Coffee Shop

Does anyone know how to start a Coffee shop? If so how do you do it?

I want to start a coffee shop after high school. I am going to go to a junior college. after that I am going to start a coffee shop to save up money to go to an art institute.

If you want to build a successful coffee house, you need to learn a lot about coffee, espresso, milk, and most of all customer service. You will have to raise a lot of money. You also will need to find a really good location, this is not the place to try to save money. Running an independent coffee house is a LOT of work. It will also take a while to make the business profitable. One of the most informative sites I have seen on the Internet is www.espressobusiness.com.
You will have to understand food safety (I think most states require some kind of certification). You will have to understand employment laws which vary from state to state. You will have to set up some kind of accounting system. Many hours each week will need to be devoted to ordering: milk, cups, coffee, napkins, sugar packets, flavor syrups, and cleaning supplies (which will require having Material safety data sheets on file).
There are a lot of opening expenses: tables, chairs, Coffee Brewers, a Coffee Grinder, an espresso grinder, an espresso machine, a scale, a cash register, a store safe, counters need to be built, plumbing needs to be run. If you play music in the store, you will have to pay licensing to the recording industry.
It can be a lot of fun, but to start out, it will be a rough ride.
Figure you might be able to start up by raising about 75,000 on the low end and 150,000 to 200,000 on the higher end. You will also need to be there a lot, so your social life will take a hit. I am a big fan of independent coffee houses, so I hope you can get it started. Good luck.

Landon Pigg – Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop

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