To start a coffee shop in Bolivia, lock down compliance and supply first: register your SRL or unipersonal with Fundempresa, obtain your NIT at the SIN, secure a municipal Licencia de Funcionamiento (GAM La Paz/Santa Cruz/Cochabamba), health clearance from SEDES, and fire sign-off from Bomberos; then register your brand at SENAPI, open a corporate bank account, and enroll staff with Caja de Salud and an AFP, filing planillas with the Ministerio de Trabajo and budgeting for aguinaldo. Choose your tax regime with a local contador and set up electronic facturación; price menus with IVA (13%) included if targeting end-consumers. Pick a site with proven foot traffic—near Mi Teleférico stations, mercados, or universities—and verify uso de suelo before signing the lease. Source beans directly from Caranavi/Yungas cooperatives, commit to consistent lots, and install water filtration (target 50–100 ppm hardness) to protect 220V machines; at high altitude (La Paz), lower boiling points demand finer control: slightly coarser grind, longer preinfusion, and higher dose stabilize extraction. Accept interoperable QR and card payments from local acquirers. Expect 6–10 weeks for permits; overlap shopfit with inspections. Launch with Google Maps, WhatsApp Business, and PedidosYa, and publish transparent origin and brew specs to justify premium pricing.
