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Starting a food business during a recession

Posted by: Ryan on: 26 Mar, 2009

I just read a great article on CNN about starting your own business during a recession: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/26/bregman.economy.entrepreneur/index.html
My favorite line in the whole article is the last sentence: “In other words, start a business in your kitchen with your sisters.”
We’ve certainly seen an increase in the number of people contacting us about starting a new food [...]

Lunch with the owners of Instant Gourmet Spices

Posted by: Ryan on: 28 Mar, 2008

I had the pleasure of meeting one of my clients in person this week, which is quite rare considering that 99% of my clients are in other parts of the country. Just before moving to Florida, I realized that I would be roughly 10 miles from a client, Instant Gourmet Spices, owned by Phil LaMarche [...]

I came across this company while working on the iBuyGourmet.com project (our retail site). The TeaSpot, located in Boulder, Colorado, has recently redeveloped their website and hit a grand-slam! Not a detail was spared in this beautiful PHP-driven, e-Commerce website boasting some of the most visually appealing packaged teas I have seen. Top-notch photography, excellent [...]


 

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  • alex: Small Business owners are largely forgotten. Thats why I only focus on them. I have experience several members of my family file bankruptcy due to sma
  • Denay: Ryan, Thanks for sharing this information. There really is not a lot written for food entrepreneurs and I will certainly share this link with my st
  • Cooking with Denay: This is really interesting and I will share it with my students. More information on this topic is truly needed. Regards Denay Davis Atlanta, GA