Write a Coffee Shop Business Plan in Ten Steps: Business Plan Sample and Template Included

As a doctoral candidate, professional business consultant, and business plan writer, I am often asked by aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs alike, "What is the first step for starting a coffee shop business or expanding a current coffee shop operation?". When I first started out as a business consultant, I would explain to my client their place in the entrepreneurial process. I then support this analysis with proven academic and practicing business theory, along with recommending specific steps to take to start or expand their coffee shop operations.After going through this process time and time again with coffee shop entrepreneurs, it dawned on me that the first step I ALWAYS recommend is writing a business plan.Unfortunately, most coffee shop entrepreneurs don't know how to write a professionally polished and structured coffee shop business plan. Hell, most owners don't know how to write any type of business plan at all. From this issue, I decided to write this book focused on a ten-step process for writing a well-structured coffee shop business plan. The business plan writing steps include all aspects of the business plan writing process, beginning with developing the executive summary to constructing a professional and polished funding request. In each step, I introduce you to a different coffee shop business plan section. I then explain in layman's terms what the section means, offer a coffee shop-specific business plan sample, and analyze the sample to help you understand the component. The objective of this detailed process is to ensure a full understanding of each section and segment, with the goal of you being able to write a professional coffee shop business plan for yourself, by yourself! IF you still need help writing your coffee shop business plan, at the end of the book, I ALSO supply you with a professionally written sample coffee shop business plan AND a coffee shop business plan template for you to use. To put a cherry on top, I have conducted and included preliminary Coffee shop market research for you to use in your personalized plans!In the end, I am supremely confident that this book, with the numerous tools and tips for coffee shop business plan writing, will help you develop your coveted coffee shop business plan in a timely fashion.