Management
Effective Marketing Ideas For Your Coffee Shop
Most of what I am going to talk about in this article is geared towards the new coffee shop. However, it can be utilized and directed towards an established shop.
Outside of your regulars, coffee is an impulse buy because the customer saw your sign. Aside from your regulars, most folks do not set out to [...]
How To Set Up Your Own Internet Cafe – Part 1
Did you think putting up an Internet Cafe was difficult? Well, here are my personal tips on doing so.
Firstly, Location. It is imperative that you decide on a strategic location for your Internet Cafe. I recommend an area where a sizable crowd pass by on a regular basis; close to a school or a heavily [...]
How the Coffee Cart Business Works
The coffee cart business is emerging as a good alternative to your traditional Starbucks style coffee shop. If you are thinking about getting into the business yourself, there are a few things you should be aware first. In this article, we will discuss some of the different factors to consider that are conducive to success [...]
Business Case Study; Oil Change Business and Coffee Shop Combo Business Model
Does oil and coffee mix? Well it certainly does for one small business in Needles, CA. They have a successful business now in a rather run-down and in economic decline town. Needles although in California is not doing to well these days, worse off in summer it can reach 117 degrees out their in the [...]
Starting a Coffee Shop – Funding Sources
Besides having a coffee shop business plan, you need to have your funding source(s) defined when starting a coffee shop. There are many options available for you, but we will talk about the most common.
SBA – So many sources push SBA loans, SBA LOANS, SBA LOANS! Let me first say, the Small Business Administration loan [...]
Writing Your Coffee Shop Business Plan is Worth Beans!
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Simple, short and to the point.
People ask quite often of the importance of a business plan when starting a coffee shop. My response is always a statistic: Most businesses fail within the first year due to lack of planning but coffee shops have a higher failure [...]
Specialty Coffee – A Vibrant Industry, Or The Future Of Coffee At Crossroads Of Change?
Seattle; the home of Boeing, software giants, grunge music and…specialty coffee. Well, not quite. Contrary to popular belief, while Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Boeing and Oracle do indeed hail from the Pacific Northwest, modern specialty coffee has its roots much further south.
When Alfred Peet died in his sleep a few weeks ago he was a [...]
Designing Your Coffee Shop Menu
What should you place on the menu of your coffee shop? This will definitely take some planning so don’t rush. You want to give customers enough choices that they will be content enough to keep coming back. The more choices you offer though the more training your employees will need. This can become an issue [...]
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 [...]
