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Small Business Social Media

I've become really fascinated with how small independent businesses can take advantage of emergent social web tools. Much of my professional experience has been in the non-corporate world (except for Ritz

Carlton, Hyatt, GTE Sprint, and some early career positions);

independents generating less than $5 million in annual revenues.



The growth challenges posed to independents are, I believe, much more difficult than that for larger organizations. With larger…

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Added by Jeffrey J Kingman on February 20, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Poll: Does Portland beat Seattle at coffee?

A Seattle radio piece today has the city talking. I posted an online poll.

Added by Melissa Allison on February 19, 2010 at 5:15pm — No Comments

UKBC Off and Running

Lina

Chiodo, BUNN Director of Sales and Marketing for Europe, contributed

this post on the United Kingdom Barista Championship (UKBC).



I was lucky enough to be in attendance for the… Continue

Added by Nichole DuPont on February 19, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Mission Coffee Can

What an exciting time to work in the coffee industry. Today in the

United States, there is definitely more appreciation for high quality

coffee than ever before and coffee drinkers are interested in learning

about coffee producing countries and growing practices.



To help in this coffee education, BUNN is sponsoring a new thought-provoking web series called Mission Coffee Can. The series… Continue

Added by Nichole DuPont on February 19, 2010 at 7:15am — No Comments

Vendor Relationships

Just read a really interesting article on vendor relationships and suddenly I realized that my store has a horrible relationship with our vendors. I have seen recently how people are dealing with their vendors at other stores and came to the conclusion that we seriously need to revamp our vendor relationships to a trusting and profiting relationship. The general idea of the relationship between a store and their vendor is based on a mutual profitability. If the store profits, the vendor… Continue

Added by Gabe Windham on February 15, 2010 at 5:45am — No Comments

Time to Update Your Profile

Lately, when I think about some of the fancy-pants new machines hitting the market, I feel completely at a loss. For the first time in a really long time, it seems like- as far

as the coffee industry is concerned- technology might be moving faster

than we are able to process it. I don’t mean to say that we fully

understand all technologies that have been presented to us over the

past couple decades, but if I were to speak…

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Added by Bryan Wray on February 12, 2010 at 6:23am — 3 Comments

Coffees for causes

Caffe Umbria launches blend for Haiti, and Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie offers $375-a-pound Wet Whisker

Added by Melissa Allison on February 11, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments

Fresh Cup's Web-only features for February

Thinking Inside the Box

Austin's La Boîte finds success in a shipping container

By Chris Ryan



Haiti Disaster Hits Home at N.C. Shop

Owner Joyce Saint Cyr driven to help her family's homeland

By Dan Leif…

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Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on February 8, 2010 at 2:14pm — No Comments

How AJ Bombers is Powered by Social Media - Kitchen Table Talks with Chris Brogan

Are you still trying to figure out how to use social media in your specialty coffee/tea shop? Social media heavyweight Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan on Twitter) lands at AJ Bombers restaurant in Milwaukie for a meal and video interviews a multiple location restaurateur on the power of Twitter...



Can you say 75% traffic coming from Twitter alone?



How AJ Bombers is Powered by Social Media



Let me know what you… Continue

Added by Jeffrey J Kingman on February 5, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments

Bagger / Driver needed in Milwaukee, WI

If you want the rock star life of bagging and delivering coffee for Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co, then look no further. We are looking for a person for about 25-35 hours (daytime) a week. Pay is around $8.50/hour, but experience might get you more. Also, if you have experience in coffee, it could be a full time job. Some heavy lifting is involved. We hope to hear from you soon!



Accepting Resumes and Cover Letters. Attaching specific availability (students) is helpful. Applications not… Continue

Added by Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. on February 3, 2010 at 12:06pm — 3 Comments

The February issue of Fresh Cup is online now!

www.freshcup.com



Plus, current news and events:

Forza barista recounts coffeehouse horror…

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Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on February 3, 2010 at 9:45am — No Comments

Angry Catfish in full swing!

We have been open for two weeks now here at Angry Catfish Bicycles and Coffee. I am thrilled to say that we have gotten a great response from the community on what we are trying to do with coffee.

People are eager to learn and are excited to have us here. We are offering mostly classic drinks with no flavor shots and traditional sizes. Any time you try to do something new and a city is not used to it, it is scary. Every time I have been asked for… Continue

Added by Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee on February 1, 2010 at 9:46am — 2 Comments

News - Technology ...Costa Rican engineers find solution to brewing coffee in space

Costa Rican engineers find solution to brewing coffee in space



Dec 8, 2008 - Two Costa Rican engineering students have a developed a coffee brewing device that can be used in space. So what's the problem you ask? Well apparently since space in confined to a vacuum -(and thus, lacks atmospheric pressure) any heat applied to water causes it to evaporate immediately. Thus making it impossible to brew a cup of coffee under normal conditions. Now for some physics: in order for water to… Continue

Added by Spyridon Gkinnis on February 1, 2010 at 1:10am — No Comments

How to choose a good coffee machine supplier

Past articles have looked at the importance of selecting the best coffee machine for your specific requirements, but how do you select the best supplier? How do you ensure you'll get value? After all, value is about more than just price and you may already have shopped around, so how do you evaluate the other elements that add up to the value you are prepared to pay for?. For example, besides getting the best machine, you'll also need quality advice and pre- and post sale service. So here…

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Added by Coffee Guy on January 31, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

The Great Good Place - Part 2

My continued thoughts on Ray Oldenburg's "The Great Good Place:



Ray highlights the need for the Third Place to be a neutral ground, "where individuals may come and go as they please, in which none are required to play host, and in which all feel at home and comfortable."



Of course, this is in stark contrast to the home (First Place) and work (Second Place) that cannot be neutral to various friends from different houses/workplaces. I spent a while thinking about how… Continue

Added by Mike M on January 30, 2010 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Open four weeks today, hit first $200+ day

Got another monkey off our back at my new Roastery Coffeehouse location, cracked the first Double C-note day today exactly 4 weeks after opening. Took almost three weeks to make the first C day, now to build to Trip C and beyond. (Doesn't count wholesale beans)

Added by Mike McGinness on January 29, 2010 at 4:15pm — 2 Comments

New S.O. from Honduras

From our friends at Atlas comes this lovely Honduras COE competitor, farmed by Orlando Portillo.



Acid-7

Body- 5

Texture- honey, white wine, a little fluffy powder'd sugar

Flavor- Out of the bag smells of raspberries still on the vine. Ground brings out a peach tropical acid, honey sweetness and hints of cinnamon. Very clean aroma. When wet a white wine grape emerges, the honey remains and cayenne pepper replaces the cinnamon. Still very clean on the fragrance. In the… Continue

Added by scott@herkimercoffee.com on January 29, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Finding God in espresso

Recently I was on a retreat and Fr. Bernie, who was leading it, challenged us to imagine what God tastes like. I was surprised to find that God tastes like espresso. I am still thinking through the implications of this.



The flavor profile I look for in a shot of espresso is one that rumbles and grabs my tongue. It has a boldness and a clean finish with a fine aftertaste. It seems I want that particular profile because it reminds me of how I experience God. I find I look for similar… Continue

Added by Chris Hooton on January 28, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Swiss Barista Championship starting

Westside Shopping Center, Berne-Brünnen(Westside is the most modern shopping center of Switzerland designed by world famous architect Daniel Libeskind)
28.1.10 Preliminary round 1 for Barista championship
29.1.10 Preliminary round 2 for Barista championship
30.1.10 Latte Art championship, Coffee in Good Spirits championship, Cup Tasting championship
Final Barista Championship

Added by Birgit on January 28, 2010 at 2:14am — No Comments

Relief Roast - Project: Haiti - Available now!

Heritage Coffee Company is selling 12 oz bags of 100% Haitian Blue Pine Forest coffee through our website.

$7 from each bag sold will go to relief and rebuilding efforts of Haiti.



This coffee is available in limited quantities right now, we started shipping today!…



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Added by Travis Smith on January 27, 2010 at 4:56pm — No Comments

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