Melody On
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What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee shop owner
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Vancouver, BC, Canada
How many years have you been in the industry?
New to the industry
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
maybe
About Me:
I am currently employed as a Registered Nurse in Vancouver, BC and have dreams to operate my own coffee shop. Hopefully I will be able to step into part-time positions within the health care field and within my business.
About My Company:
I am still solidifying my concept and therefore have not yet built my website.
Website:
http://kopicoffeehouse.com

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At 10:24am on April 6, 2009, Melody On said…
Hi Sophie, I'm currently in the Business Planning stage as well. Depending on where you are, you may or may not be able to start up with a budget of $35,000 because you have to include operational costs to cover the first year before you break even. I'm trying to be conservative and after adding numbers together, I'm finding that I will need at least $200,000. However, I am looking at a prime location in Vancouver, BC. and our lease rates here are expensive. $38 per square foot.

What I did do was attend Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup's barista school "American Barista and Coffee School" in Portland, Oregon. They were very helpful and provided me with a great foundation to start with. Ask for Bruce Milletto.
At 11:08pm on April 5, 2009, sophie said…
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
At 7:25am on February 9, 2009, Michael Oughtred said…
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!
At 5:20am on November 30, 2008, abraham rojas said…
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
At 3:26pm on November 23, 2008, abraham rojas said…
hi! melody how are you???
At 6:30pm on October 22, 2008, Pete Schar said…
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
At 1:54pm on October 1, 2008, Michael Oughtred said…
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!
At 7:19am on September 26, 2008, Mike Spence said…
By the way Melody, are you a graduate of the ABC school? Great start to opening a shop.
At 7:17am on September 26, 2008, Mike Spence said…
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!
At 2:42pm on September 24, 2008, Tony Serrano said…
Welcome to bX!

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