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SB1

I am known in the community as the coffee guy. I created the coffee shop because I was obsessed with the idea of creating a community space. I wanted to create a community space where everybody would be welcomed. Coffee shops or places can become community spaces.

SB2

Community—we care about the community. That is why we opened our coffee shop here in the community where we live. There is a need for communal experience, the place where people can gather. The 3^rd place after home and work. It is just never personally made sense to us to open in another town like a second location or wherever in another town because we do not know that community. We want to serve the people we see every day. Then you know what they are going through. We know their kids. We want to be part of the community, not just move people through like a number.

SB3

Not a community meeting place, even though the coffee shop is socially active during the mornings, we are primarily concerned with providing a product that people will appreciate.

SB4

Community immersion—what has been a strategy for us is to immerse ourselves into the community. Those are all things that are part of our mission. I believe that you must invest in your community and be concerned about what happens in your immediate neighborhood that goes beyond the four walls of the coffee shop.

SB5

We are all wrapped around an environment, that is warm and cozy, and community friendly. We are huge into the community and participate in various civic functions, charity organizations, entertainment and poetry nights, and Bible studies. I am not in the coffee shop a lot. I am in the community a lot. Moreover, I think that is what is cool about this shop is that we are an all-inclusive place and welcome the community into our shop.