In today’s digital age, having a strong online presence is essential for the success of any business, including cafes and coffee shops. By establishing a strong online presence, you can attract new customers, engage with your audience, and build your brand. Here are some tips…
Networking is an important aspect of growing any business, including a cafe or coffee shop. By building relationships and connecting with others in your industry and community, you can gain valuable insights, knowledge, and resources that can help your business succeed. Here are some tips…
By streamlining your operations and using your resources effectively, you can increase productivity, reduce costs, maximise your profits and generally improve your cafe’s efficiency. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of planning and organisation to improve your cafe’s efficiency and provide some tips for…
If you own a cafe or coffee shop, having a solid sales plan is essential to growing your business. A sales plan outlines the strategies and tactics you will use to increase sales and achieve your business goals. In this article, we’ll explore the importance…
Maximizing Your Cafe or Coffee Shop’s Potential Through Strategic Planning Strategic planning is the process of defining a business’s direction and making decisions for allocating its resources to pursue that direction. It involves setting goals, analysing the competitive environment, and studying the internal and external…
SWOT to Grow Your Coffee Shop SWOT analysis is a planning tool that helps businesses identify and assess their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It is a useful business tool for understanding the internal and external factors that can impact a business’s success; and for…
What Your Cafe Business Plan Needs to Succeed A business plan is a formal document that describes the goals and objectives of a business. It also includes the strategies and actions (that you will take) needed to achieve those goals. It is a crucial tool…
7 Steps for Creating a Cafe Financial Plan As a cafe or coffee shop owner, you know that managing your finances is key to the success and sustainability of your business. A financial plan is a crucial tool for helping you understand your financial position,…
Your Coffee Shop Needs a Plan for Growth Planning is an essential component of success for any business, including a cafe or coffee shop. Planning involves setting goals, developing strategies, and making informed decisions about the future direction of your business. By taking the time…
How to create a Cafe Business Plan when you hate doing paperwork Not everyone get’s excited about the idea of sitting down and writing about their dream cafe lifestyle … in a document that makes their Accountant or Finance person happy. In fact, most people…
For anyone that may be thinking a Vision Board is a bit too “woo-woo” for me. Consider how athletes and high achieving professionals use visualisation to get the very best performance out of themselves. Running through mental simulations over and over again in their heads…
If there’s nothing different about your cafe business, people will only buy from you because of convenience, price – nothing more. Added to that, you’ll never to able to raise your prices; if there’s anyone doing it cheaper, people will buy from them. Your Cafe…
“I lost the deal that I have been working on for months…” said a frustrated café buyer over the phone the other day. He then went on and told me how this cafe was a perfect opportunity. It was close to his home, had been…
They say successful cafe owners are not made. They are either brewed, percolated or pressed. One things for sure though, all successful cafe owners run profitable cafes. Pass by any busy specialty coffee shop and it will likely be full of customers enjoying coffee, espresso,…
Things to Consider When Deciding on Your Cafe’s Location Finding the best places to open a cafe may be one of the most important factors in determining your future business success. While no one can tell you how to choose the “right” location – as…
The difference between a successful cafe business and an average one has more to do with planning than it does with having a great idea. What makes the difference is execution and execution starts with a plan…A business plan. You’ve dreamed of showing off your latte-art…
Before you buy a cafe there are a few things you must ask yourself. Get your mindset in the right place to prepare for a successful cafe career with my Top 5 list of what to do before you buy a cafe. Here are my…
You’ve decided to take the steps towards your dream and run a cafe. This can be done in many different ways, you should first ask yourself if you want to start, buy or franchise your new cafe business. Let’s break it down, you have three choices: Buy…
This is a story of Jane, an individual who came to me just a bit too late. Not knowing special tricks for making the lease owner love her cost her $140,000. Here’s her story… Jane signed a contract to purchase a cafe in the city 6 months ago…