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James "Cosmo" Cramer commented on the blog post Tips for a Cure, Contributing to Race for a Cure to Breast Cancer Mar 17

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What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, coffee shop owner, coffee enthusiast

Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Tucson, AZ

How many years have you been in the industry?: One

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: maybe

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills and what you can offer in regards to an exchange.: I am just getting started and am looking to buy a shop. I am also looking at doing a mobile unit for events around Southern Arizona

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: I love to travel so I am interested in most of the coffee growing regions of the world

About Me:: Prior to getting into coffee I was a Global Performance Manager for Intuit, the makers of Quicken and Quickbooks. I coached and developed people in the US, India and the Philippines. I have always enjoyed coffee and the time I have spent with Baristas and thought it would be a good industry to be involved in.

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Tips for a Cure, Contributing to Race for a Cure to Breast Cancer

So, I had my first fund raiser at my little coffee bar, I challenged my customers to raise money for the Race for a Cure, to cure breast cancer. I matched the first $100 dollars of tips raised we raised a total of $233.00. It was an easy way to give back as well as a great way to connect with my customers. Many of them came up and told me their stories and thanked me for doing a little bit to build awareness and to give back to the community. On a side note the event also increased my bottom li… Continue

Posted on March 15th, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Point of Sale system

Folks,

I need to purchase a POS system in the next few months and I can use some advice. My former employer Intuit has a system that interfaces with QuickBooks however I am concerned that it may not support my coffee shop very well. I would re…

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Posted on December 20th, 2007 at 10:01pm — 10 Comments (Add)

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At 6:59pm on January 25th, 2008, Pete Spinner said…: Nice thoughts on increasing visibility within the industry Cosmo. I'd love to do more ads in the trades, but sometimes expenses become a deterring factor. Good luck with getting set up in AZ.

At 7:26am on January 10th, 2008, tommy b said…: Hey, I just moved from Tucson to open our shop in MO! Where are you going to be located? I'll send my AZ friends your way once you get up & running.

At 9:09pm on January 6th, 2008, Matt Milletto said…: Cosmo you rock! Tell us more about the progress of your shop! You better be practicing after the training at ABCs!

At 8:30pm on January 3rd, 2008, Ken Chappell said…: Cos, Regarding the POS system{If I could do it all over again}...or pretty much anything I buy from this point forward, here is what I think. Obtain the service phone number & place a service call, tell them you are a customer, it's likely you won't get a person, you will have to leave a message. If you are satisfied with the way the call is returned & the time frame in which it is handled, tell them, buy their product. If not, tell them, tell them why you won't be buying their product. I think this a totally fair assessment of how you will actually be treated should you become a customer. Any company interested in gaining new customers will have no problem with your investigating them.
Just my .02 cents worth, good luck. Please let me know how it turns out :~).

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