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OPENING A CAFE
Assume that you intend opening a cafe or saloon,
or that you intend to move to a new neighborhood,
the first and most important thing to be taken into
consideration is the location, and that goes without
saying. You are opening a place to make money,
and no man can be uniformly successful unless he
uses his brains. A good location or a busy and
populous thoroughfare means half the battle at least,
with the understanding, of course, that your place is
made attractive and pleasing to the eye.
Be sure you are right and then get a long lease,
for there is no use in taking chances with a short
lease and have your landlord come down on you
with a raise in the rent just as you are about begin
ning to do well, but yet in no position to stand the
increase.
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So if you have any confidence in your business or
yourself avoid the short lease. And another thing,
be sure and read your lease over carefully before
you sign it, and beware of the clause that will pre-
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