Well, I found out yesterday that the building on which I had set my sights, the one that got me in gear to pursue this whole thing has been leased to another. I have mixed feelings about this. I could not have leased it any sooner, so it's not like I just held out and didn't make a decision. The person who owns the building assured me he would let me know if any one else had a serious interest before he moved forward with them, and he did not; he also did not follow up on the two emails and voice mails I left for him. This leads me to seriously doubt the integrity of that person, so I think it may be a good thing I won't be working with him.
The real challenge here is that I can't seem to find another space that has a kitchen, or one in which the owners are interested in putting in a kitchen. Does this mean I abandon the cafe idea? I so love the notion of being able to serve good tasting, non threatening vegetarian food and vegan baked goods, but maybe it just isn't going to work. I am starting to think I need to move forward with just the products and add the food later. I could always still do packaged snacks and drinks, and that would allow the gas station to still work, plus there is another couple of spaces downtown - one is really small, but might work. I could still do classes and then just work up to the cafe. It is disheartening and I felt a little sad yesterday, but today is a new day and I am moving forward. I still need a good chunk of change to get this going, so keep pressing www.indiegogo.com/the-green-butterfly forward!
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