Yankeeracer, It is my observation after 5 years in the coffee house biz is that it is an inherently low margin situation. You can't charge for wifi since the

Yankeeracer, It is my observation after 5 years in the coffee house biz is that it is an inherently low margin situation. You can't charge for wifi since the other guy gives it away free. Alternative business models? I chose to sell more food in addition to just drinks. I tried shows but that just drives out the regular customers. The main thing is just educate the customers so they care about the business and support you willingly. Get a big selection of drinks, bottled etc, so people can get what they like. The money maker is probably booze but I am not going to go there since it would significantly change the atmosphere. It might also cause problems given that we are open 24/7 and the alcohol license people might not like that.