Learn to start and run your own coffee bar with tips to brewing success The caffeine-lover in you has always wanted to start your own coffee bar--and all the guidance you'll need is right here in your hands! Order up a double shot of success with this guide packed to the brim with all things coffee and business. In it, you will find expert advice on selecting the best coffee beans and cafe treats, foolproof methods for tracking sales and inventory, straightforward suggestions on developing effective marketing strategies, helpful tips on negotiating contracts with employees and suppliers, and so much more... So tie that apron, grind those beans, and get started on that dream!
In this comprehensive guide, Jill Sutherland offers practical and realistic advice, designed to take would be sandwich bar owners from idea, to opening. Packed with top tips, real-life examples, checklists and anecdotes, it provides a stage-by-stage guide to your first year, from the planning of your business, to it's opening and becoming established. You'll learn how to: - Develop and research your sandwich bar 'idea' - Write a professional business plan - Find the right shop unit, and fit it out - Decide on suppliers - Manage food hygiene and health and safety - Create your menu and source produce - Budget, forecast and manage cash flow - Launch and generate interest - Employ and manage staff.
A practical guide to opening and running a successful Independent Coffee Shop, essential reading for all Entrepreneurs. Don't open your coffee shop until you have read this How to select your coffee shop location How to get a great team for your coffee shop How to provide WOW service How to choose what to sell in your coffee shop The importance of a good layout in your coffee shop How to choose the equipment for a new coffee shop How to run your coffee shop How to keep in financial control of your coffee shop How to sell your coffee shop The coffee shop success formula This is a highly practical book with very sound advice. Andrew & Claire are hugely experienced in the industry, and more importantly over several locations. So make sure you read it with a marker pen in your hand. Take all of their advice - it might just prevent you from making some very expensive mistakes.'John Richardson - The Coffee Boys'Straight forward, independent, no-nonsense advice is not easy to find.This is a must read book for every budding and existing coffee shop entrepreneur. Even if you do not own a coffee shop, read it for great business advice.'Martyn Herriott - Beverage Standards AssociationAndrew & Claire Bowen opened their first franchised coffee shop in 2007, after leaving senior roles in retail and healthcare. Within eighteen months they had opened three outlets and had over �1m turnover. In 2011 they developed their own independent format, which they continue to run. They support coffee shop owners worldwide as founders of Caf� Success Hub.
"Coffee bars are springing up on every street corner. Now you too can start and run one of today's most popular and profitable business ventures. If you enjoy meeting people and love coffee, this may be the business for you"--Back cover
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and especially in the United States, where over 80% of adults are regular java drinkers. A coffee shop can be more than just a place to grab a quick cup. Many of them double as social hubs or performing spaces, making them important fixtures in their community. Coffee shop ownership is demanding, but they can also give you both financial and personal rewards in return for your time and effort. If you've always dreamed of opening your own coffee shop, this book will get you started on the right path.
This is an entertaining but highly practical guide from the successful "Coffee Boys" authors that will enable you to open a coffee bar or sandwich bar that actually lasts and makes money. It presents a distillation of experience of the many dozens of coffee and sandwich businesses they have opened both personally and for clients. This work reveals and is based on the Great Formula (see six steps of contents) created by the authors within their own businesses and their consulting practice. It offers all the practical advice on location, raising finance, and devising a clear marketing plan.
Coffee Shop Business Smart Startup How to Start, Run & Grow a Trendy Coffee House on a Budget Driving around the city in any metropolitan areas we all see trendy coffee shops everywhere and not all of them are Starbucks. Do you ever wonder why there are so many new boutique coffee shops popping up everywhere? Well, according to National Coffee Association (http://www.ncausa.org), it is not a hoax, but the new trend and this is the reality. The coffee industry and the coffee shop business have boomed in recent years, especially with regards to specialty coffees. Here is What CCAUSA Has Gathered From Their Research: Out of home coffee consumption has reached a new high of 46% in 2017 59% of coffee consumed daily are gourmet coffee In the US more than 65% adult population drink coffee every day that means roughly about 70 million daily coffee drinkers. 66% of people in the US buy their daily coffee outside their home Gross profit margin for most coffee shops are around 85% In US coffee shop business is a 10 billion dollar industry. Let these number sink in for a minute. Let's agree that all these numbers are saying one thing that is the coffee industry has been on the rise for last few years, and it will continue to grow. This is What You Will Learn in This Book: If you are thinking about opening a coffee house, here are the 13 steps that you will need to take. How to Get Funding For Your New Business How to Write or Get a Coffee Shop Business Plan. Site Selection and Lease. Licensing & Permits You Will Need (Uncle Sam) Décor & Furniture You Need (How to Buy Cheap) Menu and Signs Equipment How and Where to Locate Good Used Ones) Planning Build-Out Management & Employees Getting The Best Food And Coffee Supplies Pricing & POS System Soft & Grand Opening Marketing and Promotion If you are ready, let's get started, let's see how we can put you in the driver's seat of a very successful trendy coffee shop that you can be proud of.
