Explore our resources on buying, selling and operating a Cafe business

This collection of guides and resources is designed to help you to make informed decisions and have a greater understanding on a wide range of cafe business related topics.

buying a business

Mistakes to Avoid Making When Buying a Café Business

Your first obstacle is the process of buying a café business. It’s a process requiring due diligence and extensive research. To help ease you along, we’ve listed the top mistakes we see enthusiastic café owners make.

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Why Use a Business Broker When Buying a Café

Buying a café is a complex business, with multiple steps to take before you get to the point of serving your first customers. That’s why a business broker is such a valuable part of the process.

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Coffee Shop Valuation Methods

Whether you’re buying a café or planning to sell one already, knowing how much your business is actually worth is crucial. After all, you don’t want to be overpaying or leaving money on the table.

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Café Business Profit Margins: What to Know

Before succeeding with your coffee shop, you need to know the basics. We take a look at the profit margins of the average café business and see what that means for your venture.

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Convenience Store Insurance: What You Need

The excitement of opening your own corner shop can be tempered by the dull but extremely necessary extras.

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Creating a Financial Plan for a Café Business

Your financial plan is part of your overall business plan, but how do you create one?

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Why Café Businesses Fail

Let’s discuss why coffee shops fail in the UK to prep you for the challenges ahead.

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Why Convenience Store Businesses Fail

Despite the high street struggling in the past decade, convenience stores remain surprisingly robust.

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The Hidden Startup Costs of a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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Creating a Financial Plan for a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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The Hidden Startup Costs of a Café Business

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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Are Café Businesses Good Investment Opportunities?

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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Due Diligence When Buying a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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Buying Freehold vs. Leasehold Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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Due Diligence Process for Buying a Cafe

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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What is Involved in Buying a Leasehold Café?

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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How to Write a Convenience Store Business Plan

You’re not too late to get into the convenience store business - here’s all the costs involved.

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How Much Does it Cost to Buy and Run a Café in the UK

Discover the true costs of buying and running a café in the UK.

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Tips & Guides

Mistakes to Avoid Making When Buying a Café Business

Your first obstacle is the process of buying a café business. It’s a process requiring due diligence and extensive research. To help ease you along, we’ve listed the top mistakes we see enthusiastic café owners make.

Read more

Why Use a Business Broker When Buying a Café

Buying a café is a complex business, with multiple steps to take before you get to the point of serving your first customers. That’s why a business broker is such a valuable part of the process.

Read more

Coffee Shop Valuation Methods

Whether you’re buying a café or planning to sell one already, knowing how much your business is actually worth is crucial. After all, you don’t want to be overpaying or leaving money on the table.

Read more

Café Business Profit Margins: What to Know

Before succeeding with your coffee shop, you need to know the basics. We take a look at the profit margins of the average café business and see what that means for your venture.

Read more

Convenience Store Insurance: What You Need

The excitement of opening your own corner shop can be tempered by the dull but extremely necessary extras.

Read more

Creating a Financial Plan for a Café Business

Your financial plan is part of your overall business plan, but how do you create one?

Read more

Why Café Businesses Fail

Let’s discuss why coffee shops fail in the UK to prep you for the challenges ahead.

Read more

Why Convenience Store Businesses Fail

Despite the high street struggling in the past decade, convenience stores remain surprisingly robust.

Read more

The Hidden Startup Costs of a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

Creating a Financial Plan for a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

The Hidden Startup Costs of a Café Business

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

Are Café Businesses Good Investment Opportunities?

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

Due Diligence When Buying a Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

Buying Freehold vs. Leasehold Convenience Store

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

Due Diligence Process for Buying a Cafe

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

Read more

What is Involved in Buying a Leasehold Café?

From licenses and loans through to liabilities, leases, and all the legalities.

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How much profit do UK cafés make on average?

Cafés and coffee shops pocketed a healthy £56,763 in profits on average in 2024, but how much can you expect to make as an independent operator? CoGoGo investigates.

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Buying a café

From lease conditions and financial health to staffing and competition, CoGoGo’s guide helps you cover all bases before you shell out on your dream café business.

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Cafe Finance

Café financing and loans. What are your options?

Explore diverse financing and loan options for café owners, from commercial mortgages and business loans to merchant cash advances and crowdfunding.

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How Much Does it Cost to Buy and Run a Café in the UK

Discover the true costs of buying and running a café in the UK.

Read more