Generally speaking, the opening of a cafe will go through the following process:

A. First of all, the preparation of store funds, this part of the abundance of their own, generally speaking, to open a use of an area of 200 square meters in the cafe needs about 500,000 yuan of funds.

B. According to the characteristics of their core products selected customer groups, most of the cases of the core product is often not the coffee itself, but for example: porcelain, carpets, handicrafts; special meals; special activities and other very attractive, competitive products; (This is like the principle of fishing, first of all, you have to choose the type of fish to be fished, and then prepared to fish the bait)

C. According to the customer groups Select a business location with reasonable rent, i.e., choose the right place, choose the right point, which is equivalent to figuring out where the fish are and finding a good place to fish. To evaluate whether the rent is reasonable, focus on whether the effective customer flow is sufficient and whether the customer capture rate is high enough. First, figure out the average rent and staff wages and utilities for a day, such as daily rent of $600, wages and miscellaneous expenses of $400. Calculated at a profit margin of 70%, the daily flow of about 1,430 yuan can be flat, with a consumption of 20 yuan per person, the need to receive 72 people to reach break-even, in accordance with the general coffee shop 10% of the customer capture rate calculation, the daily flow of people in the area must be more than 700 people, in order to be able to hold the level. If the effective flow of people is not enough, it proves that the rent is too high.

D. sign a long-term transferable catering lease, generally 5 to 10 years, at least 3 years;

E. recruit a trustworthy cafe manager, who may not have done catering management, but should have a certain leadership and charisma, hard-working and conscientious;

F. apply for pre-approval of the name of the cafe in the Trade and Industry Bureau;

F. apply for pre-approval of the name of the cafe;

F. apply for pre-approval of the name of the cafe at the Trade and Industry Bureau Approval;

G. Begin to recruit key staff, such as store managers, barkeepers, chefs, cashiers, foremen, artisans, etc., for them to apply for health certificates;

H. Development of menus, drink lists, rules and regulations, training, trial meals; I. According to the meals to be produced to draw up a list of equipment, equipment purchases accounted for about 30% of the total investment;

J. Signing of the equipment, J. Signing the procurement contract with the supplier of equipment and raw materials;

K. Designing and decorating the cafeteria according to the requirements of the Epidemic Prevention Station (change of water, electricity, and capacity increase), the construction period is usually 40 to 60 days. This part of the cost is about 40% of the total investment .

L. In the early stage of design and construction of the cafe, start to report to the Environmental Protection Bureau for approval;

M. In the middle of construction, apply for approval of outdoor light-box advertisement;

N. In the late stage of construction, install the kitchen equipment; apply for electrical safety inspection;

O. In the late stage of renovation, apply for approval of the sanitary permit, and apply for the inspection of the Epidemiological Station after the renovation is basically completed;

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P. Store cleaning.

Q. Get a business license from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau after getting the health license;

R. Apply for tax registration;

S. Trial operation;

T. Set aside half a year's rent and unforeseen expenses, promotional expenses, which account for about 30% of the total investment;

The above is the basic procedure for starting a cafe. However, the approval will vary from region to region and from cafe type to cafe type. According to experience, site selection should try to avoid residential buildings, try not to choose an area of less than 80 square meters of business premises, you should choose the water and sewage, power supply, ventilation, smoke exhaust as much as possible adequate premises. Because these factors will apply for a license for the future, expanding the business has a great impact.