New coffee shop owners interview
Interview with Sue & Rob Whittle, owners of Hub&Spoke Cafe
Sue & Rob opened a new coffee shop in their local village during lockdown!They joined our Cafe Success Launch program a
new coffee shop
Now is the time to open a coffee shop
Claire speaking at Coffee Shop Expo 2021 ExCel London'Why now is the time to open a Coffee Shop'After over a year of setbacks,
the Coffee Shop Innovation Expo
finally took place on
UNROOTED
Unrooted at The London Coffee FestivalEvery now and again we find a new product that could be a great addition to a cafe or coffee shop menu. At the London
Coffee Shop Innovation 2021
The Coffee Shop Innovation Expo makes its much-anticipated return to London's ExCeL on 9th & 10th November, forming THE ultimate event to help you boost your profits, build your brand
The New Normal
Some good news this morning, the latest research has shown there is a positive sentiment towards local coffee shops and cafés as we move through the COVID crisis. We know
Brexit and knitting
What's the connection between Brexit and Knitting?
We were meeting clients in London on the day that the UK was leaving the EU, finding ourselves outside St Pancras International Station we
Best coffee books of all time
It's always heartwarming getting a compliment or being recognised for doing something well.
Recently our book 'The Daily Grind - how to open and run a coffee shop that makes money'
Meet us at Coffee Shop Innovation Expo 2019
You can't buy time, even Warren Buffet one of the world richest men agrees,
"It's the only thing you can't buy. I mean, I can buy anything I want basically but
Where to open a coffee shop or cafe?
If you are planning to open a coffee shop or cafe, or have already opened, then you will know that the choice of location can be the difference between success
7 ways for independent coffee shops to beat the chains
At this year's Coffee Shop Innovation Show at ExCel London, Claire presented a Keynote for all Independent Coffee Shops, - '7 ways to beat the chains"
Here is a recording of the
On a Mission – To stop independent coffee shops failing
We began coaching budding coffee shop entrepreneurs for two main reasons; one because we came close to losing everything back in 2009 and two because we have witnessed countless coffee
Coffee Shop Innovation 2018 – Partnership with CafeSuccess
Cafe Success partners with Coffee Shop Innovation for 2018!
We are delighted to announce our official partnership with Coffee Shop Innovation, the UK's leading event for coffee shop business owners.
You many
Coffee does good – Coffee Ethic
At the London Coffee Festival we interviewed Sarah Clark from Coffee-Ethic.
They help people in recovery from drug & alcohol addiction reintegrate back to work and society.
Giving people the opportunity to
Coffee Shop Bootcamp II
We had some fantastic feedback from the 1st Bootcamp we hosted in September this year, and so had no option but to rerun it.
A broad range of people attended, some
How technology can give you an edge
This week, we met with Tom Dewhurst, Founder & CEO of Ordoo at their offices in Old Street, London. Ordoo is the UKs leading mobile ordering app for coffee shops.
What’s
Caffe Culture Presentaion
Here is our presentation at Caffe Culture at Olympia in London on May 24th about the Authors
Andrew & Claire Bowen are the authors of 'The Daily Grind - how to open
Caffè Culture
I've just sat down at my desk to work on my talk that I am delivering at the Caffè Culture show at Olympia in London on Wednesday 24th May at
London Coffee Festival 2017 Video
We spent a fabulous few days at the London Coffee Festival. It seems that there are even more people interested in opening a coffee shop and we met loads of
The 5 Most Wanted for a coffee shop start up- Infographic
Jim Rohn, the renowned US motivational speaker and business coach famously said that "you are the average of the five people you spend most time with."
So when you are opening
Interview with Ken Burgin
We were delighted recently to be invited on as guests by Ken Burgin, the famous Australian Hospitality guru. He had read a copy of our book, The Daily Grind and
Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast
We were delighted to be asked to be guests on The Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast by Eric Cacciatore recently.
Eric invites the best mentors from the restaurant, bar and cafe industry to
Love at First Sight!
Love at first sight You only get one chance to make a first impression they say, and it's never more important than when it's your own business.
Impressing customers on their very
Equipment Superheroes
You've got the plan, the passion and the drive and a great site to open your new coffee shop. The problem is you are not quite sure how busy you
What you wanted to know at the London Coffee Festival
We spent four inspiring days at the London Coffee Festival, held at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, last week.
We met hundreds of budding and experienced coffee shop owners
London Coffee Festival 2016
We have been getting more and more excited on the countdown to our London Coffee Festival debut! Between 7th and 10th April, we will be on Stand B26 at The
You can’t drink coffee off the internet
We are excited to share with you a fantastic podcast from Bill Barol in which he talks to Kambiz Hemati, who was in charge of store design for Starbucks.
It’s worth
Cafe16 UK – latest coffee shop research
We were invited last week to the launch of the Allegra World Coffee Portal, Project Cafe16 UK report.
With the input of over 16,000 people, it's the definitive report on the
Your Independent Coffee Shop’s Dirty Secret
How many times have you walked into your local independent coffee shop either at 8:30 in the morning on a weekday, or lunchtime Saturday when it’s really busy and thought
When the time comes for selling your coffee shop
Selling your Coffee Shop
We’re sorry we’ve been so quiet over the last few weeks but have got a really good excuse. On Monday 7th September, we completed the sale of