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How to Open a Kiosk

How to Open a Kiosk

Opening a kiosk on the beach: Do you want to give up everything and live by the sea? Follow the article and you will discover how to make money with an enjoyable activity, which takes place amidst the natural beauty of the marine environment.

How to open a kiosk bar on the beach: here's first how to become the owner

Before seeing in detail everything you need to know to have a kiosk on the beach it is important to know how to become the owner. Ready to analyze everything step by step? So how to open a kiosk bar on the beach?

Open a kiosk

You can easily acquire ownership of a kiosk or shop located directly on the beach by taking it over from any seller or possibly renting it directly which in the end would be the most convenient thing to do.

For more precise information on the procedure to follow, you must however contact your municipality of residence, as each has its own rules regarding construction and permits. Nothing particularly complex to carry out.

Often and willingly to assign the concession of the kiosk through the issuing of specific notices it is the State Property and Heritage Department. However, if the Municipality does not rent any kiosks, it is essential to contact a private individual. In this case you can take over an already well-established kiosk, simply paying the established price to the owner, or directly build a brand new kiosk.

Permissions to open a kiosk: which ones are needed? Here are all the details

Many people ask themselves the following question before opening a kiosk: what are the authorizations that must be requested? The answer is simple and is shown right below.

The Municipality usually tends to issue 2 different types of authorizations in order to become the owner of a kiosk in all respects. The A allows you without any problem to be able to sell on an itinerant basis in the region in which you live and to set up fairs throughout Italy.

The second authorization, B, allows you to sell itinerantly throughout the country, in fairs or any markets that are temporarily unoccupied or where there are some unassigned places.

Once you have obtained the concession you will have to carry out another very important step, namely: open a VAT number, continuing you will also need:

The commitment made will certainly repay the effort also on an economic level. The average income obtained per day is 300-450 euros.

Bar kiosk cost

How much does a bar container cost

Open a kiosk

Bar kiosk cost? Here is all the information regarding the pricing issue. Another question that many people often ask is the following: how much does a Kiosk cost? If you entrust everything directly from the municipality of residence, the various annual requests - often via auction - take place with renewals starting from a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 7 years.

The costs are between 20 thousand and 50 thousand per year. The prices of new buildings also depend on a lot of factors, but they are decidedly more expensive and usually change between 70 thousand euros and 130 thousand.However, if you deem it appropriate, you can also save money by contacting other companies which create structures of smaller sizes and with more advantageous costs ranging from 7000 to 20 thousand euros.

Let's therefore investigate how much it costs to open a kiosk in general and how it opens, as well as the various bureaucratic requirements.

First step: choosing the kiosk

Open a kiosk

First you have to make a choice: stable or mobile kiosk?

In the first case it can be managed like a brick bar, with no difference from traditional bars.

If you prefer a mobile street kiosk, the advantage is that you can certainly deal with more customers, since you can move around to look for them.

The peculiarities of the kiosk on the beach

The kiosk is not just a type of activity that can be carried out on the beach.

More and more are also appearing in cities, especially near the very busy areas, both wooden and container, to have a cheap business, especially in recent times when the prices of properties in the center for commercial activities have increased.

For those who want to have a kiosk on the beach, you need a concession!

The beaches and shores are in Italy property of the state property, that is, of the state, and can neither be purchased nor rented.
To find a portion of the beach where you can set up your kiosk you will need to win a concession.

For detailed information on the procedure to follow you must contact your municipality, as each has its own rules regarding construction and permits.

The tourist locations most important in Italy generally assign portions of the beach for a variable period ranging from 1 to 7 years and if the demand is high, they can also resort to small auctions.

The prices in this case, for a concession that lasts one year, can even exceed 30,000 euros.

We therefore take these costs into account and ask the municipality where we would like to place our kiosk for a cost statement.

Generally, however, in addition to the portion for the kiosk, concession is also given to put up and rent umbrellas.

In this case the asking price, even if it were higher than 30,000 euros, would certainly be easy to cover if in a tourist location appreciated by tourists.

Costs of a kiosk: a low cost bar?

Open a kiosk

There is a big difference between a street vendor with a cart and bike and a kiosk that is stable and perhaps made with quality materials.

There are many companies on the market that offer low cost solutions such as wooden kiosks, even small ones.
For an extremely small model, prices start from around 1,000 euros, and then rise as the structure expands.

In the case of a beach kiosk, size doesn't matter!
The wooden kiosk however is certainly not suitable for hosting customers inside: you can prepare their orders inside and seat them at the tables outside.

Clearly money is also needed to purchase tables and external structures.

The expense for a kiosk instead of larger dimensions, at container, the prices rise significantly and can easily exceed, with complete equipment, even 20,000 euros.

Open a kiosk:Personal requirements

You will need a food and beverage license.Can be exempted from the course:

The SAB courses to obtain certification typically last between 60 and 100 hours and have a cost that hardly exceeds 600 euros.

By going to Chamber of Commerce you can easily obtain a list of the bodies that are authorized to provide this type of courses.

Opening a Kiosk: Bureaucratic Requirements

Being a full-fledged business:

  1. you need a VAT number
  2. registration with the Chamber of Commerce is required
  3. registration with INPS, INAIL
  4. is also required
  5. the license for serving food and drinks

Furthermore, each municipal announcement may require additional requirements:

  1. a professional's technical report regarding the structure;
  2. the application for the request for the authorization to operate;
  3. the testing, which must also be carried out in this case by a professional
  4. the declaration of conformity of the systems, carried out by an authorized technician

Conclusions

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Stefano Basile

Founder of Ottobyte | Software Developer

Stefano Basile is an entrepreneur and software developer with over 15 years of experience in business and restaurant management. Founder of Ottobyte, he has dedicated his career to developing innovative software solutions for restaurant management.

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