I would love to work at bongo Java! It's my favorite place in Nashville. but I'll be staying in Portland for quite a while I think.

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

Hi Tatiana,
Thanks for your comments on my wall. Let me know when you are in the area ....
Aloha,
Libby

Hey Tatiana,

Mucho gusto!

Thanks for your comments to my post. My café dream is a little bit stalled at the moment due to a variety of different circumstances - a weak peso being one of them and still looking for 'that' location. However, the next time you're in D.F. I would love to get together and pick your brain about the coffee industry - in the U.S. and Mexico - and everything related to it. Every bit of help is greatly appreciated.

Saludos,

Jeremy

Aloha!

Please call and stop by to see the farm - at least!

The coffee harvest is just about over. We have some parchment drying on the decks at the wet mills still. If it keeps on raining and being cloudy it might still be there!

In three weeks there will be another round of picking at a neighboring higher altitude farm, and we will process their coffee and market it. Our farm will be done for the season by then - maybe a few cherries left. We will be pruning and desuckering.

Actually, this is our avocado season! Like to eat them?

Anyway, our number: 808-324-0538

A heads up will be appreciated - a walk around the minimum, and drinking always. A cup of roast!

We have a MESA steward from Peru here until March. It is nice to have him here.

Write another email, and we will talk!

Richard

hello...

Tatiana, thanks for adding me

Hello Tatiana and greetings from Canada - I just put the water on for coffee it's 4:50am here on the east coast - Steve

Tati's on Barista Exchange, watch out! Ha =)