If people did not want to buy it the minute you opened you be in a world of trouble. I am wondering how you chose your perfect location. Some companys use satalites to show where heavy traffic areas are.

thank you, I think your advice was great

yes we have a star bucks in salisbury nc. My vision is to produce great coffee in a nice enviroment with dependable staff. I am from Chicago and i know how people do things theire is way diffrent then in the south. I have not had a chance to put that idea on paper in my business plan yet, I have been more focused on data needed to get a loan. We have like 30,000 people and 2 colleges. There are already 3 coffee shops here. I want to put a shop across from super walmart, becasue of the traffic. Starbucks is across from the street on the highway. The spot is off of a large interstate. I also would be sponsoring a card trading league and they and their parents would be buying my products. I was told by industry councolrs to ask exzisting business owners and ask starbucks customers questions about what they like or dislike. Also if they would go to another coffee shop

hey , my name is Sophie and i am trying to start a coffee bussiness in the south. Would it be ok to ask you some questions about how you

1 determined the viablity of the bussiness, how did you caculate if your business would make sufficent revenue?

2 how did you conclude that your business would make a profit

3 How much money did you need to start up your business?
customers questions or looking up industry reaserch?

4 Did you do any market research like, going to starbucks and asking

Thanks for asking Ray, I'm opening up next week, so I dont have any really information.

Maybe under different circumstances, however. Being terminated was very, very embarrassing for me. Although my former boss never did anything outstanding, he was far from my favorite person, it is his first time running a business and it's the general consensus amongst the baristas that while he's a step up from the previous owner, he still has a long way to go. Besides this, I'm in no dire need of employment right now. I live at home and I'm a full time college student, and quite honestly, work was taking a way a lot from my study and homework. I'm also now getting unemployment from the state so I'm not hard up for money. I was greatly hurt by the entire ordeal and it's given me a lot of bad blood about that place, so for now, I think I will just keep my distance.

Firstly, you happen to be a screen name on the internet so I don't see where it would be necessary for you, or any other members here on barista exchange - unless they were local coffee shops who happened to be hiring - to know why I was discharged. Not that I'm hiding anything, I just didn't want to volunteer the information. Getting fired is pretty embarrassing and I don't enjoy rehashing the details constantly. As it so happens, I was fired for failing to cover a borrowed shift. At the beginning of the month a co worker asked me to work for her on a date roughly three weeks later, I agreed but forgot to write down the time and didn't show up for the shift. That morning no one bothered to call or text me until several days later when the manager asked me what happened and I realized my mistake. When I went in for my next shift the owner was there waiting to take my keys.

A little attitude meaning what...? Obviously I would be more than willing to explain the circumstances of my termination with potential employers, I trust that most would understand that it was a harsh move on my former bosses' part once they were privy to the whole story.

What have you figured you need to take in ($) everyday to break even?

Thanks for asking Ray, we are in the final steps of completing the design with just a few alterations left (NEVER EASY). I'm still torn about choosing a roaster however I've boiled it down to three at this point. I'll be doing some serious taste testing in the next 3 months. I have chosen my espresso machine, La Cimbali M39, so i'm looking forward to making great coffee with a great machine! Any of your advice is definitely welcome!