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To share knowledge with hungry minds like oursCafe mistakes: 4 reasons why so many coffee shops fail
A lot of people open or buy a café imagining that the business will be a sure win. Little do they know that, actually, most coffee shops fail (and shut the doors) within the 1st year of business. Don't get us wrong, opening cafés can be a very positive experience if...
Coffee Shop’s Profit: how to upsell your way to success.
If you are reading this post, I'm sure it is because you are in the search for tools and strategies to improve your coffee shop's profit. So let's cut the fuzz and go straight to the point: Opening a new coffee shop is a big venture. But actually keeping the business...
Commercial Coffee Machine: Is Renting or Buying the Best Decision?
Whether you own a coffee shop or espresso bar, a Commercial Coffee Machine is hands down one of the most important pieces of equipment you will need for your business. It is critical to ensure that by having the right machinery can add significative speed and quality...
Coffee Shop Marketing: 4 Tools To Apply Within a Week that Will Help You Propel Sales Growth
A great number of coffee shop owners have been struggling with sales volume over the past year. One pretty common misconception that may be preventing you as a café owner to move forward with your business is to overcomplicate Marketing and not put any tool/strategy...
How to make your coffee shop bulletproof and thrive during the pandemic
In 2020, a lot has changed when it comes to coffee shop operation best practices. So much had to be changed, adapted, and improved to make sure If you are starting a new business, you might also be interested in our previous post on "How to start a new cafe with no...
CAFE PROFIT: HOW TO IMPROVE IT IN 4 EFFECTIVE WAYS
The average profit for a small cafe is about 5 percent, but large coffee operations tend to earn much higher profits. Direct costs average about 15 percent, so most of a small coffee shop's expenditures go toward overhead expenses. Building sales volume makes a...
Cafe owners: take advantage of ATO’s Instant asset write-off.
Under the instant asset write off, eligible businesses can claim an immediate deduction for the business portion of the cost of an asset in the year the asset is first used or installed ready for use. Instant asset write-off can be used for: ... new and second-hand...
Is opening a coffee shop a good investment?
One of the most pressing questions we hear from people we know around the coffee industry that plan on opening a cafe is this: "I want to invest my money in a business, is opening a coffee shop a good investment?" Well, that is a tricky one! There is a number of...
Open a new cafe: consider buying an existing business
The journey of setting up a new business may seem daunting. So many steps, so many details to pay attention to, let alone all the paperwork that needs to be addressed before the inauguration. One solution that can be overlooked, but definitely offers great advantages...
Cafe Business: 4 Powerful Steps to Thrive in the 2020’s
In the hospitality business, the most effective way to make money is either increasing the alcohol selling volumes or maximizing the volumes of take-way operations. Over the years we have seen very cafe businesses that generate decent revenue out of alcohol, which...
4 EASY STEPS TO ATTRACT PASSIONED STAFF TO WORK IN YOUR CAFE
There is no doubt that hospitality has always been a challenging industry to keep employees motivated for long term. There is no guarantee that anyone will stay in the business for long term, however there are subtieties that can help YOU making your business to stand...
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR CAFE MANAGER
Hiring a cafe manager, it is important to ensure th person which is been hired undertand the nature of the job, its responsabilities and the main requirements of the job. Hiring a cafe manager means hiring a person that will be managing the daily operations of the...