I talk to a lot of people who want to open a cafe, and almost none of them have this done. No full business case. No complete list of variable costs. No complete list of fixed costs — the stuff you pay even on the days you're closed. No real number for total investment needed before you open the door. And here's the part that actually worries me: more than 60% of coffee shops fail in year one, and more than 80% don't make it past year five. I used to think that was because people didn't try hard enough. I don't think that anymore. I think it's because people assume it's simple. Pick a nice space, get a good machine, make good coffee, done. It's the opposite of simple. The owners who make it are the ones who sat down early and got honest about the numbers — before the lease, before the buildout, before any of it. You don't need my template for this. Use whatever system works for you. But please, please do not sign anything until you've built these three lists yourself: 1. Every variable cost — what changes with how busy you are 2. Every fixed cost — what you pay whether you're open or not 3. Your full investment number — everything it takes to actually get the doors open If you want the breakdown I use with people going through this, comment "Lists" and I'll send it your way. ☕ P.S. This is for anyone who's serious about opening, even if it's a year or two out. If you're just daydreaming about it, that's fine too — just know these three lists are where the daydream turns into a real plan.

I don't usually do this, but I've got a discount I only send by DM. Not posted anywhere else, not in the community feed, not on the website. Here's why: I want it to go to people who are actually paying attention, not just scrolling past. So I'm keeping it small and personal, three quick steps. 1. Follow Coffee Shop Launchpad on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coffeeshoplaunchpad/ 2. Subscribe on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeShop-Launchpad 3. Comment LAUNCH below Once you've done all three, DM me and I'll send you the discount. No forms, no funnel, just me checking and hitting send : ) P.S. This is for people who are serious about opening a shop and want a real head start on the paid track, not for people collecting freebies. If that's you, comment "LAUNCH" and I'll be in your inbox. ☕

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Imagine you could open your dream coffee shop for 99 bucks. Not "get inspired." Not "learn the basics." Actually open it. The site, the numbers, the machine, the staff, the first 90 days. That's what I'm putting on the table this month. We just crossed 3,000 members. Three thousand people who are either dreaming about a café, fighting to keep one alive, or already running one and trying to squeeze a real margin out of it. I didn't expect that. When I started sharing what I learned building Carl Ludwig Coffee — from zero to €450K a year at a 20% margin, and then selling it — I thought maybe a few dozen people would care. 3,000!!! 🚀🚀 So here's how I want to celebrate it: For the next 30 days, [full access / Membership tier] is $99. [Normally $199] Everything I used, everything I got wrong, everything I'd do differently: - The full launch roadmap — site, lease, build-out, licensing - Costing & Team — the parts that decides if you survive - The weekly live calls, all four formats - Our AI, the numbers playground - The community — people who've already made some of the mistakes you're about to make Here's why I'm doing it at 99 instead of the real price: 60% of coffee shops close. Most of them don't fail because the coffee was bad. They fail because nobody ever showed the owner the numbers before they signed the lease. I can't fix that for everyone. But I can take the price off the table for a month and see how many people I can drag across the line. I'd genuinely love to see you inside and help you build the thing you've been drawing on napkins for two years. Follow this Link — $99/mo for a limited time . And if you're already in: thank you. You built this. ☕

I am opening a halfway house take away cafe on a busy golf course I would like some advice on which coffee machine is best for quality and efficacy , many thanks Chris