Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in food and beverage but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Roci Salazar, Marketing Director of Unlocked Coffee Roasters, located in Taylors, SC, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Unlocked Coffee Roasters is a coffee roastery established in 2018 during Coffee International Day. Our shop is located 5 minutes away from Downtown Greenville in SC. We area handcraft, small-batch roastery. Our customers are people who not only like coffee but a special place to work, study or have a date.
Tell us about yourself
We founded Unlocked Coffee with my husband, Andres. We are a special team because we were born and raised in Colombia, South America. A place is known because of its coffee heritage. We started 2018 our roastery selling our coffee online. Later on, the opportunity to open the coffee shop in one of the most attractive areas in the city. We started our business as a way to be connected to our country.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
To have something on your own. Building job opportunities and having a voice in the community.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Staffing, keeping your core procedures, and opening during a pandemic.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
Research, Planning, and Passion.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.unlockedcoffee.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unlockedcoffeeroasters/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unlockedcoffeeroasters/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlockedcoffee/
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