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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for the beans, May 23 2004

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julie, horse lover (redding, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start and Run a Coffee Bar (Start & Run ...) (Paperback)

We are opening a coffee house in 4 months and, needless to say, I have been reading and researching tons of books. Not just on the coffee world, but on insuring a small business as well as other legal insights. This book has been a HUGE resource for our venture. It is an easy read, meaning, it doesn't numb your mind for countless pages discussing, say, insurance. Let me add that it does talk about insurance, and I thank the authors for that. They explain complicated business talk with clear and consise examples. They also tend to weigh situations against other situations. For example, when drawing up the plans, they give you three ways of doing it (yourself, a draftsman, and an architect) and explain the pros and cons of each. This is consistent throughout the book and they go on to explain why or why not certain things work. They discuss marketing, staffing and the interview process, equipment tips, design layout, decor, etc. This is obviously written from the stand point of people who have been there. They cover all the bases about getting your shop up and running while touching on some potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. And if you get in a bind, they discuss how to get out of it. My highlighter has gotten a workout and I am passing this on to my co-owners to read. I am grateful to have found this book and only wish I had found it sooner to save money on the previous "coffee house" books I have purchased. This book exceeded my expectations as it went beyond the basics and truly is the only book you'll ever need. I was impressed to see that they covered LLC's, C corporations, and, S corporations...where people can't sue and go after your homes, bank accounts, personal assets, etc. Our attorney recomended an LLC for our type of operation and I was relieved to see that this book brought the topic up. Thanks to the authors for being the most complete work out there (in my opinion) on starting your business THE RIGHT WAY from the start.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth the money, Feb 4 2004

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This review is from: Start and Run a Coffee Bar (Start & Run ...) (Paperback)

This book did not really come up with anything that one can not find at the public library or the internet. It tells you about the good things that you would like to hear and thus painting a rosy and an unrealistic picture. The information is somewhat general, and for the most part not realistic and/or outdated. In short, it's not worth the money.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, Mar 24 2004

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Angela McNabb (New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews

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When I ordered this book I was hoping that there would be some information in it that I could pick from it to point me in the right direction on starting a coffee shop. I got SO MUCH MORE INFORMATION than I could imagine! Everything you need to know, I mean everything...from learning about coffee, designing your coffee shop, the equipment & supplies you will need, how to give GREAT customer service, how to have the BEST product line, dealing with staff, customers and everything you should consider in your day to day operations. The ideas on marketing were great and gave me other ideas. I am keeping this book next to my business plan as I plan on refering to each constantly as a guide. Thank you Tom and Marybeth for taking the time to write such an informative book!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for beginners.
This book offered different ideas and suggestions that I had not thought of while planning for my new business. It was well written and easy to understand for a beginner. Read more

Published on July 25 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!
Very detailed with down to earth concerns of a business owner. Just wish I had the start-up money now and I'd be all set!

Published on Feb 4 2003 by Carmen Bradley