How to Open a Chocolate Shop - Become a Chocolatier - Start a Gourmet Chocolate Business

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Open Your Own Chocolate Shop

How to Become a Chocolatier and
Start a Gourmet Chocolate Business

Do you love chocolate? Imagine owning a rewarding retail business that allows you to profit from your passion for fine chocolate. You can when you open your own gourmet chocolate shop.

Gourmet chocolate (also known as premium, prestige, or luxury chocolate) is the fastest growing segment of the chocolate industry, with sales increasing at double-digit rates every year for the past seven years.

Gourmet chocolates often are imported or handcrafted (also known as artisan chocolates), and consumers are willing to pay more to enjoy this "everyday indulgence."

There are many benefits to opening your own gourmet chocolate business. When you open a gourmet chocolate business you will have a shop that is exciting and festive. You will be surrounded by high quality merchandise, artfully displayed, with customers eagerly exploring your store.

You will have the pleasure of helping people find that perfect gift, and watching your customers enjoy special chocolate treats.

“I love what I do and consider myself the luckiest woman on earth. I wake up every morning and love going to work. It’s always interesting with different projects and meeting new people."
   — Bobbie Burt, Chocolatier
       Owner of Chocolate Heaven
       Scottsdale, Arizona

As a chocolate shop owner, you will have the freedom to make your own decisions and express your own creative spirit throughout your store.

When you open a gourmet chocolate shop, you will have insider information about the latest trends and most sought after chocolates. You will have access to some of the world's finest chocolates and you will have the luxury of selling the type of chocolates you want to sell.

For example, here are some of the chocolate products that you can choose from when deciding what to offer in your chocolate shop:

organic chocolates
exotic flavored chocolates
chocolates with health benefits
high cacao content chocolate
Fair Trade chocolates
imported truffles
single origin chocolates
hand-made bonbons
chocolate barks
gourmet nuts
flavored cocoa mixes
and more

If opening a gourmet chocolate store sounds like the career of your dreams, the FabJob Guide to Become a Chocolate Shop Owner is for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started and succeed in the retail chocolate business.

The how to start a chocolate shop guide offers insider tips and expert advice from successful chocolate shop owners and other chocolate industry experts. The experts who share advice in this guide include:

Renowned chocolate expert Carole Bloom, who has been the national spokesperson for the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and whose books include All About Chocolate (winner of Best Chocolate Book at Eurochocolate)
Michael Antonorsi and Richard Antonorsi, co-founders of Chuao Chocolatier, a Venezuelan chocolatier pioneering fusion chocolate in the United States.
Jean Thompson, CEO and owner of Seattle Chocolate Company, a chocolate manufacturer that creates and markets chocolates especially for women

The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to open a chocolate shop in the United States or Canada, plus helpful advice for opening a chocolate shop in any country. It includes:

How to Start a Chocolate Shop Business

How to create a business plan for your chocolate shop (includes a sample chocolate shop business plan)
Deciding what kind of chocolate shop to open, with overviews of:

Chocolate specialties
Contemporary chocolate trends
Fastest-growing products

An overview of options for your chocolate shop business:

Buying an existing chocolate store (including how to find chocolate shops for sale)
Buying a chocolate shop franchise (including an overview of leading chocolate franchises)
Opening a new chocolate shop

Advice on choosing a name and signage for your chocolate shop
Where to get start-up financing for your chocolate business (includes sample start-up budgets)
Information about the different legal structures for businesses and the advantages and disadvantages of each
How much space (square footage) you need to open your chocolate shop
What to consider when choosing a location for your chocolate shop, including information about permits and leases
Creating the interior design of your chocolate shop with tips on how to display items to increase sales
Information on the types of licenses and insurance you will need to start your chocolate shop business
Equipment and supplies you need to start a retail chocolate shop business and where to get them
How to get inventory for your chocolate shop including information on:

Chocolate trade shows
Where to find wholesalers of chocolates and buyers' guides
Tips on negotiating the best terms with suppliers

Managing Your Chocolate Shop

How to develop effective systems for operating your chocolate shop on a daily basis (including opening and closing duties, and sales procedures)
How to set your prices (includes a sample price list for chocolate products)
Accepting payments from customers
How to organize inventory in your chocolate shop
Theft prevention techniques
Computer software that can help you manage your inventory of chocolate products
Ways to attract customers to your chocolate shop through advertising and low cost publicity
How to plan your grand opening
Creating a website to sell chocolate locally and internationally
Increasing sales with effective customer relations, including how to get repeat business
How to handle difficult customers
How to find and hire great chocolate shop employees

Plus you will find even more resources and advice, including:

Links to the best free resources for starting your chocolate shop business
Chocolate-based activities and events, including clubs, tours, tastings, and festivals
How to develop your knowledge of chocolate
Valuable samples and checklists for starting your chocolate shop, including:

Sample business plan for a chocolate shop
Sample chocolate shop floor plan
Sample lease agreement
Sample budgets for a chocolate shop
Sample daily sales report
Sample chocolate shop price list
Sample press release
Checklist to evaluate competing chocolate shops
Checklist for finding the perfect location
Supplies checklist
Store operations checklist

And more! (including free updates)

You can have all this and more for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds of dollars to take courses on starting a business, and chances are they will not include specific information about how to open a chocolate shop. The FabJob Guide to Become a Chocolate Shop Owner contains some of the best business advice you could get from other sources, plus much more.

It can save you many hours of research, help you avoid some costly mistakes, and give you information you need to open your own chocolate shop.

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"The FabJob Guide to Become a Chocolate Shop Owner takes you step-by-step through what you need to know to open and operate your chocolate shop. The guide offers insider advice from experts currently working in the chocolate business to help you achieve your own success as a gourmet chocolate shop owner."
—Brenna Pearce, Editor

"Like coffee, the consumer is more knowledgeable and demanding about chocolate these days. As a result, you are seeing a move toward higher end chocolates by the consumer."
– Tony Miller, Chocolatier and owner of Treat Sweets at Paraíso, Newbury Park, California

"People love interesting flavors. We make a chile-vanilla truffle that people can't get enough of, and there's a bourbon truffle that lots of people request. I’ve been experimenting with chai tea and rose petal truffles that everyone loves, too."
– Brian Pelletier, Chocolatier and owner of Kakao Chocolate, St. Louis, Missouri

Tony Miller and Brian Pelletier are two of the chocolate shop experts who gave advice in this FabJob guide.

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