The Cafe Ninja tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-86682258124674827 2013-04-16T14:47:41+10:00 Need help buying a cafe? Get the complete guide to buying a cafe or coffee shop here! Craig Reid is The Cafe Ninja - one of Australia’s top cafe consultants and a former owner of one of Sydney’s most successful breakfast cafes. His no-nonsense, practical, “guerilla style” advice has helped businesses big and small to improve without costing them an arm and a leg - critical in today’s tough economic times. This is his website and Blog. TypePad TheCafeNinjahttp://feedburner.google.com Review My Book "The Complete Guide to Buying a Cafe" to Win a Free Consulting Session! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017eea490824970d 2013-04-16T14:47:41+10:00 2013-04-16T14:47:41+10:00 To celebrate the launch of my book on Amazon's Kindle format I'm offering the chance to win a free consulting session with me worth $300 (available in person or via Skype). The Cafe Ninja Need Help Buying a Cafe? Book Now Available! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017d42a409b3970c 2013-04-09T10:36:06+10:00 2013-05-27T10:28:19+10:00 "The Complete Guide to Buying a Cafe" is the comprehensive guide to buying a cafe. If you are interested in buying a cafe the 167 pages of valuable advice will help you to: Understand what running a café is really like Help you to decide if a café business is right for you Assist you in understanding the buying process Provide clear guidelines on how to analyse a café prior to purchase The Cafe Ninja How to Calculate What a Cafe is Worth - What the Business Broker Doesn't Want You to Know! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017d415db8fa970c 2013-03-01T13:23:39+11:00 2013-03-01T13:23:39+11:00 The business broker is not your friend! And he doesn't want you to know what I'm about to tell you! So when a cafe owner is intending to sell their cafe, what do they do? They go to the broker and ask how much it is worth. And this is how the business broker calculates the value of the cafe... The Cafe Ninja Buying a Cafe - How to Analyse a Cafe's Location tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017ee8940a5b970d 2013-02-18T12:31:50+11:00 2013-02-18T12:31:50+11:00 OK, so you’ve done a thorough analysis of the business summary and have identified a few cafés to look at. The next stage is to go and have a quick look at the café (or, as we mentioned earlier, first check it out on Google maps). Use the following checklist as a guide to your first visit. Remember that this is just a quick check to decide whether you want to look into things in more detail, but it is an important stage in the process. The Cafe Ninja Cash and Cafes - How to Work Out a Cafe's Real Turnover... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017c317173b1970b 2013-01-02T14:59:00+11:00 2013-01-02T14:59:00+11:00 Cash and Cafes - How to Work Out a Cafe's Real Turnover... The Cafe Ninja Understanding Cafe Expenses - The Percentage Guide tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017c31717092970b 2012-12-03T14:54:00+11:00 2012-12-03T14:54:00+11:00 Understanding Cafe Expenses - The Percentage Guide The Cafe Ninja Buying a Cafe - The Truth About Cafe Financials tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa708488340177444eea9d970d 2012-11-01T14:47:00+11:00 2012-11-01T14:47:00+11:00 Buying a Cafe - The Truth About Cafe Financials The Cafe Ninja How To Find A Cafe To Buy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa708488340177444ee6ad970d 2012-10-01T14:37:00+10:00 2012-10-01T14:37:00+10:00 How To Find A Cafe To Buy The Cafe Ninja Stop! Things to Consider Before You Buy a Cafe... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834017743c3b99f970d 2012-09-01T13:37:00+10:00 2012-09-01T13:37:00+10:00 Things to Consider Before You Buy a Cafe... The Cafe Ninja Attributes of a Successful Café Owner tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e554fa70848834016768e88d1f970b 2012-07-30T13:34:29+10:00 2012-07-30T13:34:29+10:00 The following blog post is an excerpt from my book "The Complete Guide to Buying a Cafe"... Attributes of a Successful Café Owner The Cafe Ninja