Coffee Shop Ownership 101

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.