The document provides guidance on starting a coffee shop, outlining key costs and considerations including renting the optimal space in a good location, setup costs like legal fees and licenses, necessary equipment and supplies, advertising expenses, payroll costs for employees, applicable taxes, maintaining sufficient cashflow, and noting that the total estimated costs are $200,000 for a shop or $20,000 for a coffee cart. It emphasizes the importance of properly budgeting across all areas to avoid failure.

1. HOW TO START A COFFEE
SHOP
COSTS AND CONSIDERATIONS

2. THE SPACE
AS A RULE, RENT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 15 PERCENT OF PROJECTED SALES.

3. THE SETTING AND LOCATION OF A COFFEE SHOP ARE VITAL TO ITS
SUCCESS, DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THEIR VALUE.
SKIMPING ON LOCATION ISN’T A SOLUTION

4. SETUP COSTS
LEGAL FEES, LICENSE AND FRANCHISING ALL ADD UP

5. EQUIPMENT
THE TOOLS TO GET THE JOB DONE

6. SUPPLIES
EVERYTHING YOU PRODUCE HAS AN INITIAL COST

7. ADVERTISING
WEBSITES, PAY-PER-CLICK, PRINT ADS, OH MY

8. PAYROLL
TIME IS MONEY, YOU’LL NEED TO PAY FOR PEOPLE’S TIME

9. TAXES
KEEP YOUR BOOKS BALANCED

10. CASHFLOW
HAVE ENOUGH CUSHION TO COVER THE CHANGING TIDES

11. THIS IS WHERE MOST NEW OWNERS FAIL. SCRIMPING IN ONE AREA WILL
COST YOU IN OTHERS.
GIVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO SUCCEED

12. 200,000 FOR A SHOP*
20,000 FOR A COFFEE CART
*According to Belisimo Coffee Infogroup

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