How to Start a Coffee Shop Successfully (Beginner Course )

If you want to learn how to start a coffee shop, you’re at the right place. For ten years and counting, we have been a relevant online resource for many aspiring coffee shop owners throughout the United States and worldwide.

Beginner Coffee Shop Business Course: Lecture Series (UPDATED JUNE 2024)

Topics covered in this course include:

· How to Prepare to Open Your Coffee Business

· How to Develop Your Coffee Shop Concept

· Choosing Your Unique Sales Proposition

· Determine Your Target Market

· Developing Your Coffee Shop Business Plan

· How to Determine Your Coffee Shop Menu

· Choosing Your Coffee Shop Business Structure

· Determining Your Costs

· Paying for Your Coffee Shop

· Accounting Methods

· Setting up Your Financial Projections and Estimates

· Exploring Buying an Existing Coffee Shop or Starting From Scratch

· Searching for a Coffee Shop for Sale

· Should you Open a Coffee Franchise?

· Choosing the Best Location to Open a Coffee Shop

· Elements of Your Property Lease You Need to Know

· How Much Should You Pay in Rent?

· Your Coffee Shop Design and Layout

· Navigating Your Health Department

· Selecting Your Coffee Shop Equipment

· How to Choose a Wholesale Roaster

· Hiring and Training Your Baristas

· How to Prepare for Your Grand Opening

· How to be a Successful Coffee Shop Owner

By taking this exclusive course, you’ll become familiar with essential topics necessary to successfully start your coffee shop.

Your Coffee Shop Business Plan:WE offer a coffee shop business plan template and spend two lessons covering what is typically in most coffee shop business plans. Our template is an excellent guide to creating your personalized business plan and should save you dozens of hours.

Note:This is an in-depth beginner’s course! We primarily focus on brick-and-mortar coffee businesses. However, you can apply much of the information to drive-thru stand businesses and even mobile coffee businesses.

This course is in American English. We use financial examples based on the U.S. dollar.

*What We Don’t Cover In this Coffee Business Course:

· How to Import Green Beans

· How to Write a Business Plan

· How to Extract or Dial-In Espresso

· How to Create a Coffee Business Logo

· How to manage and operate an established coffee shop (**Advanced Course Coming Soon!)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don’t have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That’s up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!