This morning I met Donna Moore, the owner of A Chateau Kitchen. I hope to make her commercial kitchen my new home away from home. Donna rents her kitchen to a variety of entrepreneurs like myself starting small food related businesses online and at local farmer's markets. Her rental price is reasonable, but scary. She requires a one year contract. That is the scary part. Thanks to the generosity of two people that believe in me, I have the funds for all the licenses and insurance. But, I will be on my own for the monthly kitchen rental fee. I have to be certain that somehow I can come close to covering the cost each month. Unfortunately I have little room for error. Unless...I go with my husband Mike's idea to tell the mortgage company we will be doing our own loan modification and paying $275 dollars less per month so we can start a business. I think they will find that reasonable...NOT!
As I watched Donna makes several batches of specialty chocolates for a client, I badgered her with questions...many, many questions. She gave me the name of the insurance agent she uses for her liability insurance...the name of the website to register for the food handling class. She explained the house rules of her facility and offered encouragement that space would be available for me even if I needed a little time to get my finances together. She told me the story of how and why she started her business. As I took notes and listened intently, it became more and more apparent that I was on the right path to realizing my dream.
Many hugs,
Kathy
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