Moving To Bitola For 1-2 years to open a Cafe/disco?

[The Crying Lion*]

Hello,

Im thinking of moving to bitola 1-2 years and open maybe a coffe shop or disco or something similar?

Is it a wise idea? How is the political climate in Macedonia at the moment?
Is it dangerous in bitola? Havent been in Macedonia for 7long years.

im 32 years old and single also i have worked in many countries in europe england , norway , germany , france.

Anyone know a good site where you can find property in Bitola?

majka i tatko mi e od bitola i jas sym roden vo Brighton.

I know my spelling sucks in english + macedonian , thats beacuse i have never felt at home anywhere

Well would be thankfull for any response!

thank you

[TrueMacedonian]

Hello,

Im thinking of moving to bitola 1-2 years and open maybe a coffe shop or disco or something similar?

Is it a wise idea? How is the political climate in Macedonia at the moment?
Is it dangerous in bitola? Havent been in Macedonia for 7long years.

im 32 years old and single also i have worked in many countries in europe england , norway , germany , france.

Anyone know a good site where you can find property in Bitola?

majka i tatko mi e od bitola i jas sym roden vo Brighton.

I know my spelling sucks in english + macedonian , thats beacuse i have never felt at home anywhere

Well would be thankfull for any response!

thank you

You will open up a goldmine in Macedonia. This is all Macedonians in the Republic do. Good luck with your future in Bitola with the other 300 or so cafes and discos.

[Orovnichanec]

I think you should open something that isn't already there. Everyone thinks of doing coffee shops or discotekas/clubs.

[Bill77]

Anyone know a good site where you can find property in Bitola?

PAZAR 3

http://www.pazar3.mk/en

It's the largest trading site in Macedonia. This place has everything, from cars, personal items to real estate that covers the entire ROM.
There are thousands of properties in this site.

[Phoenix]

I think you should open something that isn't already there.

Can you sell and market 'fuck'...like giving a 'fuck' about something...?

[PRODUCTOFMACEDONIA]

Good luck
do your research first.i remember i had a conversation with a macedonian immigrant 3 years ago who supposodly had one of the best clubs in bitola.it was always full but he still went down hill.he says he lost a lot of money and his life savings and now lives in sydney and also fights with his wife for 1 dollar.i do not know how he stuffed up as his stories were inconsistent but from another person it is true he owned a club.
from my experience your club/bar will either be full or be empty it is very very rare to see average amount of people.i know a lot of people tend to sit on a beer and have a table full of people just sitting around.be carefull with people putting up IOUs there is a lot of that going on and you will not get paid back.there are a lot of clubs in bitola so competition is strong.
why dont you open a bar for australian/macedonians we are a bunch of pissheads and you can make good money from us.

[The Crying Lion*]

Thanks everyone for the answers , god bless you all !

[The LION will ROAR]

What I find lacking in Bitola is good clothing stores "Mens & Womens"... the store owners there get cheap crap the ones they can't sell else so they send it into Bitola...And their isn't a variety of clothing..
I know Many from Bitola would go to other cities and even..yes...you guess it greece for clothing...
So maybe clothing could be the answer...their already too many coffee shop in Bitola..tho I here many Australian Macedonians been treated unfairly in business there..

[The Crying Lion*]

The Lion will ROAR what has happened to Australian Macedonians ??
Is Bitola a safe city i hear there is many begger gypsys is there alot of violent crime and armed robberies like we have in the rest of western europe ??

thanks

[George S.]

you would need to open one where people cogregate most.When they go out at night for korso.You would definitely need to fly out there & see whats available.The thing you thought is unsuitable might well prove you wrong.You need to see with your own eyes.Also there are plenty of real estate agents there to advise you.Also why don't you go for a walkaround & ask a few busineses of how they are doing.

[BigMak]

its who you know in Macedonia especially on a small business scale. But be smart dont let your relatives rape you and bleed you dry. Bitola is a great place for Cafe/disco.

Most aussies when they are there go to rascekor night club.

In the summer time it would be great to cater more for the aussie tourists rather than the lazy locals, who only go for a purve and buy one visky between the 4 of them.

[Vangelovski]

Crying Lion,

The best advice I can give you is invest your money wisely and go to Macedonia for holidays. In other words, keep your money as far away as possible from Macedonia. You'll most likely be bankrupted before you even finish paying off local officials and never actually open up your cafe.

If you're really keen, go there first and speak to the local officials about what licensing etc you'll require. You'll soon get the picture.

[Vangelovski]

PAZAR 3
http://www.pazar3.mk/en

It's the largest trading site in Macedonia. This place has everything, from cars, personal items to real estate that covers the entire ROM.
There are thousands of properties in this site.

How many of those items actually exist?

[Bill77]

how many of those items actually exist?

rofl......

[The Crying Lion*]

Thanks everyone for the answers.