Alternative+business+models

=Alternative Business Models= //Take a tired, old business and twist it into something new...//

Melbourne cafes seek to provide a venue for business meetings in "[|A meet and eat revolution is brewing at the office]" 4-4-2011

Read the article and answer the questions below:
 * 1) Why is a cafe a good alternative meeting place for businesses?
 * 2) What are the benefits to the cafe in this arrangement?
 * 3) Describe three INTERNAL environmental factors that might lead a cafe to, or might discourage it from, marketing itself as a business meeting location? Eg1: non-paying business customers might take space from paying customers.
 * 4) Describe three EXTERNAL environmental pressures that might do the same? Eg2: Competitive environment for cafe access to customers
 * 5) Describe three MACRO environmental pressures on the cafe business? Eg3: World commodity price of coffee