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Procreate Coffee

Coffee Shop Ownership 101

$ 270.00
$ 270.00
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Duration: 3 hours

Thinking about opening a coffee shop in NYC? Join our partner Common Coffee for this workshop where you'll be given a practical overview of the decisions that shape a café project and become harder or more expensive to change later.

Designed for first-time owners who are exploring an idea, searching for a site, negotiating a lease, or preparing to begin construction. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the project sequence, common risks, and which specialist professionals to involve at each stage.

In this three-hour workshop we’ll show how concept, site selection, lease, equipment, and utilities shape one another. We’ll also examine how gaps between owners, landlords, architects, contractors, and equipment vendors can affect cost and timeline.
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Andrew Richter will be your instructor. He is the founder of Common Coffee, a Brooklyn based café and roastery consultancy. He brings more than 17 years of coffee industry experience, including serving as Director of Coffee at Gotham Coffee Roasters and advising on more than three dozen café openings. 

His work spans operational planning, equipment selection, utility coordination, and staff training, including working with owners, architects, and contractors to prepare cafés for opening and ongoing operation. This workshop draws on that experience to help prospective owners ask better questions, identify costly gaps before committing, and work more effectively with the professionals involved in opening their shop.