About Cafe Evoke Catering

    Café Evoke Catering's mission is more than coffee; it is a passionate interaction with the local and global communities. We use Fair Trade Certified products whenever we can. When Café Evoke Catering is at your event, rest assured your coffee, tea, and espresso is Fair Trade Certified.

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    Friday, July 22, 2005

    A Thought on Ethics

    I have really been thinking about how I want to run this business, how I want to go about planning this business, and how I want to talk about this business. Ethics is very important to me and I have learned during my years at Belmont University and also in the The Center for Entrepreneurship that it should be a capstone in your business.

    I have already encountered situations in which it would be easy to cut some corners and save money and time. I decided that I could not go this direction. We did report that we wanted to have a patio (which takes more parking) even though some people invovled in this deal said I shouldn't have done that. I also will go by the laws when it comes to seating and max capacity. I do understand that the more people you cram into the space, the better for the bottom line but there are reasons for having such rules.

    Other areas in which ethics will play a big role are...

    *hiring--I want to be equal and fair with my wages and hiring practices
    *vendor relations--I will pay bills on time, keep communications open, and build relationships with all our vendors
    *customers--it is their coffeehouse. We are community based and I want what we do to affect our customers in positive ways.

    All of these things are going to be important. Being ethical is not always cheap but it is the best and only way I have found to run a business.

    ~~be bold

    ...a thought by Cafe Evoke Coffee Catering at 7/22/2005 05:55:00 AM

    Comments on "A Thought on Ethics"

     

    Blogger Jaclyn said ... (7/23/2005 07:00:00 AM) : 

    If you are talking ethics you should also maybe look into Fair Trade coffee...have you thought about this before?

    Fair Trade coffee guarantees that the people growing, picking, and processing your coffee are being paid decently and are able to sustain their farms and provide for their own communities and families.

    That, to me, is much better than buying your product from a company that has 5 year old children out in the fields and not in school.

    Just a thought...

     

    Blogger Jason Duncan said ... (7/23/2005 08:15:00 AM) : 

    Hi Jaclyn,

    I'm glad you do mention Fair Trade and this should have been mentioned in the vendor section of my ethics post. As you can see from the rest of my posts and also the button below, Fair Trade is the major point of our business model. We will not only serve Fair Trade coffee bought by Coopertive Coffees, we will also be members of Grounds for Change, Coffee Kids, the Fair Trade Federation, and other global communities.

    This is what we are all about at Cafe Evoke: The global community that, for us, begins here in Bozeman, Montana, is why we are creating this outlet for change and community We will also be business supporters of the One Campaign and One.org. All of this aims to hit poverty accross the world.

    Thank you again for reading and I appriciate your views on Fair Trade and ending poverty.

    ~~be bold

     

    Anonymous Darrin Dickey said ... (7/27/2005 09:01:00 AM) : 

    Yes. It's interesting to note that in The Millionaire Next Door one of the biggest common factors the author discovered was that millionaires generally have fanatical (not some, but fanatical) levels of integrity. That means they run their business ethically. I've watched a number of businesses self-destruct because they owners decided they could do without the luxury of ethics and integrity. It doesn't work.

     

    Blogger Jason Duncan said ... (7/27/2005 10:07:00 AM) : 

    Darrin,

    Its great that you mention this book as I am reading it again as I plan and budget the money for Cafe Evoke and also the guidelines for running this business. I think it is important to learn from these behaviors as an entrepreneur not only with the business but also in your personal life as you prepare for life as a business owner.

    Great point and I'm glad you brought it up..

    ~~be bold

     

    Blogger Siel said ... (9/17/2005 11:33:00 PM) : 

    I wish you were opening this fair trade cafe next to my apartment in Los Angeles... The best of luck --

     

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