Friday, February 11, 2011

Ch-ch-ch changes

Things are moving and flowing in a different direction.... Something new is just over the horizon! Here's a little sneak peek:

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Results

Well the preliminary market research isn't going so hot. Don't get me wrong, everyone has been very helpful, and any criticisms about the products themselves are mostly a matter of personal taste. I can handle that, and use it to improve my products. Unfortunately, the price point that people are willing to pay for this kind of product is way lower than I thought it would be. So low, in fact, that if this is an accurate sampling, I may have to change my business completely, in ways that don't make me happy. I wouldn't be able to use gourmet ingredients, in fact, I might have to resort to pre-manufactured mixes *shudder*.

Also on the bad news front, a small bakery in the area just shut down. Not the brand new German Bread one, but a little cupcake place just a couple miles away. This worries me. A lot. Add to that several restaurants and coffee houses that have gone out of business in the area and its all adding up to a picture that gives me cause to doubt a bit.