By selling a LOT of coffee. Starbucks stores can have a 1000 orders per day [1]
A poet / artist space will be lucky to have a few dozen people come in every day.
[1]: https://www.quora.com/How-many-customers-does-an-average-Sta...
A poet / artist space will be lucky to have a few dozen people come in every day.
[1]: https://www.quora.com/How-many-customers-does-an-average-Sta...
They also have regular musical acts. The Athens/metro Atlanta area has a lot of cover bands.
> That's 3.65 million a year- that's absolutely enough to support rent, part time employees, and a nice profit margin (~10 - 15% on average).