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Your Dream • Attributes of a Successful Café Owner • Café Roles • Fear of Failure
Can You Buy a Café? • How Much Do I Want to Spend? • Do I Want Something Big or Small? • Do I want a Franchise or an “Independent” Café? • What Sort of Café Would I Enjoy Working In? • What Location Would I Prefer? • The Café Buying Process
The Accountant • The Solicitor • Finding a Café • Contacting the Broker • Personal Approach
An Example of a Business Summary • Reliability of the Business Summary • Financials • How to Read the Financials • The Percentage Guide • Turnover • The Cash Dilemma • Gross Profit • Cost of Goods • Food Cost • Labour / Staff • Roster vs Staff Costs • Analysing the Roster • Fixed & Variable Costs • Rent
Café name: Café Mocha • Strata • An Analysis of the Financials
BAS Returns • Information Online • Food Authorities • Café Reviews • Decision Time
Location • Competition • Café Analysis • You! • Customer Patterns
The Grilling • Key Questions • General Questions • Financial Questions • Staff Questions • Supplier Questions • Trade Questions • Competitor Questions • Marketing Questions • Maintenance Questions • Premises Questions • Licensing / regulatory questions • Key Question Template
The Four “P’s” – An example • SWOT Analysis – An example • The Four “P’s” – Template • SWOT Analysis – Template • Council Documents • Legal Documentation • Negotiations • Offer Acceptance
The Trial • Trial observation form: • Training • Settlement • Update suppliers • Cheques for settlement • Cash float / change for point of sale system • Stock take • Staff roster
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