• Accelerator

      Buying power is at the heart of the Accelerator membership. Use The Coffee Commune's network to deliver savings & accelerate your business.

      The Accelerator Membership is for hospitality business owners and roasting operators who are already operationally ready to scale and take their business to the next level. Through the strength of the Coffee Communes buying power, hand selected partners, valuable network and the Knowledge Eco-System, our Accelerator Members are primed for success and sharing the journey with each other.

      • 5 user access
      $295 per
      year +GST

      Accelerate your business potential

      The Coffee Commune is here to educate, advocate and support you to thrive in the hospitality industry; to cut costs, grow your network and have your voice heard when important decisions are being made.

      Accelerator membership offers you the chance to be part of a powerful industry buying group, specifically targeting savings and business opportunities for café, restaurant owners, roasters and the wider hospitality industry.

      While deals and special offers are constantly being negotiated, our Partners are sharing innovative ways to deal with the critical issues our Accelerator members are dealing with – a WIN WIN for both our Accelerators and our Partners.

      The Coffee Commune understands what makes the hospitality industry tick. Phillip Di Bella, and the rest of the executive team, made Di Bella Coffee one of the country’s strongest and most profitable coffee brands – a business built around strong relationships, knowledge, and expertise that is now available to all Coffee Commune.

      Also, if you’re café owner or roaster, who is thinking of expanding, the Coffee Commune provides you with access to a purpose-built coffee production facility, giving you the choice of roasting on your own, letting us roast for you, or you can learn more tricks of the trade from our expert team. Our facilities are complete with roasting machines, packaging supplies, packing equipment, green beans, and a quality control lab – enabling you to expand your business without the risk or infrastructure costs of establishing a roasting plant.

      Become an Accelerator member today.

      What’s in it for you?

      • One, 1-hour meeting, with an internal expert from one of our speciality areas (finance, people, marketing and branding, events, green beans, roasting, or entrepreneurism).
      • Free access to our Industrial Relations Hotline, to help you stay compliant, including advice around Fair Work Act and other legislation, Award interpretation, redundancies, managing grievances and advice around Workcover processes, claims, premiums and return-to-work plans.
      • Free business resources, guides, and templates
      • Access to special offers from our Partners – member-only deals and savings
      • Improved buying power with suppliers & business resources
      • Access to professional development events & discounted training opportunities
      • Early bird VIP invitation to the Coffee Commune events & 10% discount on ticket price
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Membership FAQs

To become a member, simply choose your membership, click join now, and follow the prompts.

 

The Coffee Commune offers three types of memberships:

  1. Partner Membership Package
  2. Accelerator Membership Package
  3. The Enabler membership package

If you’re a startup hospitality business looking to fast track your journey in the industry and gain invaluable advice and product knowledge, then the Enabler membership offered by the Coffee Commune is the right choice for you.

If you have an established hospitality or roasting business and are looking for ways to increase profitability, efficiency, and sustainability, either by cutting costs, growing your network, accessing member offers, finding new solutions, increasing your knowledge, or learning from experts in the industry, then you should consider the Accelerator or Partner memberships.

The Accelerator membership is focused on leveraging the buying power of the Coffee Commune’s network to deliver savings and efficiencies and giving you the tools and information you need to accelerate your business.

If you’re a supplier to coffee, café and restaurant businesses or other hospitality businesses; if you’re looking to grow your industry network to increase sales and business opportunities, as well as access to business mentoring, industry research, and carefully selected training programs, then the Partner membership is for you.

Benefits include:

  • Growing your business network
  • Building profitability through shared innovations
  • Learning new ways to differentiate your business
  • Receiving professional advice on HR, recruitment, and employee relations
  • Boosting visibility
  • Increasing your buying power
  • Increasing your business exposure
  • Engaging with industry leaders
  • Taking advantage of member-exclusive offers
  • Benefiting from discounted business services

  • An Enabler Membership costs $95 plus GST, per year, paid annually.
  • An Accelerator Membership costs $295 plus GST, per year, paid annually.
  • A Partner Membership cost $1995 plus GST, per year, paid annually or monthly.

Our memberships are annual.  The renewal process commences on the anniversary date of your membership each year.

 

You will be contacted 3 months prior to the anniversary date of your annual membership to advise you that your renewal is coming up. On the anniversary date you will receive a request to renew your membership.

You can cancel your membership by emailing the Membership Team – hello@coffeecommune.com.au.

There is no refund of Membership Fees should you cancel your membership at any stage during your current membership term.

Where a Membership has been paid annually, if the Member notifies the Coffee Commune that the Member wishes to not renew, then the Member will remain entitled to access the Benefits for the remainder of that Membership term and no refund will be granted, unless, at the sole and unfettered discretion of the Coffee Commune, If the Coffee Commune elects to terminate the Membership with immediate effect and refund that part of the Membership Fee paid in advance by the Member that represents the balance of the Membership term, in which case the Member will no longer have any entitlement to any of the Benefits, which may include denial of access to the Coffee Commune premises.

Where a Partner member pays monthly, and notifies the Coffee Commune they do not wish to renew their membership when it comes due, the Member will remain entitled to access the Benefits for the remainder of that membership term, and will be obligated to pay the remaining monthly Membership fees for the current term, unless, at the sole and unfettered discretion of the Coffee Commune.   If the Coffee Commune elects to terminate the Membership with immediate effect and cancel the remaining monthly payments left in the Membership term, in which case the Member will no longer have any entitlement to any of the Benefits, which may include denial of access to the Coffee Commune premises.

 

You can update your membership information by logging into the member only area on our website.  The log in will direct you to our member portal where you can update your details.

 

Can I add my staff to my membership, so they have access too?

 

  • Enabler members have 1 single user access.
  • The Accelerator Membership includes a 5-user access, so members can include up to 5 staff to the membership profile.
  • The Partner Membership includes a 10-user access, so the members can include up to 10 staff to the membership profile.

 

 

 

You can access member-only content by logging into the member only area on our website.  The log in will direct you to our member portal where you will have access to member only discounts, information, resources, podcasts and much more!

You can register for events on our website.  To access member discounts to events, simply log into our member only area and purchase your tickets there.

 

There are various ways to network with other members.  We hold in -person events, training & workshops, Accelerator Expos, Think and Drink meet ups, product launches, industry nights and many other networking opportunities.  You can also reach out to other members in the network through our member notice board, in app chat function, digital business card exchange, and community feed, all in our member platform.

 

The Coffee Commune Membership packages provide key services across a range of areas such as advocacy, member benefits and discounts, educational and industry events, info, insights and resources, training, and awards.  We provide resources and support focused around:

    • Increasing the buying power of our members:
    • Finding smarter ways to acquire the skills the industry needs,
    • Facilitating new and innovative solutions to keep the industry sustainable and strong.

Non-members can attend certain events and access general resources.  Member discounts will not apply.

 

We welcome feedback or suggestions at any time by emailing our membership team at hello@coffeecommune.com.au.

The Coffee Commune network is a powerful resource helping members navigate through today’s tough business climate; a genuine collaboration to accelerate business success and profitability.