Boldness Makes the Cafe Expansion Happen

Snow fell in tiny flakes when I woke up this morning, gearing up for an early shift at the cafe. We've been busy planning the next phase of the cafe...making the whole place bigger and opening up so we can add more tables. Georgi from the restaurant next door came by and gave us some good advice. "Use the whole space," he said, "you're paying rent, so put in as many tables as you can fit." He encouraged us to re-orient the new bakery case so that the whole cafe will look different and fit more people.

Next week we move our office over next door, and then the big process begins, with new flooring, lots of construction, and piling up debt. That is what sometimes makes me stay awake at night, as I used to remember my sister telling me about her cafe business in NJ. She would regale us with tales of her current debt load and whether she had paid any off...it was always a balancing act with payroll looming and new ideas percolating that are hard to pay for.

I set out next week to Gillette's in North Brookfield, searching for the perfect pastry case and more tables and chairs. I am excited, a little nervous, but hey, be bold as my cousin Steve once told me, that's the only way to achieve greatness!