How Do I Get Started in Opening a Coffee Franchise or Java Drive Thru?

The first step is to gather all the information you can about coffee franchises. Search for a few coffee franchises in your area and visit their locations, hang out, and drink a coffee. This will help you get a feel for the overall concept of the coffee franchise and their products.

Try to visit at least three different coffee franchise locations and speak with the owners. Interview them as if you were a student trying to do a school project on coffeees and coffee franchising (even older adults can pass as evening college students).

Some questions to ask current coffee franchise owners:

1. Ask how their profits are?

2. Are they happy with the franchise they chose?

3. What is the most difficult part of their job?

4. What was their first step in opening their shop?

The next step would be to request information from the coffee franchise you are interested in to discover what their particular start up costs are and initial investment requirements (total investment can be $90,000 - $150,000 depending on the franchise and type of store). All coffee franchises require various capital investment amounts and have varying degrees of support. Analyzing all the information you can will give you a better idea of which coffee franchise is best suited to fit your needs.