Is This Business For You?
Understand the business model, the economics and whether it fits your situation before investing.
Finding Your Location
Learn what makes a good WiFi business location.
Understand:
- Population density.
- Customer spending behaviour.
- Competition.
- Power.
- Building structure.
- Location red flags.
And how to speak to property/building owners.
Assessing A Location
Learn how to walk through a potential site and collect the information that matters.
Including:
- Floors.
- Rooms.
- Population.
- Building dimensions.
- Wall thickness.
- Power.
- Existing internet options.
- Potential subscriber count.
Equipment And Costing
Understand what equipment a setup may require and what each piece does.
Learn how to think about:
- Internet source.
- Router.
- Access points.
- Switches.
- Cabling.
- Mounting.
- Power backup.
- Coverage.
- And total setup cost.
Setting Up The Network
Understand how the physical connection comes together.
Students are not expected to personally perform specialist installation work.
The goal is for them to understand:
- What connects to what.
- What their installer is doing.
- What equipment is necessary.
- And how the setup reaches the customer.
Pricing
Learn how to price based on:
- Location.
- Customer spending.
- Competition.
- Operating costs.
- Plan duration.
- Data and speed considerations.
Getting Customers
Learn how to turn a working network into a paying customer base.
Including the first customer acquisition process and practical scripts/resources.
Running The Business
Learn how to review:
- Revenue.
- Costs.
- Profitability.
- Renewals.
- Customer activity.
- Network usage.
And business performance.
Automation
Learn how to move away from manually handling routine transactions once the business is running.
This is where students can understand how automation systems like BcomeanISP fit into the operation.
Growing Beyond One Location
Learn when to expand and when NOT to expand.
Understand how to think about:
- Additional routers.
- More access points.
- Neighbouring buildings.
- More locations.
- Bandwidth.
- Capacity.
And protecting the economics of the business.