I am trying to start a coffee shop with a budget of $ 35,000. Filling this out would greatly help me. I am disabled and trying to get off of uncle sam's payroll. Also any advice is appreciated. i am in my business planning stage at the begning balnace statement. My head just spins
from talking about it!

1 What kind of coffee machines do you use
2 How long do they last
3 How much is the rent for your store
4 After you found your location for your store, what condition was it in
and how much did you spend to fix up?

5 How much is store insurance a month
6 how much are your utlities
7 When you were first in business did you ever need a payroll loan,
if yes how long did it take for your credit to become established to get a loan

8 how many differnt types of coffee do you brew a day
9 How many employees do you have a day
10 How many pounds of beans do you order in a week
11 Ball park customers and cash take in a month
12 how big is your store and town located in
13 do most of your customers live or work in town
14 what hours are your shop open
15 how long has your shop been open

No worries Mel, thanks for emailing back. Whenever you are ready just give me a buzz and we would be happy to help with training, product info, equipment sourcing, etc... Good luck and we hope to chat soon!

Ciao for now!

My flight back home was fine backbreaking though, Hope to catch you one of this days... or catch here at BX hehehe hope to hear from you soon

hi! melody how are you???

Hey Mel, finally found a moment to join the club, good to see you on here. I see you're not open yet!, setbacks? Well, i'll tell you, the school definately was worth it. I have upgraded my espresso and the shots are awsome. Latte art is coming aswell, about every third to go drink, and every other to stay. I went through four bean roasters untill i found the perfect espresso bean. Ironicially, it was one of the beans used at the ABC. Anyways, love to hear from ya, ttyl.

Pete

Hey Mel:

Welcome to Barista Exchange, I think you'll find the site really informative. I saw your profile while surfing the site this morning and thought if you ever want to bounce some of your ideas off a local roaster, I would love to help you out. We roast in Delta, and our company is all about education. Let me know if I can help you out or if you would like to profile some coffees in the future.

Good Luck!

By the way Melody, are you a graduate of the ABC school? Great start to opening a shop.

Welcome to bX! This is a great site to learn more about getting a shop open! If there is anything we can help with, let me know!