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    Employee Age to Operate Equipment

    Been open about eight months and my wife would like to hire a teenager. How old does an employee have to be to operate a espresso machine, coffee grinder and dishwasher? Thanks
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    Start-Up coffee Shop Financials

    I recently opened a coffee shop. We bought most of our equipment secondhand. Much of it through Craigslist search. Due to the poor economy we were able to purchase a lot of inexpensive equipment. Company Item Age (years) Price WalMart Bakeware 1 $21.16 Michaels CraftPunch 1...
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    IS anyone REALLY successful running their own coffee shop?

    I recently started a coffee business too. My current goal is to get the average sale above $7. If all you sell is coffee you have to sell to a crapload of people to make decent sales and a lot of folks want more than coffee. We're still messing with product mix but the big sellers seem to be...
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    Online Payroll CHEAP

    Quickbooks not required. I started a coffee shop in Cocoa Beach, FL and was hunting for a payroll solution that doesn't cost a fortune or require a accountant to run. This program is brilliantly simple. Free federal ePay and Employee Direct Deposits (or you can write checks). Super...
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    BunJava 2 Month Update

    We just hit our 2 month mark. Hours are 6:30-130 and the occasional night (five concerts so far). Starting this week we have poker on Fridays and music every saturday evening. Business doubling every two weeks. Will probably hit the break even point next month (bills plus theoretical min wage...
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    Website Opinions

    Thanks caffe biscotto , The logo on the blog page was designed by a local logo artist (super inexpensive): Daniel Rensing Distinct Graphicz, Inc. 321-446-6435 Daniel@distinctgraphicz.com www.DistinctGraphicz.com I did everything else. I did the main page with the clickable cup in Adobe...
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    Website Opinions

    I've been working on a website for my shop. Please take a look and tell me your thoughts. Http://www.BunJava.com
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    Latte- glass or ceramic cup?

    What do you serve a latte in? A Tall glass or a ceramic cup?
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    BunJava coffee Open For Business

    After nine months of planning and building we finally opened for business. business has been decent but we need to start building a regular customer base. Any tips for growing foot traffic? Location: http://tinyurl.com/bunjava Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/BunJava/DropBox#
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    New Theme Difficult to Navigate

    I'm findign this new theme very difficult to see. Font color blends with background- brown on brown and blue on blue. Fonts are too small Navigation is hard to follow.
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    Espresso Machine & Coffee Brewer Energy Savings vs Wear

    Just opening my shop and was wondering what the best practices are for turning off the espresso machine and brewer when not in operation? I have La Pavoni BAR 3V 3 group espresso machine an a Bunn ICB Twin Coffee Brewer.
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    used roaster

    Click this link daily for the next two months: http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=Diedrich+roaster+site%3Acraigslist.org&btnG=Search
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    Sacred Cows and Taboos of the Coffee Industry (arrrrg)

    Just getting into the business and I'm already seeing plenty of taboos and sacred cows that spark heated discussions. Just got in an argument with my wife when I had a conversation with someone recommending a naked portafilter. Anyone notice any others? * Creamer * Flavored coffee *...
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    Craigslist:Ambex YM-10 Commercial Coffee Roaster - $9950

    As seen on Craigslist: Ambex YM-10 Commercial Coffee Roaster - $9950 (Elko, Nevada) Ambex YM-10 Commercial Coffee Roaster with roast profile software. 10 kilo drum roaster, red w/stainless steel. Less than 2 years old. Uses natural gas. Roasts up to 18 lbs. green coffee beans. Excellent...
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    POS (or just register?) Suggestions & Insight Needed

    After a bunch or research I've decided to use a Samsung (Sam4S) ER-5200M cash register for around $500. 117 programmable keys. It has an available integrated card reader but it's rather expensive.
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