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Café owner

Owns and runs an independent café. Margins are thin, hours are long and the work spans everything from menus to VAT returns.

A real shift

Early start, open, serve, manage staff, handle suppliers, and then do accounts and social media in the evening.

Skills that matter

  • Business finance
  • Marketing
  • Staffing
  • Supplier relationships
  • Product quality

Qualifications

  • Level 2 or 3 Food Safety
  • Council food business registration
  • Small business training

Where it leads

  1. Café owner
  2. Second site
  3. Roastery
  4. Bakery café

What we'd ask on the show

  • Opening a café: the honest numbers
  • Rent, rates and the high street
  • Community spaces and cafés

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