Coffee Shop
How to Set Up a Franchised Coffee Shop Operation
Starbucks opened its first shop in 1971, with a total investment of $20,000 (approximately the price of a nice house), and today it is a multi million dollar company. So, should you start your own coffee shop franchise operation?
Well, before I answer that, let me ask you a question. When you spend a day shopping, [...]
How Starbucks Made Coffee History
To sum it all up the Coffee Giant know as Starbucks Coffee, made a huge impact in all of our lives, from the way we drink our coffee, to the type of coffee we choose. Coffee was never such an idealized item until Starbucks Coffee company showed up and capitalized the entire industry, instead of [...]
Is Your Coffee Shop For Sale?
The decision to place your coffee shop for sale may be one you are eager to make. For others it is a decision that is difficult to make but the right one nonetheless. In order to get the best possible price for it though you need to get things in order. Keep in mind that [...]
What Do I Need to Know Before I Start a Coffee Shop?
Before you start a coffee shop you need to have a solid understanding of how this type of business operates. You may have a vision of people coming in all day long to get their favorite drinks. Yet that may not be what happens if you rush into things without a solid plan of action. [...]
My Coffee Shop Business Plan – What Should it Contain?
Putting together a coffee shop business plan is just one of the many challenges facing any one who wants to start a coffee shop and is in need of funding, so what form and structure should it take?
While there are plans you can download, they will cost money that can be better spent elsewhere and [...]
Attracting Customers To Your Coffee Shop
Coffee shops are offered in many sizes and designs, but all of them have some great features. Or at least they should have them if they want to keep a steady stream of customers coming in. The hours of service are very important because people want to enjoy their coffee when it works for them.
The [...]
7 Top Tips For Running a Happy Coffee Shop
As a successful businessman with many years experience of running a shop fitting company and setting up and running coffee shops, Don Clarke learnt many valuable lessons in how to get the best from his staff.
Don quickly realized something that was contradictory to accepted beliefs: the customer does not come first – your staff should [...]
All You Need to Know About Coffee Percolator Types
The word “coffee percolator” was derived from the word “percolate,” which means “to cause a solvent to pass through.” The percolator is often used in camping and many outdoor activities.
A coffee percolator works by keeping the boiling water up through a tube, then poured on coffee grounds. This process is repeated until the desired result [...]
7 Tips to Maintaining Profits and Keeping Your Coffee Shop Customers
With rising prices, and talk of the “credit crunch” wherever you go, what advice can I give coffee shop owners with regard to maintaining your profit margins without losing customers?
1. First, it is essential that you pass on the price rises to your customers. Your suppliers are passing on their higher costs [...]
How to Market Your Coffee Shop Before and After Your Opening Day
So, you have done all the hard work preparing to open your coffee shop. You chosen your suppliers, fitted out your shop and hired your staff. So that’s everything taken care of, and now you can begin to relax. Well, almost! There’s the small matter of advertising to take into account.
For your coffee shop opening [...]
