by andrew | Jan 26, 2007 | business, ideas, retail
A little more than a year has passed since The Slate ran its popular online article Bitter Brew – I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop. Then it destroyed my life by Michael Idov. I read the article again just recently and found that its lessons remain as...
by andrew | Jul 31, 2006 | events
Press release out today about my speaking at the upcoming National Coffee Association conference: Andrew Hetzel, president of leading specialty coffee retail consultancy Cafemakers, LLC, will address the National Coffee Association at their annual Fall Education...
by andrew | Jul 30, 2006 | ideas
Underscoring the need to adequately finance your business and negotiate preferable lease provisions for your coffee shop, another well-intended, but poorly planned business fails. Another case of bad business planning and finger pointing… On the bright side,...