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Coffee drinkers seem to be a growing market. A coffee business is one of the most popular businesses to start on this website, in fact. From starting a coffee shop to espresso catering to coffee drive-throughs to mail order coffee to coffee gift baskets to providing a mobile coffee service - you've got a lot of money-making opportunities if you are interested in entering this lucrative field.If you love coffee (or even if you don't I guess), you can find a coffee business that will fit into your lifestyle. Below, you'll find several coffee business start-up guides, business plans and tips below to help you maximize your profits from your coffee business. Be creative - with popularity comes competition. If you want customers, you need to stand out.
Step 1: Get your Coffee Business Start-Up Guide
Step-by-Step How to Start a Coffee Shop
Learn how to open your own coffee shop with help from Restaurant & Coffee Shop Expert Tom Hennessy. Tom has over 25 years experience in restaurant ownership, and has successfully operated his own coffee shop for 12 years.
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- Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Get Started: Create a coffee shop business plan in a snap, know the most profitable location for your cafe and get effective systems for running your daily business, including budgets & bookkeeping with awesome samples and checklists
- Resources to Contact and How to Start with Minimal Cost: find financing, how to hire employees, get discounted equipment
- How to Get Customers ad Turn a Profit Quickly: plus using customer feedback to grow your business, develop a "Frequent Customer" program and reach coffee customers through the internet
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Starting a Coffee Shop Business Checklist:
- Obtain the necessary business licenses. Check with your local government office to find out which licenses and permits you need for your coffee shop and how to apply.
- If you plan to operate your coffee business out of your home, check with your local government office about zoning ordinances and possible land use restrictions
- Put together a business plan. You can find downloadable business plan templates online, which make business plan writing easy. (Coffee Bar | Cafe | Cyber Cafe | Bakery)
- Set up a business bank account with your local bank. Make sure that the bank is FDIC is insured. It is important to keep your coffee business and personal finances separate, and often your banker can help with small business loans or financing.
- Arrange a meeting with an accountant to discuss tax strategies and ways to maximize your business tax deductions. You can get referrals from other business owners you know or sometimes your banker.
- File your fictitious business name with the county clerk, or if you want to form a corporation, find out the advantages of incorporating your business
- Meet with an insurance agent to discuss insurance you may need for your cafe. The IIABA (Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America) is a good place to start. You can also get free quotes online for business insurance
- Set up your business phone system. Whether you use a toll-free 800 phone number, a multi-line phone system, VoIP or simply add an additional phone number to your existing service, you'll want a designated line to establish a professional business image.
- Order business cards. One of the cheapest ways I know of to advertise a business. See how you can design your own professional business cards online, plus simple tips for increasing your sales >> Free Business Cards
- Get a website. Save money by creating your own website with simple online design programs, or outsource the job to an affordable website designer. Whether you sell coffee products online - or you use a website to display cafe menus or business hours, it's important to take advantage of this low-cost marketing resource that can help you get more customers.
- Need Clients for your coffee shop? Don't worry! Marketing Expert David Frey shows you how. I used his advice to get my own clients Click Here to subscribe to his free newsletter or find out more about his step-by-step customer-getting system.
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Step 2: Wholesale Coffee Shop Supplies
Find wholesale merchandise and suppliers through the Wholesale 411 Search Engine. Search for any wholesale items and find a variety of companies who have what you want. Compare offers to get the best price. No membership required. Plus, learn about industry trends and the best bargain sources in their wholesale forum.
Apparel
Books
Coffee
Furniture
Gifts
Greeting Cards
Handbags
Hats
Housewares
Imports
T-shirts
Toys
Trade Magazines
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Step 3: Marketing Advice & Finding Repeat Customers
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Client-Building Tips for Coffee Shop Owners
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Make Money in Your Own Coffee Business
A 2001 survey by the National Coffee Association indicated that over 100 million people drink coffee on a daily basis and that nearly 60 million more occasionally consume coffee. Based on average drinking habits, the daily coffee drinker will consume multiple cups per day - totaling hundreds of millions cups of coffee being consumed every 24 hours.
Such enormous consumer demand coupled with the growing trend toward gourmet coffee presents an opportunity for the enterprising coffee lovers to take their double shots at generating income while working in an industry which makes their coffee passions percolate.
Coffee-loving entrepreneurs can choose from a wide range of opportunities available to find ones that best matches their tastes. Interested in starting small? Start with a couple machines and a cart. More grand ambitions? Consider a coffee shop franchise.
The Specialty Coffee Association of America's "Market Report" forecasts that the number of coffeehouses in the U.S. will grow to 15,000 by the year 2006. Will one of those coffeehouses be yours?
You can take a couple different paths to starting your own coffee themed business. One option is to buy the equipment and supplies yourself, building your own identity and business systems.
The other option is to purchase a franchise and benefit from their proven image, proven systems, and established supply chains. Let's look at some examples of coffee related businesses that you could start for yourself.
If you choose the independent route you can use a wholesaler such as Mr. Churro's to help get you started. Mr. Churro's is Miami-based wholesaler of professional grade machines for making espresso, coffee, and hot chocolate.
Beyond acquiring equipment from Mr. Churro's you would need to work out other details of your business details on your own. For example, you would need to find a coffee bean supplier, find a suitable business location, and also learn how to run a coffee business.
For a more turn-key type of operation, The Coffee Beanery, a global franchise based in Michigan, provides franchisees with a wide menu of coffee based drinks as well as an attractive breakfast and lunch menus. The franchisee benefits from a proven image, a proven menu, a fully developed method of operation, and an established supply chain. It might cost more to purchase a franchise, but if you are new to business, the long term benefits might outweigh the short term higher startup costs.
Coffee News USA is a third type of coffee related business opportunity. Unlike the previous two examples, Coffee News USA does not involve making and selling coffee beverages.
Instead, Coffee News is publishing opportunity in which the franchisee provides a free local edition of the weekly Coffee News newspaper to restaurants and coffee shops. The franchisor provides most of the content, and the franchisee sells advertisements to generate income.
These three business opportunities a just a few of the coffee related businesses that are available for coffee lovers. Most of the other opportunities are franchises, but not all franchises are created equal. Examining each business opportunity carefully can bring to light some important differences that might lead you to an opportunity that is better suited to you than another.
With over 300 million cups of coffee being consumed daily in the US, a coffee-related business opportunity should be a strong consideration for the enterprising coffee lover. Contact information for Mr. Churro's, The Coffee Beanery, Coffee News USA, and more than 400 other specific business opportunities is available in the eBook, "Mind Your Business 101: How to Select & Start Your Own Business," for only $16.98 USD at www.LinkertonPublishing.com.
About The Author C.S. Deam is a small business owner. His eBook Leverage Yourself Out of the Rat Race is available for immediate download at www.LinkertonPublishing.com where you can sign up for FREE E-Courses & Newsletters to help you on your path to self-employment. csdeam@linkertonpublishing.com
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