Every Reason to NOT Start a Coffee Shop – Valor Coffee Podcast Ep. 173

Check out the Valor Coffee Community: – Courses, Exclusive Videos, PDFs, Spreadsheets and more: https://community.valor.coffee?utm_so... Like this Pod? Help us out by liking this video and SUBSCRIBING! :-) So you want to open a coffee shop? Before you sign a lease, let us try to talk you out of it, or at least make sure you know what you're actually signing up for. In this episode we play devil's advocate on our own dream job: managing a revolving door of 20 somethings, why "I'll roast my own coffee to save money" is really just starting a second, harder business, and why permitting alone can cost more than your whole buildout depending on where you live. We get honest about the money, the messy math of business partners, and the gap between loving coffee and loving running a coffee shop. If you still want to open one after this, we'd genuinely love to help. 00:00 So you think you wanna start a coffee shop eh? 05:54 Real Expectations for Coffee Shop Owners 07:27 Should your roast coffee to save money? 09:38 Hiring a manager? 15:10 Should You Start a Coffee Cart First? 21:42 Should you have multiple owners in your business? 29:09 A note about upfront costs 32:58 Take inventory 34:53 Closing Thoughts If you purchase something through one of our links, we may be entitled to a share of the sale Buy Valor Coffee: https://valor.coffee/shop?utm_source=... Want to become a Wholesale Partner? Email us at wholesale@valor.coffee to set up an account! Want to send us coffee? Have a question you want to answer on the show? Send us an email to info@valor.coffee Want to revolutionize your catering business with a single hub for logistics, invoicing, estimates, and more? Flashquotes is changing the way Valor and other catering companies do business, leading to more bookings and better events. Check out https://flashquotes.com/valor to learn more! Want to get your business in front of more people? We partnered with Local Eyes Growth to grow our business through SEO and the results have been incredible. Local Eyes is offering a FREE backlink ($300 value) to Valor Coffee Podcast listeners who partner through our exclusive link. Visit https://localeyesgrowth.com/valor to get the ball rolling! Follow the Valor Coffee Podcast on Instagram:   / valorcoffeepod   Follow Valor on Instagram:   / valor.coffee   Listen on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/P29t Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ____ Subscribe to Riley's YouTube Channel: @rileywestbrook Follow Riley:   / rileywestbrook   Follow Ross:   / rosswalters   Follow Ethan's Parody Account:   / ethanrivers777   #specialtycoffee #coffee #thirdwavecoffee