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Wake up and smell the profit: 52 (+1) Guaranteed Ways to Make More Money in Your Coffee BusinessWake up and smell the profit: 52 (+1) Guaranteed Ways to Make More Money in Your Coffee Business by John Richardson
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £36.20
Superb - the bible that I refer to weekly in my business. You must own this if you're thinking of opening a coffee bar. A wealth of practical, well-written advice from hugely experienced guys.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback))The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) by Susan Gilbert
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £5.49
Good stuff. Solid practical advice covering pretty much the whole enterprise. Just be aware that the US financial model doesn't include VAT.
Starting and Running a Sandwich-Coffee Bar: An Insider Guide (Successful Business Start-ups)Starting and Running a Sandwich-Coffee Bar: An Insider Guide (Successful Business Start-ups) by Stephen Miller
Buy new: £8.44 / Used from: £7.00
A decent basic introduction but a little dry and dated. The market has moved on a lot since this was published and it's really about one sandwich bar and not coffee bars as the title suggests.
Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic From Our Kitchen Table: 57 Real-life laws on entrepreneurshipAnyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic From Our Kitchen Table: 57 Real-life laws on entrepreneurship by Sahar Hashemi
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.80
An exciting read. You keep willing them to succeed while you read it. It's a shame Coffee Republic now lag so far behind the other chains and seem to have lost their way.
Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a TimePour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz
Buy new: £4.46 / Used from: £3.50
Another great read. Most of us would never aspire to be Starbucks but it's great to see the story and passion behind the growth.
E-myth RevisitedE-myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £4.00
This may not be specifically about coffee bars but it is an absolute essential purchase. You must read this if you don't want to be a slave to your business. Read it before you open!
The Business Coach: A Millionaire Entrepreneuer Reveals the 6 Critical Steps to Business Success (Instant Success)The Business Coach: A Millionaire Entrepreneuer Reveals the 6 Critical Steps to Business Success (Instant Success) by Bradley J Sugars
Buy new: £4.09 / Used from: £3.99
This is no E-myth but it's a great way to keep drumming the message home after you've opened.
How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso and Tea ShopHow to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso and Tea Shop by Elizabeth Godsmark
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £13.99
Again useful. Expensive but the CD is a great addition.