Recent content by Combi72

Thanks. That is a key milestone , when you recovwr your investment. Also called payout.

After how many months or years from opening did your coffeeshop reach breakeven? Meaning your monthly sales equaled your fixed and variable costs. What is in your experience a good rule of thumb?

Thanks, you are spot on. What do you think about increasing prices a notch? 5%?

Thanks, we have been active on social media but I agree that help from a marketing expert is needed

Update: 13 months after opening; it has been quite a ride but still worth it Average 90 transactions per day. $7.40 per ticket Virtually breaking even Working on payroll costs and other cost of goods savings

I opened a coffee shop 4 months ago, 1100 sq ft, in an affluent neighborhood with nearby office buildings. No drive-through. We are averaging 60-70 transactions per day in our fourth month, $6.20 per transaction, and it seems that the sales trend is positive. We have a 50-50 mix of new vs...