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@danielneuhaus from @six8coffee and @traderandco in Yass shares his experiences of starting up an #ethicalcoffee #smallbusiness and his thoughts on where to next for the #coffeeindustry. 

In our discussion we cover;

• Starting a business with a clear #purpose from the confines of a small apartment and growing it to where it is today
• #coffeeindustryexploitation
• How travels and experiences of #underdevelopedcommunities across #Vanuatu, #Thailand, and #Brazil (to name a few) drove the #motivation for creating more #ethicallysourced and traded coffee in Australia
• How these experiences “have shaped #howwedobusiness” and see the businesses still giving back to organisations Daniel worked with on previous Christian missions
• Why Daniels “businesses are a force for good” and how they shape every decision and interaction
  • #businessforgood
  • How this creates a #culture between owners, staff and #consumers
• Challenges all #smallbusinessowners face when taking the big leap to start
• The importance of #educatingconsumers about the purpose and reasoning behind a business as its own marketing tool; to create a cycle of #wordofmouth
• Having a #mentor through any stage of your small business journey
• Understanding how two businesses, although interwind grow at different rates, require different needs and employees
  • The process of separating the 2 businesses to gain better individual insights
• Asking the question “what kind of business do I want to grow?”
• Discussions of business models looking at revenue verses profit when giving percentages back to communities
• Small businesses supporting causes they are championing for
• #Socialenterprise verse self-described business with purpose
• Businesses with dual purpose; building a business that is scalable but also doing good along the way.

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On the podcast today we’re exploring the market for home coffee roasting and its potential to resonate with the sophisticated home coffee consumer.

In conversations with Andrew Stordy, founder of IKAWA, Tom Owen, Co-founder, Sweet Maria's, and author and editor Kenneth Davids, we uncover the history of home roasting, find out who the consumers are that roast at home, and address the barriers to growth for this niche segment.

Credits music: "Mother Nature" by Ellie Harris for The Coffee Music Project

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Ever felt like leaving everything behind to open your own business or start new projects? That’s what Nooran Al Bannay, the founder of Coffee Architecture did! Nooran left a senior architectural engineering position in a major company to open her own coffee shop in Abu Dhabi. 

Despite Nooran’s salary being decent and her corporate career path being clear, her personal and spiritual journey led her to a different path. A path that saw her opening Coffee Architecture, a place that serves artisan Arabic coffee to both local and international coffee fans. She has since then taken a barista training in the USA and certified by the Coffee Quality Institute. Nooran now serves her quite unique coffee at the El Reem district of Abu Dhabi.

In this episode, Nooran shares more about her entrepreneurial journey, the challenges she’s faced, and how she’s managed to keep Coffee Architecture afloat despite the pandemic.

Visit the episode page for full show notes, transcription, links to resources mentioned - https://elevatedentrepreneur.fm/14

In today’s episode, I speak to Orit Mohammed, founder of Boon Coffee. After finishing her Masters of Arts in Economic Development in the United States, Orit spent a few years working for some international organizations. In 2008, after getting married to a fellow Harrar native, she moved to Dubai where she and her husband continued to establish their business in the UAE and start a family. After having three children and raising them for a couple of years, she decided to reconnect with the coffee culture she grew up with.  

Boon Coffee, a company that started off as a “one roasting machine and a box of cups” now supports thousands of coffee farmers based in Ethiopia. Orit’s decision to source Ethiopian coffee - arguably the best coffee harvest in the world and geographically very close to the UAE - formed a strong link between hardworking farmers and consumers who are very particular about the source of what they consume. The company recently added a B2C component to their business by introducing two cafes in Dubai.

Orit loves being in Dubai and is proud of her product as well as a brand that has traveled not only through the GCC but also all the way to Europe and the United States. In this episode, she walks us through the challenges and stereotypes she’s had to confront as a result of being an Ethiopian female entrepreneur.

Visit the episode page for full show notes, transcription, links to resources mentioned - https://elevatedentrepreneur.fm/13