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Cozyville Business

Cozyville Business

Within Cozyville Platinum Members are able to buy into and start a business of their own. In this way they help to provided needed goods and services to the Cozyville Population. Part of this process involves a sort of Monopoly effect that will eventually separate the Cozyville Community into classes - thus real life is more close at hand.

The way it works is this:

1. You must be a Platinum member to own a business

2. You must have the necessary capital to begin, if you do not have the necessary funds you can see a loan through the Bank Lender Bot (see FAQ).

3. You must then decide the kind of business you want to open in Cozyville. You will be able to choose from such products and services as:

a. Bakery
b. Pharmacy
c. Fast Food
d. Grocery
e. Deli
f. Mechanic
g. Market Stall
h. Clothing Store
I. Electronics Store.

4. Each of these have certain terms and conditions. You will need to check what they are via the 'Investor' link in the Cozyville Directory.

5. Once your business is setup Cozyville citizens will become obligated to buy from you during their 'Life Roll' baed on how well you advertize and you will make a profit or loss depending on the worth of your product.

6. Sit back and watch your business flourish and make huge amounts of FP!

Business Cozyville

Business Owners

Within the 'Investor' link you will get pertinent information on how to run your business, but most things will be done automatically. Business owners have to commit themselves to a 'Business Roll' every 10 days (similar to a 'Life Roll') where they learn how their business ventures are going.

Non-Owners

Regular Citizenry will still be interested in the Investor page as a means to understanding possible expenditure in the future and how Owner upgrades and advertising affect them.

Cozyville Business Archive RPG Cozyville

Business Owners That Leave

If a Member leaves for a long period of time then their business folds and is taken over by a Bot (usually Latina), so money you would have made goes to her account.

Buying A Business From A Bot

Businesses have two values: the actual cost to start and then the money that was invested. Together these two figures represent a cost in total or value of the Business. If a former Business Owner wants to get into a Business owned by a Bot then he / she must buy at the value price plus profit. Profit is based on the investment made. Here is an example:

A = Business: Shoe shop 100FP
B = Owner invests: 50FP

Value of the Business = A + B
So the value of the Shoe shop is 150FP. Now, if someone wants to buy this Shoe Shop from a Bot the cost will be its' value (150FP) plus the investment (50FP). This means to buy this shop the buyer would have to pay 200FP.

Why So Much?

A lot of coding goes into Shop Owner scripts. Whenever there is a change over I have to go and reset the script to give you the FP, etc. (Yes, a lot of work).

How Many Businesses Can I Own

One first time Business and then you would have to buy out from current Business Owners. Current Business Owners cannot purchase first time Businesses that have no previous owner.