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looking for a partner to start a coffee restaurant ?

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#1 ·
hi everybody , i am ramin afshari , 25 years old boy , i am new in the business , soon i am about to take some courses for different kinds of foods ( specially fast foods ) and making coffees tea and ... , i am looking for partner so when i am done with my studies we could start a business together . i cant inform you with the amount of money i can provide for my share of the shop and equipment in here , and i am really interested to open a coffee restaurant . feel free to send me an email .

email : ram_ramir@yahoo.com

take care .
 
#3 ·
ok good tip , thanks . i am just so interested in coffee business and coffee itself . i have been saving money for more than 5 years although i have been living in a country with bad economy but i have manged to save enough money to pay my share of buying and equating a coffee shop .

i think after i found someone who is interested in the coffee shop business we start by calculating the amount of money that we have together and our goals for future . i rather to just have a perfect coffee shop instead of having a coffee restaurant . serving cold drink + hot drinks ( all in different types and kinds ) + cakes , biscuits and .. and perhaps snacks .

after knowing how much money we have , then to see what kind of place that we need and how much space ( i guess having around 60 square meter might be enough to run a coffee with 35 customers + kitchen + perhaps could put some tables outside the shop as well and serve up to 50 peoples ( i am not sure about it yet ) + we could have more space if possible ) i know the location of shop is one of the most important things in the business so i suppose there is a connection between the amount of money that we want to spend with location of the shop and the shop space .

i would to have old fashion shop + good equipment to serve customers , i am not kind of guy who like to compete with other shops but if it become necessary i will do it LOL . i am a working kind of guy and like working and working specially when i am working with cool guys or girls . i don't residence of any country but my own country so i guess my partner must help me with that . i do like to do 50% 50% partnership . i am an honest person at list that's what i think i do respect peoples thought and beliefs , i am a reasonable person , i calm . i do like to hear a very light music in the coffee shop while reading biography books and enjoying my hot coffee . i would have a partner between ages 24 up to 35 or perhaps 40 . i don't like to serve any kind of alcoholic drinks as well . we could have baby showers , birthday parties , surprise parties , movie time and .. . if we have enough space we could have a bookshelf for peoples to pick a book and read while drinking there coffee .

combining these two images below is almost what i have in my mind

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ok , thats what i had in my mind for now .
 
#5 ·
I know how how you feel. I too have a fantastic business plan in an industry of which I have no experience. Once I finish my studies (A level Alchemy) I will be launching product.

All the best in the coffee shop. Have you thought about appearing on the BBCs Dragons Den?

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#9 ·
Where are you based? Nigeria by any chance? It's not for me, I'm out.
 
#12 ·
raminafshari said:
... we could have baby showers , birthday parties , surprise parties , movie time and .. . if we have enough space we could have a bookshelf for peoples to pick a book and read while drinking there coffee .

combining these two images below is almost what i have in my mind

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3461bf4.jpg
Not sure this type of model would work in the UK, which appears to be more advanced than what you imagine.

You mention movie time - were you thinking of a café in a cinema?
 
#14 ·
There are already a number of established chains here in the UK, whose interiors are moving towards light and airy (rather than cluttered and dark as shown in those photos)

You mention movie time. Were you thinking of showing films in the café?

However you don't see enough room for a bookshelf (eg a very small theatre)

Where are you planning on opening this business, bearing in mind you don't appear to have a work visa for the locations (unless you have one but not divulged that information)

Do you have any business plans in place?

Are you aware of labour costs and regulatory costs in the markets you are investigating?

Do you now which areas have high demand for baby showers in cafes? (so that I can avoid them on my travels)
 
#15 ·
no , maybe in a time of the day or night we could play a movie with a projector on the way for a local customers and friends , i am not sure yet actually it could be just or fun and not business . those images are the things i like to be , i don't say what can i do is something like that . but i want to try my best .
 
#19 ·
raminafshari said:
ok good tip , thanks . i am just so interested in coffee business and coffee itself . i have been saving money for more than 5 years although i have been living in a country with bad economy but i have manged to save enough money to pay my share of buying and equating a coffee shop .

i think after i found someone who is interested in the coffee shop business we start by calculating the amount of money that we have together and our goals for future . i rather to just have a perfect coffee shop instead of having a coffee restaurant . serving cold drink + hot drinks ( all in different types and kinds ) + cakes , biscuits and .. and perhaps snacks .

after knowing how much money we have , then to see what kind of place that we need and how much space ( i guess having around 60 square meter might be enough to run a coffee with 35 customers + kitchen + perhaps could put some tables outside the shop as well and serve up to 50 peoples ( i am not sure about it yet ) + we could have more space if possible ) i know the location of shop is one of the most important things in the business so i suppose there is a connection between the amount of money that we want to spend with location of the shop and the shop space .

i would to have old fashion shop + good equipment to serve customers , i am not kind of guy who like to compete with other shops but if it become necessary i will do it LOL . i am a working kind of guy and like working and working specially when i am working with cool guys or girls . i don't residence of any country but my own country so i guess my partner must help me with that . i do like to do 50% 50% partnership . i am an honest person at list that's what i think i do respect peoples thought and beliefs , i am a reasonable person , i calm . i do like to hear a very light music in the coffee shop while reading biography books and enjoying my hot coffee . i would have a partner between ages 24 up to 35 or perhaps 40 . i don't like to serve any kind of alcoholic drinks as well . we could have baby showers , birthday parties , surprise parties , movie time and .. . if we have enough space we could have a bookshelf for peoples to pick a book and read while drinking there coffee .

combining these two images below is almost what i have in my mind

97phqp.jpg


3461bf4.jpg


ok , thats what i had in my mind for now .
I'm sure that you can tell that this is a forum of coffee lovers who are very enthusiastic about creating the perfect cup. Why don't you demonstrate to us your knowledge of coffee, varietals, processing, terroir and then what equipment you would choose and how you would prepare your perfect shot?
 
#20 ·
Hi All, I have a passion for coffee and looking for a business partner myself to open up a quality independent coffee shop in Yorkshire or Cheshire, (open for other locations if you have something great going). Looking for people who are SERIOUS about the idea, it would be nice if you work/worked in a good independent store before like (Prufrock or Kaffeine...don`t want to mention stores up here). If you want to invest on a 50-50 basis I only need seriousness and fairness from you. If you don`t have money to invest but want to be involved I would be also interested working with you if you have at least 2 years strong experience. Thanks all for reading! Please write to camcoffeeshop@gmail.com Regards, Antonio
 
#21 ·
Hi All, I have a passion for coffee and looking for a business partner myself to open up a quality independent coffee shop in Yorkshire or Cheshire, (open for other locations if you have something great going). Looking for people who are SERIOUS about the idea, it would be nice if you work/worked in a good independent store before like (Prufrock or Kaffeine...don`t want to mention stores up here). If you want to invest on a 50-50 basis I only need seriousness and fairness from you. If you don`t have money to invest but want to be involved I would be also interested working with you if you have at least 2 years strong experience. Thanks all for reading! Please write to camcoffeeshop@gmail.com Regards, Antonio