What kind of business would thrive in a students dominated location?

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They say that location is one of the most vital factors to consider consider when starting a business. I live close to a polytechnic and the area is dominated by student. In fact, about 90% of the residents are students. I am wondering the kind of business that I can start in this location and get massive patronage. What should I start selling here?
 
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They say that location is one of the most vital factors to consider consider when starting a business. I live close to a polytechnic and the area is dominated by student. In fact, about 90% of the residents are students. I am wondering the kind of business that I can start in this location and get massive patronage. What should I start selling here?
A boarding house is a very lucrative business if you live near a school. Some students come from other places and of course they would find a place to stay on school days. Eateries, fast food, novelty shops are also good ventures.
 

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Renting cheap apartments. Students are not rich and they always search for cheap rent.
Run some bar or store with cheap booze. Students like have party and search for cheapest way to get drunk.
 

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There are many businesses that can thrive in students dominated environment. The most kind of businesses should be service provided businesses. Like selling of stationery related business, dry cleaning, phone gadgets and its accessories, boutique, barbing and hairdressing etc.
 

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They say that location is one of the most vital factors to consider consider when starting a business. I live close to a polytechnic and the area is dominated by student. In fact, about 90% of the residents are students. I am wondering the kind of business that I can start in this location and get massive patronage. What should I start selling here?
There are numerous businesses that will thrive in a student dominated area, example of some of them are a cyber cafe where they can come and type and print their course work, a food stall, because no matter what students must eat always.
 

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They say that location is one of the most vital factors to consider consider when starting a business. I live close to a polytechnic and the area is dominated by student. In fact, about 90% of the residents are students. I am wondering the kind of business that I can start in this location and get massive patronage. What should I start selling here?

I believe that running a hostel business is something that will always try very well in the educational sector or school location because students will always need a place for them to live an undergo studies
 

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This really depends on what is lacking in the area.Look at what will be good at the place and what their interest is then go ahead to sell them to make money
 

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A boarding house is a very lucrative business if you live near a school. Some students come from other places and of course they would find a place to stay on school days. Eateries, fast food, novelty shops are also good ventures.
Yes, I totally agree with you. Boarding houses and places to eat that are affordable will be in great demand by them, so that they will become a very profitable business.
 

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Students are always hungry I don't just know why so places to eat that are affordable will be in greatly needed by them, you need to make the food tasty but affordable
 

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Any business that resonates with the youths would thrive in a students area. One can start a viewing center/ game shop and watch it grow into something very big and profitable in those areas..
 

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Yeah students are mostly young people especially those doing full time they need things that will entice them to buy so you can look for things that will entice them to buy
 

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Building a hostel can be a very lucrative venture in this area but it requires a lot of money. I think if you start selling clothes in this area, you would make it. Quality affordable clothes would move here.
 

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Building a hostel can be a very lucrative venture in this area but it requires a lot of money. I think if you start selling clothes in this area, you would make it. Quality affordable clothes would move here.
Hostels building for the purpose of accommodating students is a nice investment. I could observe that this is flourishing in my city due to the presence of higher institutions. These higher institutions could not provide hostels for their students, hence majority of the students are living off campus.
 

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I lived off campus in the university and I can tell you without a doubt that you can fix the price of your rental property as high as you want in these locations and people would still beg and pay.
 

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I would consider opening a food stall selling drinks and snacks. The foods must be sold at an affordable price. I noted that students here love to eat snacks. Hotdogs, potato chips are some of their favorites.
 

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In the places where there are many students living, the type of the business that seems to do well in there must be the stationery and book store business. School items tend to sell so much near schools.
 

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In my opinion, a school supply shop, cafeteria, and coffee shop are feasible if they are near the schools. It should provide affordable prices for them to enjoy buying things from them.
 
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