Starting a Coffee Shop Business

The specialty coffee shop business or espresso business provides opportunities to individuals in 2002 that exist in few other areas. For a relatively small start up cost you can be your own boss and possess your own coffee business. The investment for a coffee cart, coffee kiosk, coffee drive thru, or a coffee shop franchise ranges from $10,000 to $100,000.

What other business will offer you this? Let’s plan to open a clothing store…with inventory fixtures build out you’re probably looking at an investment of close to $1,000,000 dollars. Once you are open can you compete with the GAP or Banana Republic? In almost every industry or business opportunity I can think of, there are major chains that dominate the landscape. Is there in coffee? No. There is one major coffee shop chain, and we all know who that is…and then there are many smaller coffee shop businesses. The good news is, you can open your own coffee shop business. If you educate yourself and do the right things, you can compete with any coffee shop franchise, chain, or business.