Then also the monthly expenses so I can get an idea of how much coffee I'd need to sell? I do plan to serve bagels and muffins in the morning in addition to the coffee. So what am I missing under the best case scenario? Of course, no way of knowing what's up on the inside right now so that's best case I figure. It's possible when it comes to the building I may not have to do much more than drop the equipment, paint the exterior, get signage, and pave the lot(uh, just gravel right now).
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So basically with all my rambling descriptions do you think this is the type of spot that could work? And could someone project startup costs, like cheap ways of getting the equipment(leasing? remember someone mentioning the distributor gave them free equipment to work with them exclusively? and so on?). And no I don't even expect to make much money if at all the first year. And I don't need to get rich, If I netted 25-30k/year for myself I'd be happy. I figure I won't HAVE to sell as much coffee at this location as the avg. This place may be in the low hundreds I'm guessing. I freak out seeing people that have to pay thousands on rent. Cost of living is low here in the first place. I'm guessing rent would be very low for this spot. Although I do think this spot could work great. And once I proved I was making this work I could then have an easier job of getting some good financing and opening another location that might be more profitable. And I know people recommend getting the best site as opposed to cheapest but I do think this one would be good and very low overhead. So I'm figuring it will be cheaper than having a building built and putting it on a site and having to get all the plumbing/electr. Like I said I'm trying to do this relatively cheaply. But coming from the other direction you can see it from a ways off and it's the right side of the street. One negative is that driving down the main road from one side you can't see it until you're driving by because a vacant taller/larger building next to it(would be just enough room between for a drive-thru lane) is pretty close to the street. But thinking along the lines of what I plan to do I think it could work well as a drive-thru. I don't think people would know what to do with it. Nothing special to look at basically a rectangular wooden box with paint. It's not a very attractive spot I wouldn't think for most businesses because I don't think much could be done with the small space. I think they probably closed because they were overwhelmed and maybe over their head/ill prepared.
I remember calling a few times trying to place orders and nobody would answer and would sometimes not be willing to deliver. A lot of business from college students dropping by for a slice or 2. I remember there was a lot of buzz about it. Probably been closed a year/year and a half. The location was previously a tiny take out/delivery pizza shop that wasn't open long. There are no other specialty coffee joints in the city except for one inside a Hastings(like having a Starbucks inside a Barnes and Noble). Service there is slow though and half the time I'll give up on waiting at the drive-thru for someone to say something and just go in. Also in another direction the popular local coffeehouse(that also has a drive-thru) that is less than 5 minutes away. There is a drive-thru Starbucks down the road though less than 5 minutes but it's more when you get to a major retail/shopping zone. Heck, there is even a roaster down the street! Also a few small offices like real estate, chiropractors, etc. Both sides have apts, college oriented shops/bars/university bookstore/laundromats/burger joint etc. So on one side the busy 4 lane road, the other a street that has the college on the left, the half block on the right. This block is basically an island block that follows a busy road this building is on(with the building being on the busy street end of the block). It's a small half-block from a university with an enrollment of about 6,500.
I am guessing for the most part the inside will just need to have the equipment dropped in.
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So drive-thru windows could be built on both sides. I'm looking at a building that isn't a drive thru but looks to be about the same size as a typical double espresso drive-thru I've been seeing online and on this forum. I need to try and get it done as low cost as possible for me to be able to afford it. Going to try and paint a picture of the area and what I plan to do and also get opinions on if you think it would work/be a good idea.Īlso startup costs.
This will be just a small double drive-thru. Basically just want an example of monthly expenses such as rent, etc. I've been reading this forum about a week and read A LOT of the posts so it's kind of run together in my head now and most info I've probably found but can't find exact threads.
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