Comments on: 10 Things You Should Know Before Opening a Cafe

By: Morris Owen

Morris Owen — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 06:46:49 +0000

Thanks for your sharing

By: Jeremy Thompson

Jeremy Thompson — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 21:56:11 +0000

I have never thought of how hard owning and managing a restaurant or cafe is. It’s true that dealing with difficult customers will be inevitable might as well happen regularly. I’m thankful for all those who work hard to keep a smile within those cafes, great job. I’ll be happy enough to be a customer and enjoy their meals. Thanks for the new perspective!

By: shinas ashraf

shinas ashraf — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:24:27 +0000

Some points are very useful. Thank you for sharing these stuffs. seen someone telling about posting Con’s.. actually Con’s are the best to read before opening a cafe.. we need to find what are the possible cons before we startup.. we need to get ready to block that.. Thank you

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:47:28 +0000

I agree with Vivek. I only saw the cons, and I didn’t see any positive writings in this article. Yes, this article is “things to know before opening a cafe” but every tip was negative. Although it is helpful to know this information before starting a cafe’, it is nice to see articles that have BOTH pros and cons.

By: Vivek

Vivek — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:01:21 +0000

Very negative perspective IMHO. All jobs or businesses have pros and cons. You’re only speaking of the cons which again seem too juvenile to me. These kind of problems would bog you down if you’re a quitter or a pessimist, an optimist would be too busy enjoying his work to get worried about these ‘facts’.

By: KimHock

KimHock — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:13:41 +0000

In my mind, #1 has always been the most important! With this, your staff will definitely be motivated to work for you, and you will not be at the mercy of your staff (the bad ones)

By: kopi technician

kopi technician — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:11:46 +0000

Good staff are hard to hire, I would agree on that.

By: G

Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:00:16 +0000

Re: #7 IT IS DIFFICULT – OR ALMOST MISSION POSSIBLE – TO HIRE GOOD STAFF, you mean it’s mission impossible?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:45:32 +0000

Feels like everyone and their mom is opening a cafe these days though. Came across this website that showed a map of all the cafes in Singapore by location, with something like upwards of 200 cafes??? I wonder how long any of these will last.

By: tmmeit

tmmeit — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:43:22 +0000

I think same goes with any other business. (:

By: Felicia

Felicia — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:37:44 +0000

Amen to this. This article is written 100% spot on I feel like it was my soul who actually wrote it. I can add up my personal experience to every single point mentioned above. Opened a restaurant with my sister for almost 4 months now (We’re not from Singapore) and I know one thing for sure, it’s a lot of work and dedication. If you’re not ready to handle what seem to be the least important thing (and things you might have never done before) might as well not jump into the bandwagon.

By: Yogi bear

Yogi bear — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:49:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing…..

By: Janus

Janus — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:13:26 +0000

Which is why, start a cafe only if you’re really passionate about GOOD (emphasis!) coffee and not just because you want to hop on the bandwagon and hope to make some quick cash. That’s not going to work. Even better, start it as a hobby. Hobbies are for you to spend money anyway (think art collection, golfing, cycling, stamp collecting, any hobby). That way, you won’t be worried about profits and you can focus on what’s important – the coffee and making the place the way YOU like it to be. Losing money is the normality and earning some is a bonus.

Having inadequate funds means you’re not ready for the hobby. And having “inadequate time” just means you’re not passionate enough. After all, I’m sure many people willingly sacrifice sleep to do what they like, eg. playing computer games and what not.