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- There are three main points and the rest fills in the why’s and hows of those points.
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Where you are is important. The town that is. It’s a reflection of you - your surroundings. Regardless if you’re from the area or live in the area, you will be turned into it.
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You’ll need a lot of money and cash flow. You have to be good with money or get good fast.
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Start with the end in mind as best you can. That end will change but if you have a goal to work towards the rest will reveal itself and you can make adjustments.
- There are a lot of small details to go through so this is a breeze through - there’s a lot of little stuff I can’t mention or this will take forever.
- What is address? Location is pretty important. How much is it? Where do you find spaces? Look on craigslist, loopnet, local realtor “commercial” section.
- What is the space setup going to be? Do you need an architect?
- Permits - sinks. And more sinks. Plumbing. Know where all the plumbing is in your space. Hope you got money saved.
- You’ll need shelves. Lots of them. And buckets.
- Roaster, what type, what model. Upgradeitis. You got money for that?
- Product, to start and keep going over and over. You know you need money for that?
- Bags. What vendors? Styes? What are people doing?
- How is your label game. Labels are import. Don’t fill it up with nonsense. Customers notice.
- You remembered to get tin ties right?
- How about Delivery of Product? Got money for shipping and gas?
- Permits, you saved money for your permits right? They come every year.
- Got money left?
- And what happens with the worst things happen?