Alex Gough
Will a recession hurt my coffee business?
"I can always tell how financially stressed our customers are by how much coffee we are selling." This is one of my favourite lines of...
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Alex Gough
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
Cash will not always be King
It happens every day. A customer searches their wallet for cash, and realising they have none, apologises for needing to pay with card. I...
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Alex Gough
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
If it aint broke, don't fix it
This one I'm learning the hard way. A couple of months ago, I bought a coffee van off a lady who had been running it for nearly 6 years....
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Alex Gough
- Feb 27, 2019
- 4 min
The future is robotic
It's a no brainer. In ten years we won't have baristas. We'll just have machines that make amazing coffee, every time. The future is...
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Alex Gough
- Nov 15, 2018
- 3 min
RFG is doing us all no favours!
A few months ago I met a guy who was introduced to me as "owning a cafe", and we began chatting. From the outset we had plenty to talk...
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Alex Gough
- Aug 7, 2018
- 7 min
Thinking of buying a cafe? Think coffee van instead
Whilst out and about running coffee vans, one of the most common questions I get is, "Have you ever thought about running a cafe?" The...
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Alex Gough
- Aug 3, 2018
- 3 min
Taste your water
Have you ever had a technical problem with your desktop computer? Here's what usually happens. You check all the cords are plugged in....
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Alex Gough
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
Should I get an EFTPOS terminal?
YES! In fact, if you don't do this, you are losing out in more ways than one. Here's three good reasons why you need to start accepting...
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Alex Gough
- Jun 5, 2018
- 4 min
Preventative maintenance is the only way!
This business follows on from my "Consistency is Key" post. If you've read that, this one will make even more sense. Every week we see...
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Alex Gough
- Jun 1, 2018
- 4 min
Consistency is key!
This is the number one lesson I try to teach new coffee van owners. The best businesses are also the most consistent businesses. What do...
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Alex Gough
- May 31, 2018
- 6 min
$200 for a one hour event!
May 2018 If you've ever run a coffee van, you'll be familiar with the difficulty we have in trying to explain that, even if an event...
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Alex Gough
- May 31, 2018
- 4 min
How broad should my menu be?
Less is more. When you start up a new coffee van business, your main focus should be obvious: sell coffee! However, the excitement of...
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Alex Gough
- May 31, 2018
- 4 min
Are all franchises evil?
May 2018 Fifteen years ago, the only coffee vans around were franchises. Cafe2U was impressing factory workers and sporting parents...
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