probably not but it is possible. i wouldn't without a bigger rainy day fund but i'm not speaking entirely out of my arse, my job was opening up franchises for people for a decade.
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