no shopping centre is going to rent to someone with $10k to bankroll their new business. you also need to buy equipment, have insurance, have food licenses, workers comp, accounting software and the list goes on. you'd need at the very least 10k for equipment, abn, trust, pos/payment method and that doesn't take into account rent for the business being at least $500 per week in a shopping centre, and that is being conservative.  > franchises are suicide not if you get into the right franchise. starting a brand from scratch is very difficult, buying into a franchise does come with many benefits such as better supplier arrangements, for example better pricing or 90 day account terms whereas if you start on your own, good luck getting anything on credit. i don't think you've ever started your own business, have you?
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