Ultimate Checklist Guide To Setting Up

A Cafe

Prerequisites of Setting Up a Cafe

So you’ve decided to start a coffee shop/cafe, but it’s not as easy as brewing coffee and
opening your doors for business. That being said, it is a highly rewarding experience, one
where you will be responsible for some brightened up mornings, where friends and family
will have conversations over some freshly brewed coffee, and meetings will feel even more
joyful!
So to help you in this journey we have come up with a ultimate checklist guide to start
efficient & complete coffee shop/cafe:

Research:
To run a profitable cafe you need to do research then only you can figure out the business
plan, create a menu, and also the prices you are going to keep for your items.

Reach out to business owners and learn about their experiences, what has worked for them
and what hasn’t.

Observe other business and consider what you can take from them and where you have to
do things differently.

Study your target audience. Asks questions like:

Who are they?
What are their needs?
How is the demand?
What time of day works best for coffee shops?

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 Vision & Concept:
First create a vision for your business and decide what will be the best suited concept of
your coffee shop is going to be.

If concepts done right, it can help give you a competitive edge over your competitors.

To create best concept for your cafe you need to follow below checklist

Name of your cafe

How cafe will look i.e style of decor

Pin point your target audience

What your menu will look like

As per your target audience find out how much individuals willing to pay for
coffee

Do you want to provide food or only coffee?

Is the coffee service going to be dine-in or to go?

Building a Business Plan:

Your business plan will help you make some really important decisions such as:
Finalize a concept for your cafe
Plan ownership/partnership
List your competitors and how you will stand out
Understand your finances
Create a great menu

Your business plan should include the following elements:

Mission and Vision statement of you business

Customers to competitors analysis of your local market

Staff requirements & what you plan on doing yourself.

Detail marketing plan & which medias you are going to target for marketing

How much investment do you need to do initially and how you are going to
obtain it.

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 Projections of finances

Selection of location

Finalize property is going to be rented/leased or owned

It is lot to think about but if these aspects are carefully thought about, it could be the
winning factor for a cafe business.

Finding the Ideal Location

Pay close attention to how many people are moving around on foot, parking spaces around
the location, is it fast moving crowed or people stoping to meet someone?

Choose location where your target audience is easily available. Your concept is huge factor
when it comes to attract your target audience from that area.

Are there other coffee shops or similar businesses in close proximity?

Ensure that when you start your coffee shop, you receive a good amount of direct walk-in
footfalls. Choose place near enough clear walkaways and parking space available.

Make sure your cafe signboard or a banner should be highly visible to people from the
street and sidewalk.

Set up a Google My Business account so individuals can easily find your coffee shops
location.

Understand the terms and conditions of the rental lease as this will majorly impact the
resale value and profitability of your business down the road.

Don’t sign anything until you have a legal advisor to guide you through it.

Licenses:
Licensing is one of the most integral parts of setting up any kind of restaurant. You sure
don’t want to be caught up in legal troubles.

Below few licenses are important in India to ensure a hassle-free and smooth operational
running.

FSSAI License (Mandatory)

GST Registration (Mandatory)

Municipal Health Trade Licenses (Mandatory)

Shop And Establishment Act (Mandatory)

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 Fire And Safety License

PFA Act Clearance Certificate

Pollution certificate

Certificate of Environmental Clearance

Eating house license

Keep in mind that your permits and licenses will take time and the waiting process maybe
longer, so plan ahead.

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