Cafe Budgets 101

It's time for your inner business person to come alive!

Be sure to download the fill-in-the-blank workbook so you can solidify your new knowledge in writing.

Remember all modules are go at your own pace.

The P&L Statement is one of the most important business documents you need to understand if you're going to run a cafe business. In this module, you're going to learn what a P&L is and how you can get one.

What does a healthy, profitable cafe budget look like? Learn what the common ongoing expenses for a cafe business are, how much you should be spending on each expense category, and how to use your P&L statement to analyze the health of your business.

Occupancy costs are the costs of where you occupy. Learn how to keep these costs under control and how to calculate the sales needed to support a brick and mortar space.

Cost of Goods Sold is one of the biggest expenses in any food or beverage business. In this module, we dive deep into understanding how to control this category of expense, how to price out your menu for profitability, how to manage waste, and how to monitor these expenses ongoing.

Time to talk about EVERYTHING else. In this module, we discuss all the other expenses associated with running a cafe and how to dial back from overspending on them.

Labor is the other major major expense when it comes to running a cafe business. In this module, we dive deep into understanding your true labor costs and getting them under control.

Time to get to work! Here are my tips of where you can start.