One Man's Journey in The Coffee Industry and Life

Hi Everyone, Sorry I have not posted in a while but I had to do some thinking in order to gather my thoughts on this blog. I have also been batting around the idea of changing this blog title, and I will let you know if I do because I believe it is not conducive to the theme. It was a rash decision to name it per se, and I may be changing it shortly, but for now status quo. I would like to welcome some new follower's and urge you to comment on anything you feel is appropriate. Thank you for signing in and hopefully you will enjoy this in the upcoming posts!! So here we go!! Ten Things You Need to Ask Yourself As a Business Owner!! 1. Outside insight is always a healthy thing as long as it is relevant and laser targeted. Do you agree or disagree? 2. Do you have an advisory board presently? 3. Do you have outside support and advice that doesn't benefit or not benefit from their suggestions or insights? 4. How valuable would that be on a scale of 1-10? 5. What do yo

Enough is enough. This is an informational blog also, especially for the entrepreneur starting out or the small family business that is the heart of this country!! So here is the deal. I finally became an owner of a multi-million dollar company, which I was hell bent on making it successful. That is all well and good, and I had a lot of creative thoughts to get us out of the mess I inherited but, and this is a big but...... you need to realize how to prioritize and you need to  recognize what is really important! You see when I bought that company I had visions of a knight in shining armor, riding up to the gate and freeing everyone inside and saving the day!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!!! What I really did was put a bank that was going to get absolutely crucified by a loan that wasn't guaranteed and gave them leverage... there is that ugly word,    leverage..... it is something most people don't think about, but it is one of the single most important words in business. TRUST