Short Course 01 · Available now
How Much Money Do I Really Need to Open a Café?
Startup Budget Map worksheet included
Café Training Center
The Practical Business School for Café Owners
You Don't Have to Figure Out Your Café Business All by Yourself.
Learn how to plan, open, manage, and grow a café through practical, easy-to-follow business lessons, downloadable tools, and conversations with fellow café entrepreneurs.
Taught by Faye, CPA with 40+ cafés in the Philippines
Short course
What Espresso Machine & Equipment Should I Buy?
Coming soonShort course
How Do I Set Up My Café Operations?
Coming soonShort course
Why Is My Café Busy but Still Not Making Money?
Coming soonShort course
How Do I Increase Café Sales Without Just Running Promos?
Coming soonShort course
What Numbers Should I Check Every Week in My Café?
Coming soonSound familiar?
You Love the Idea of Having a Café. But There's So Much to Figure Out.
- ?How much capital do you really need?
- ?Is that location worth renting?
- ?How should you price your drinks?
- ?Which equipment should you buy?
- ?How many orders do you need just to break even?
And if you're already operating, why can a café feel busy without leaving much profit?
Information is everywhere. But it's not always easy to know which advice applies to your café.
What if you had one place to learn the business side of running a café, one practical lesson at a time?
Welcome
Welcome to Café Training Center
Café Training Center is an online learning platform for aspiring and existing café owners who want to build financially informed, manageable, and sustainable businesses.
Instead of overwhelming you with long lectures and complicated theories, we break down essential café business topics into short, practical lessons. Many are designed to take around 30 minutes and include downloadable spreadsheets, calculators, worksheets, or planning tools.
You're not just learning what to do. You're doing the work for your own café. Watch when you're ready, revisit lessons when you need them, and apply what you learn as your business evolves.
Examples from the Café Training Center curriculum
Real Lessons. Real Business Tools.
Supporting tools may include startup budget calculators, location worksheets, recipe costing spreadsheets, menu engineering tools, break-even calculators, and equipment planners. The library grows over time; check the live course catalog for which lessons are available now and which are upcoming.
Short Course 02 · Available now
Is This a Good Location for My Café?
Location Scorecard included
Short Course 03 · Available now
How Do I Price My Café Menu for Profit?
Costing & Pricing Calculator included
Short Course 04 · Available now
What Should Be on My Café Menu?
Menu Engineering Workbook included
Short Course 05 · Available now
How Many Cups Do I Need to Sell to Break Even?
Break-Even & Profit Goal Calculator included
Short course
What Espresso Machine & Equipment Should I Buy?
Coming soonComing soon
What Espresso Machine & Equipment Should I Buy?
Short course
How Do I Set Up My Café Operations?
Coming soonComing soon
How Do I Set Up My Café Operations?
Short course
Why Is My Café Busy but Still Not Making Money?
Coming soonComing soon
Why Is My Café Busy but Still Not Making Money?
Short course
How Do I Increase Café Sales Without Just Running Promos?
Coming soonComing soon
How Do I Increase Café Sales Without Just Running Promos?
Short course
What Numbers Should I Check Every Week in My Café?
Coming soonComing soon
What Numbers Should I Check Every Week in My Café?
More lessons on the way
New short courses are added to the library over time.
Our goal: after each lesson, you leave with something useful you can apply.
The curriculum
What Will You Learn Inside?
01
Plan your café
Startup budgets, café concepts, business models, location selection, and evaluating whether your idea makes financial sense.
02
Build your café
Menu planning, equipment selection, workflow, opening preparations, and systems that support operations.
03
Understand your numbers
Recipe costing, menu pricing, break-even analysis, profitability, cash flow, and financial monitoring.
04
Manage your operations
Inventory, purchasing, staffing, procedures, customer service, and reducing waste and unnecessary expenses.
05
Grow your business
Attracting customers, encouraging repeat purchases, improving sales, and making thoughtful growth decisions.
06
Learn from industry experts
As the library grows, additional lessons may feature invited practitioners on food, snacks, marketing, customer service, and related café skills.
Membership
Choose the Membership That Fits You
Option 1 · 3-Month Membership
₱9,997
One-time payment · Three months of access
Ideal for aspiring or existing café owners who want a focused learning period, practical tools, and a chance to experience the CaFAYE CEO community.
- Three months of access to current online membership lessons.
- Access to new membership lessons released during your active period.
- Included downloadable worksheets, calculators, and business templates.
- Self-paced learning and the ability to revisit lessons while your membership is active.
- ONE complimentary CaFAYE CEO Call during your active three-month membership.
Best for you if
You want to start learning, apply what you learn, and experience one live group conversation before deciding on longer-term access.
Option 2 · Business Lifetime Membership
Was ₱49,997Now ₱29,997
One-time payment · Ongoing access under the lifetime membership terms
For aspiring and existing café owners who want to keep learning as new challenges arise and join monthly conversations with fellow entrepreneurs.
- Lifetime access to the current membership lesson library.
- Access to new lessons added to the membership library.
- Continued access to included downloadable tools and resources.
- MONTHLY CaFAYE CEO Calls for as long as the lifetime membership program continues.
- Opportunities to exchange experiences, discuss business challenges, and learn alongside fellow café business owners.
Best for you if
You value ongoing learning and a regular space to reflect on your business decisions with other café owners.
CaFAYE CEO Call
LiveFaye is sharing her screen
Café P&L · Sample review
OctMonthly sales
₱486K
Product cost
31.4%
Net margin
12.8%
Sales vs. break-even
▲ Above break-even since AugustFaye Loraine
MC
JR
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The CaFAYE CEO Calls
What Happens During the CaFAYE CEO Calls?
Sometimes you don't need another video to watch. You need to hear how another café owner handled a challenge you're facing.
CaFAYE CEO Calls are monthly group learning and discussion sessions about the realities of café entrepreneurship—business numbers, pricing, operations, customer challenges, growth decisions, and lessons from experience.
Three-month members can join ONE scheduled call during their active membership. Business Lifetime Members can join the monthly calls while the lifetime membership program continues. Calls are group sessions, not unlimited one-on-one consultations.
Side by side
Membership Comparison
| What's Included | 3-Month Membership | ★ Best valueBusiness Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Current online lessons | Included | Included |
| New membership lessons | During active access | Ongoing |
| Included downloadable tools | Included | Included |
| Self-paced learning | Included | Included |
| CaFAYE CEO Calls | One complimentary call | Monthly calls |
| Membership term | 3 months | Lifetime* |
| One-time price | ₱9,997 |
*For clarity, lifetime means access while Café Training Center continues to operate and offer the relevant lifetime membership program and library, subject to published membership terms.
Meet your educator
Hi, I'm Faye Loraine.
I'm a Certified Public Accountant, former accounting professor, author of Bean to Business, and founder of Coffee Postal, a café franchise brand that has expanded to more than 40 locations.
I've worked with aspiring entrepreneurs, café owners, and franchise partners who want the same thing: a business that actually works.
I've also seen how easy it is to spend on the wrong things, price without understanding costs, and become so busy operating that you lose sight of whether the business is making money.
That's why I love teaching. I believe café owners deserve more than motivation and generic advice. They deserve practical knowledge that helps them understand what they're doing and why.
You don't have to become an accountant to understand your café's numbers. You don't need to know everything before you begin. But you can learn how to make more informed decisions.
- Certified Public Accountant
- Former accounting professor
- Author, Bean to Business
- Founder, Coffee Postal · 40+ locations
What we believe
This Isn't About Building the Biggest Café
It's about building a café business that makes sense for you—one where you understand your numbers, choose your location and equipment intentionally, and make decisions with more clarity instead of guesswork.
At Café Training Center, we believe in building businesses intentionally, sustainably, and meaningfully.
Because a café shouldn't just look successful. It should make sense as a business, too.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to own a café already?
No. The lessons are designed for aspiring owners and existing operators. Start with the topics most relevant to your current stage.
Are lessons live or recorded?
The core lesson library is self-paced. CaFAYE CEO Calls are scheduled monthly group sessions.
How long are the lessons?
Many short lessons are designed to take around 30 minutes, although some topics may take longer.
Are templates and spreadsheets included?
Many lessons include downloadable resources such as worksheets, Excel/Google Sheets-compatible calculators, and planning tools.
Do I get new lessons?
Yes, new lessons added to the membership library are available during your active access period. Lifetime Members receive ongoing access under the lifetime membership terms.
Can a 3-Month Member attend a CEO Call?
Yes. The 3-Month Membership includes one complimentary scheduled CaFAYE CEO Call during the three-month access period.
Can I attend more than one CEO Call on the 3-Month plan?
The 3-Month Membership includes one call only. Monthly call access is a Business Lifetime Membership benefit.
Can I upgrade later?
You may inquire about upgrading to the Business Lifetime Membership. Any upgrade pricing or credits will be governed by the offer in effect when you upgrade.
Is this a barista certification course?
No. Café Training Center focuses primarily on the business side of opening and operating a café.
Will the membership guarantee profitability?
No. Business results depend on market conditions, execution, costs, and many other factors. The lessons and tools are designed to support better-informed decisions.
Your Café Deserves More Than Guesswork.
You can keep figuring everything out through trial and error. Or you can learn the business side of running a café with more structure and clarity.
Start with one lesson. Understand one number. Make one better decision. Then keep building.