Thanks for listening, following/subscribing and giving us a good review, it goes a long way <3Intro: 0:00Laying Out The Episode: 35:12Step 1 – What Do You Want?: 37:45Step 2 – Why Do You Want It?: 58:00Step 3 – Logistics Lineup: 1:04:05We just ran a series on the questions we are most often asked by those starting coffee shops. Here we discuss the next step – actually putting a plan into action. We detail the first three steps we would take if starting from scratch – simple things you can do mostly for free.Step 1:What do you want?- Career Trajectory- Work-life balanceStep 2:Why do you want to do it?Listen to our Mission, Vision, Values Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1915210/10124361-how-to-pick-your-core-values-02-22-2022- Mission: The train – “Uplifting People Through Coffee”- Vision: The destination – “Match the top 1% of coffee with the top 1% of service”- Values: The tracks – Put Empathy Into Action, Details Matter, Get Your Freak OnStep 3:Logistics Lineup- Concept    - Full Service    - Walk-up    - Drive-thru    - Kitchen    - Outsourced Pastry    - Social vs laptop/work vibes- Location    - Sized based on concept    - Geographical location base on concept and preference        - Destination spot vs foot traffic/Multi Use Development    - Rent based on volume and location    - Competition – kinda.    - Condition of space you’re looking at- Funding    - How does the concept and size & condition of location play into how much money you need    - Furniture is expensive    - Spend the cash on the better versions of the boring stuff (refrigeration, dishwashers, etc.)    - Types of funding        - Working capital from pop-ups        - SBA loan        - Personal Loans        - Personal Investments        - Investor        - Crowdfunding        - Tenant Improvement Allowance (TI)Buy Valor Coffee: https://valor.coffee/shopWant to become a Wholesale Partner? Email us at wholesale@valor.coffee to set up an account!Follow Valor: http://instagram.com/valor.coffee____Follow Ross: https://instagram.com/rosswaltersFollow Riley:  https://instagram.com/rileywestbrookFollow Ethan's Parody Account:  https://instagram.com/ethanrivers777***If you buy something through our external/third-party links, we may get a small share of the sale. This helps us keep this show going, so thank you!Podcast and Media GearDesks: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1411081&u=3338532&m=85489&urllink=&afftrack=Mics: https://amzn.to/3xzIVUrCheaper Mic Option: https://amzn.to/3xeO3NnMic Stands: https://amzn.to/3RMVjI6Interface (Big): https://amzn.to/3U0UkG4Interface (Small): https://amzn.to/3QxRANxVideo Switcher: https://amzn.to/3Rw9NMFRiley’s Headphones: https://amzn.to/3BupQFtRoss’ Headphones: https://amzn.to/3RWnmVPEthan’s Headphones: https://amzn.to/3Dg2qVGOur Po