Coffee and Tea Glasses

It's time to put your math skills to work. If you want to keep your coffee shop's doors open, you need to turn a profit. That means creating budget and a list of coffee shop expenses.

Imagine getting into your car, pulling out of the driveway and heading out on the road with no destination. You may hit a few dead ends along the way. You may get lost. You may find yourself in place you didn't want to be.

This is exactly what happens if you try to start a business without a plan.

You've decided to open a coffee shop, entering the $782 billion food and drink industry. And while you might have the perfect at-home setup to make coffee, there are a lot of coffee shop equipment essentials that you'll also need.