How To Open & Grow A Coffee Business

3-Day Coffee Business Master Class

HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR EVERY STEP OF STARTING YOUR OWN RETAIL COFFEE BUSINESS
BARISTA TRAINING + BUSINESS PLANNING + OPERATIONS TRAINING

Your Step-By-Step Roadmap For How To Open & Grow A Coffee Business

Learn how to open a coffee business with no previous experience necessary! Come away with the know-how, resources, and a step-by-step plan of action to launch and grow your own retail coffee business. Over the last 14 years, this class has helped launch hundreds of successful coffee businesses worldwide—from traditional coffee shops to coffee trucks, trailers, drive-thrus, hybrid models, and more. Whether you’re just starting out or already on your journey–we guarantee this class will provide more value than the price of tuition, or any other coffee business course! Don’t just take our word for it—check out the hundreds of 5-Star Google reviews and Facebook recommendations from past students, or see some of their success stories on our blog!

Highest Training Value

Through small class sizes, we provide a truly personalized and inspiring learning experience. Over three full days, you’ll receive hands-on barista training, in-depth coffee business education, operations training, and a step-by-step business launch guide from the industry’s highest-rated educators.

Learn how to write a coffee shop business plan, accurately project start-up costs, choose the right equipment, plan menus, manage operations profitably, craft elevated hot + cold drinks, and much more! This class is turn-key comprehensive learning, which means no additional classes or add-on services necessary.

Our full suite of detailed Coffeepreneur® resources—including a 220+ page binder of class notes, financial plans, spreadsheets, operations manuals, location analysis tools, café designs, mobile resources, equipment lists, recipes, and more—is included at no extra cost! Upon completion, students receive our internationally recognized certificate of coffee business + barista training.

New Benefit Exclusively for Texas Coffee School Graduates: Access to use our wholesale discount to purchase espresso machines, grinders, and more directly from select major manufacturers, with VIP factory support and installation nationwide! This savings often far exceeds the cost of tuition!

A Modern Approach To Training – Go Further, Faster

Since our beginning, we have worked tirelessly to ensure this Coffeepreneur® 3-Day Coffee Business Master Class is not only the most powerful and detailed course of its kind–but also the most approachable and easy to grasp. We are constantly evolving and improving our training systems to ensure our students are prepared to face what’s ahead. Our modern approach to training enables our students to achieve more capability in less time than any other coffee business course!

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Daily Schedule

  • Day 1

    9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

    • Introduction to Opening a Coffee Shop Business
    • Comprehensive Coffee + Barista Training (Part 1)
    • Comprehensive Coffee + Barista Training (Part 2)
    • Coffee Shop Operations Training (Part 1)
  • Day 2

    9:00 AM – 5:15 PM

    • Comprehensive Coffee + Barista Training (Part 3)
    • Comprehensive Coffee + Barista Training (Part 4)
    • Coffee Shop Operations Training (Part 2)
    • Practice Time
  • Day 3

    9:00 AM – 4:15 PM

    • Coffeepreneur® Mindset + Business Ecosystem
    • Comprehensive Coffee Shop Business Planning
    • Comprehensive Coffee Business Launch Strategy
    • Q&A Session

Course Overview

Coffee Business Topics & Resources:

  • Becoming a Coffeepreneur® – The Mindset + Ecosystem for Success
  • How to Open a Coffee Shop – A Detailed Step-by-Step Roadmap
  • Tools for Developing a Sound Coffee Business Concept
  • Beyond Great Coffee & Aesthetics – How to Stand Out + Stay Relevant
  • How to Write a Detailed Coffee Shop Business Plan
  • Sample Coffee Shop 5 Year Financial Plan Spreadsheet (highly detailed)
  • Tools for Projecting Start-Up Investment and Return on Investment
  • Budgeting: Buildout, Rent, Labor, Cost of Goods, Marketing, and Operating Expenses
  • Coffee Shop Growth Strategy
  • Conventional and Unconventional Ways to Obtain Funding
  • Assess a Market, Perform a Competitor Analysis, and Feasibility Study
  • Location Selection Based on a Formula, Not a Gut Feeling or Guess
  • Lease Negotiating Tips – Avoiding Common Business Killing Mistakes
  • Sample Lease Language and Letter of Intent
  • Detailed Coffee Equipment + Supply Lists
  • Mobile Coffee Business Tips + Equipment + Supply Lists + Resources
  • Coffee Roaster and Vendor Recommendations + Contact Info
  • Customer Experience Planning Tips
  • Designing an Efficient Coffee Bar (includes 6 sample coffee bar designs)
  • Tools for Menu Planning (includes sample menu design)
  • Menu Costing (includes detailed sample menu costing spreadsheet and pricing strategy)
  • Coffee House Recipes (includes a full recipe book)
  • Hiring the Right Contractors + Keeping on Schedule/Budget
  • Tools for Interviewing, Hiring and Training, Great Employees
  • A Soft Opening Game Plan 
  • Sample Coffee Shop Management of Operations Manual
  • Sample Coffee Shop Employee Operations Manual
  • Sample Coffee Shop Employee Evaluation Form
  • Inventory Tracking + Waste/Spoilage/Theft Measurement
  • Retail Sales – Tips for Increasing Profitability
  • Marketing Tips + Recommendations
  • Coffee Equipment Calibration Guides
  • Q&A Session
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Barista Training Topics & Resources:

  • The History and Science of Espresso
  • Proper Use and Calibration of Espresso Machine + Grinders
  • Espresso Grinding, Dosing, Distribution, and Tamping
  • Classic Espresso and Milk Based Drink Preparation
  • Milk Science, Steaming, Texturing, and Pouring
  • Espresso Bar Efficiency and Consistency
  • Maintaining an Orderly, Clean Coffee Bar
  • Customer Service Tips
  • Espresso + Coffee Equipment Cleaning, Care, and Maintenance
  • The 6 Essential Elements to Quality Coffee Brewing
  • How to Troubleshoot Poor Tasting Coffee
  • Single Cup Brewing, Batch Brewing & Cold Brew Coffee
  • Tips for Creating Balance Using Flavored Syrups & Sauces
  • Cold Beverage Preparation
  • Elevating Cold Brew + Cold Brew Efficiency
  • Modern/Trending Hot + Cold Seasonal Signature Drinks + Recipes
  • Introduction to Tea (Hot + Iced + Sparkling)
  • Proper Cleaning of an Ice Machine
  • Practice Session – Drink Building, Drink Order Efficiency

Plan Your Trip

Nearby Airports

DALLAS FORT WORTH (DFW)
DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL)

NEARBY HOTELS

Hampton Inn & Suites - Arlington South (DISCOUNTED RATE)
1100 E. Interstate 20
Arlington, TX 76018
(Partner Hotel - Discounted Rate)
(817) 419-3700 | WEBSITE

ALOFT DALLAS ARLINGTON (DISCOUNTED RATE)
4432 S. Collins Street
Arlington, TX 76018
(Partner Hotel - Discounted Rate)
(682) 321-7575 | WEBSITE

RESIDENCE INN DALLAS ARLINGTON SOUTH (DISCOUNTED RATE)
801 Highlander Blvd.
Arlington, Texas 76015
(Partner Hotel - Discounted Rate)
(817) 465-2244 | WEBSITE


more days. more money. more fluff?

DOES MORE DAYS MAKE A BETTER COFFEE BUSINESS CLASS? SADLY, NO.

Other coffee schools add more days (and more fluff) so they can appear to be offering more. It’s a bitter reality. Instead of drawing our coffee business class over additional days, we keep our course focused on the things that actually matter. This way you save on tuition, hotel, travel, and time. If you are serious about your coffee business, don’t fall for classroom fluff, a tour around a city, and generalized business curriculum with a bunch of up-sell add-on services at the end! Click here to see how we compare.

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3-Day Coffee Business Master Class Cost Breakdown:
Barista Training (Part 1) Espresso – $350.00
Barista Training (Part 2) Milk – $325.00
Foundations of Coffee – $75.00
Coffee Extraction – $350.00
Coffee Brewing Methods – $250.00
Coffeepreneur®  Mindset + Ecosystem for Success – $500.00
Coffee Business Planning + Operations Training Pt. 1 – $500.00
Coffee Business Planning + Operations Training Pt. 2 – $500.00
Live Q&A Session – $150.00

Total Combined Costs: $3000.00 / person