3 Mistakes that Coffee Shop Owners Make

If you are planning to start a venture especially opening a coffee shop, you should avoid the 3 mistakes that Coffee Shop Owners make;

1. Lack of Planning. There is no detailed plan or business plan. A common mistake of every business owners, some coffee shop owners they just want to start and excited to have the business start running. They don't have big picture of the business. A good planning will help you prepare for a surprise issues or problems.

2. Not Enough Capital. The back up capital is needed because you need to expect that there will be months that would not give enough cashflows. If you run out of money, better to know where to go or if you have investors at your back then it will be good that you have a line of credit.

3. Not having the right staff. From the time of opening, you should have a right staff from beginning. Look for the right staff and train them. They should be align with the goals and objectives of the coffee shop. Hire slow and fire quick is the right HR philosophy in this type of business.

How to open a coffee shop?

One of my dream is to open my own coffee shop, today I'm managing different branches of Cafe Martinez in UAE. This experience will be a preparation to achieve that dream.

I would like to share the proper foundation of opening a coffee shop. From the very start, you need to get this right or else you will suffer later.

1. Time - you should fully commit your time in the preparation til the opening of your coffee shop.

2. Write a business plan for your coffee shop. Don't forget to get the right location.

3. Capital - this is very crucial part of opening a coffee shop, have the money ready for every expenses coming up.

4. Manpower - Build a team that will help you grow the business, from Pastry Chef to helpers.

5. Marketing Plan - Have a good marketing plans that will boost your sales.

Cafe Martinez, The Next Big Thing in Coffee Industry

There is a lot of coffee shop concepts coming to UAE specifically in Dubai. Cafe Martinez with it's 80 years of experience in the coffee industry bringing the concept to GCC with their vast variety of tasteful products and Chef culinary expertise. A high end coffee shop, known for it's quality and high standard.

They recently opened 3 branches, Dubai Media City, Dubai Marina Mall, and Wafi Mall.

The choices of different classic coffee from local farmers in Brazil,Colombia, and Italy. You can smell the authentic coffee beans and freshly brewed used in their coffee shops.

The only coffee and restaurant shops that offer Argentinian food on their menu Pastel De Papa, Sorrentinos, Bife de Lomito and Salmon Salvaje. They are famous with their different offering of Empanadas  such as Humita Corn, Turkey and Ham, and Chicken. They are the only coffee shops that offering freshly baked empanadas in UAE.

As the company grew their Empanadas and Pizza segment, they are putting up a wood oven on their coffee shops. After Ramadan, they will relaunch their menu and attracts locals and foreign visitors on their branches.

This is not a regular coffee shops on the street in Dubai but a high end coffee shop and restaurant that offers great coffee and food.