Apr 29
Our neighborhood coffee stand is in the books and it was a wild success! After borrowing a page from that other large coffee chain, we served Pike Place Roast, chocolate milk and donuts during this morning’s event. The name of our stand – Jesterbucks – even had a familiar ring to it as we incorporated the name of our subdivision + bucks (fingers crossed this isn’t a trademark infringement). We had approximately 20-25 visitors and grossed $22.45.
The journey continues. The kids will be hosting their first neighborhood lemona…ahem…coffee stand, tomorrow from 8 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. We’re headed out to post some flyers and then to pick up our supplies. Their energy level is at an all-time high. Somebody is going to sleep well tonight. Shafer…Power! Read more
Since most entrepreneurial journeys begin with a neighborhood lemonade stand, I figured now would be a great time for us to give it a try. After all, we’ve just kicked off our entrepreneurial journey and it will be fun and easy for us to pull it together, right? Not only that, but there’s sure to be some learning opportunities along the way. Hey, fun and educational – two of our four goals – in one fell swoop. I love it when a plan comes together!
After adding a fourth goal to our list of goals for Shafer…Power! earlier this evening – Earn Some Spare Change – I broke into an income statement to see if I could still pull one together. After all, if part of the entrepreneurial journey is learning about money – and how to make it – we might as well keep track of the bottom line, right? Read more
I had some quality time to think about Shafer…Power! this weekend as I got out for both a run and a walk. It’s amazing how the creative juices get flowing when you put your body in motion. At some point I’ll put everything into a legible outline, but today I just wanted to get my high level thoughts in front of me. Read more
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