How Saving Money Can Cost You Everything
Tacos al pastor, the best! There is a Mexican restaurant in my town I love going to. An authentic Mexican restaurant serving these stinking addictive tacos called tacos al pastor. If you’ve never had one you need to. And […]
20 Reasons Why You Must Quit Your Day Job to Open a Coffee Shop
A Pig and a Chicken are walking down the road. The Chicken says, “Hey Pig, I was thinking we should open a restaurant!” Pig replies, “Hmm, maybe, what would we call it?” The Chicken responds, “How about ‘Ham-N-Eggs’?” The Pig thinks […]
Know Who You Are and Benefit From It
The Author My wife is an author. She has been published half a dozen times and has moved progressively in a positive direction (each book goes higher in sales numbers). Her books have received starred reviews by both Booklist and Publisher’s Weekly […]
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I hate when people are unhappy with our business. Call it a character flaw (Proverbs says, “beware when all men speak well of you“). Call […]
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Why latte art is mandatory for a great coffeeshop
You’ve heard it said that we eat with our eyes. So true. Just over 4 years ago when we started MBS I knew we’d have […]
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Cost savings ideas for your business
Over the last couple of months we instituted a great cost savings idea. It actually started about 5+ years ago, but we continued on in […]
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How to hire and retain a fabulous staff
How many times haven’t I heard people say they would like to work on their business, rather than in it. They open a coffeeshop with […]
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Do we sell coffee or caffeine?
The “great” thing about coffee (for those in the coffee business) is it is a legal addiction. Although not classified by the FDA as a drug, […]
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Just when you think it’s obvious – thoughts on loitering in coffeeshops
How many people go to the hardware store and grab a cup of the coffee they give to customers, but don’t buy anything? How many […]
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Yelp – how do you handle a negative review
The definition for yelp is a “bark in an high pitched tone” or “to utter a short, sharp bark or cry“. Interesting. Our Yelp listing […]
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Charge more than Starbucks and win
I am amazed at how many people price themselves too cheaply. A friend of mine builds stuff for a living. We were talking about how […]
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Limit your menu size and make more revenue
Just over a year ago we made a number of changes to our menu. We limited the number of “frou-frou” drinks, increased the price of […]
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