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Kick Butt Coffee! September 8, 2008

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One day last month, I scheduled a meeting with a friend. I asked him where we should meet. He said “Kick Butt Coffee”! I said “That’s what I want, so where are we going?” He went on to introduce me to a cool coffee shop on Airport Blvd. called “Kick Butt Coffee”.

At first, I must admit, I thought it was a little hokey. Once you arrive you know that it is really “Kick Butt”! They idolize Chuck Norris. His sayings are all over the place including the restroom. There is usually a Kung Fu flick playing on the plasma TV. Oh, did I mention the place is owned and operated by a Tai-chi and Kung Fu black belt. His name is Master Gohring.

They have the usual coffee shop staples: Wifi, lack of plugs, and the notion that the customers should be entertained with guitars or stand up comedy. (I actually stayed for the open mic comedy and it was pretty cool). What makes this place unique is the employees where traditional Kung Fu outfits, you can buy fake Nunchucks and it has a full bar when a coffee kick is just not enough.

Everyone is friendly even though they could probably kick your butt if you get out of line. It has become one of my favorite meeting spots because it is roomy, comfortable and feel so safe with all the Chuck Norris disciples working behind the counter. This has become one of my new Virtual Offices!

Work At Home…..That’s A Good Thing! July 7, 2008

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When Answer360 first went into business in 1997, there was a stigma attached to working from home. If you worked from home, you could not be taken seriously! Our customer would try to hide that fact that they did not have an office. “Let’s just meet at the coffee shop” or “I will be in your area, I’ll just stop by” were some of the excuses given for not allowing anyone to come to their office. I remember one client wanted to see our office really bad. I explained to him that we had an office but it was not pretty. At the time we were renting a room from one of our clients. He could not believe we could run a high end Hosted PBX service out of a spare room. Thankfully times have changed! Home based businesses are no longer viewed as inferior.

In fact, home based businesses are a $427 billion dollar industry. The average home based business brings in $63,000 a year. According to IDC, a top national research firm, there are between 34 million and 36 million home office households.

Now is a better time than ever to work from home. Turn the spare bedroom or even the den into a home office. It makes sense to cut cost and walk to the walk to work