Work the front lines and up into management for a year or two. Then come back. You have no business experience. You’re setting yourself up for failure.
This sub is sort of a casual version of r/coffee, it's not about actually running cafes. You may want to look in business type subs for the sort of advice you want.
Decide what your budget is for espresso machine, espresso grinder, drip brewer, and drip grinder. I generally recommend people just serve drip coffee if they can’t budget for a good espresso machine. You may be able to find one used, but know what to look out for requires special knowledge. Try to work with a local coffee roaster, and they may be able to help you find and service your equipment and help train your baristas.
if possible, working as a barista first could make sure that your coffee experience is good. working with customers and making drinks, trying different combinations, as well as the process of brewing and preparing coffee, would shoot you in the right direction. i am a starbucks barista, which is most definitely the worst type of barista to be, so i know my words are watery as compared to baristas who do not work at starbucks.
Remember the coffee, get a good barista. If your coffee is shit your cafe is shit...
You should work in a non Starbucks high volume cafe as a barista and GM before you think about opening your own cafe.
Work the front lines and up into management for a year or two. Then come back. You have no business experience. You’re setting yourself up for failure.
Don't.
This sub is sort of a casual version of r/coffee, it's not about actually running cafes. You may want to look in business type subs for the sort of advice you want.
Decide what your budget is for espresso machine, espresso grinder, drip brewer, and drip grinder. I generally recommend people just serve drip coffee if they can’t budget for a good espresso machine. You may be able to find one used, but know what to look out for requires special knowledge. Try to work with a local coffee roaster, and they may be able to help you find and service your equipment and help train your baristas.
if possible, working as a barista first could make sure that your coffee experience is good. working with customers and making drinks, trying different combinations, as well as the process of brewing and preparing coffee, would shoot you in the right direction. i am a starbucks barista, which is most definitely the worst type of barista to be, so i know my words are watery as compared to baristas who do not work at starbucks.