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Startup Business – Should I start a comfort food diner? Ask Evan – Take 2


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question

episode I’m going to answer a question

episode I’m going to answer a question from one of my youtube viewers I guess

from one of my youtube viewers I guess

from one of my youtube viewers I guess who wrote in and asked as always having

who wrote in and asked as always having

who wrote in and asked as always having a great video I have a question for you

a great video I have a question for you

a great video I have a question for you I’m 49 years old I grew up in the diner

I’m 49 years old I grew up in the diner

I’m 49 years old I grew up in the diner in the comfort food business my family

in the comfort food business my family

in the comfort food business my family sold our diner 1999 I’m passion well

sold our diner 1999 I’m passion well

sold our diner 1999 I’m passion well comfort food roast gravies homemade

comfort food roast gravies homemade

comfort food roast gravies homemade soups etc not always a healthiest kind

soups etc not always a healthiest kind

soups etc not always a healthiest kind of food but it’s what I know best I want

of food but it’s what I know best I want

of food but it’s what I know best I want to get back into that business for

to get back into that business for

to get back into that business for myself how can i add more value for my

myself how can i add more value for my

myself how can i add more value for my customers everyone is into organic and

customers everyone is into organic and

customers everyone is into organic and healthier foods these days any ideas so

healthier foods these days any ideas so

healthier foods these days any ideas so thank you for the question my thought

thank you for the question my thought

thank you for the question my thought for you and for any entrepreneurs you’re

for you and for any entrepreneurs you’re

for you and for any entrepreneurs you’re starting out number one rules you have

starting out number one rules you have

starting out number one rules you have to do something that you’re really

to do something that you’re really

to do something that you’re really passionate about so if you’re super

passionate about so if you’re super

passionate about so if you’re super passionate about comfort foods then

passionate about comfort foods then

passionate about comfort foods then that’s the business that you got to get

that’s the business that you got to get

that’s the business that you got to get into if you don’t really know about

into if you don’t really know about

into if you don’t really know about organic and healthy foods or you’re not

organic and healthy foods or you’re not

organic and healthy foods or you’re not really excited about it your business

really excited about it your business

really excited about it your business isn’t going to go anywhere you’re not

isn’t going to go anywhere you’re not

isn’t going to go anywhere you’re not going to be successful so you have to do

going to be successful so you have to do

going to be successful so you have to do something that you’re super excited boat

something that you’re super excited boat

something that you’re super excited boat and you can pour your whole heart into

and you can pour your whole heart into

and you can pour your whole heart into so think back to the diner 99 and look

so think back to the diner 99 and look

so think back to the diner 99 and look at other diners are successful and think

at other diners are successful and think

at other diners are successful and think about now how can you replicate that

about now how can you replicate that

about now how can you replicate that success but do it in a more modern way

success but do it in a more modern way

success but do it in a more modern way right and how can you add a lot of value

right and how can you add a lot of value

right and how can you add a lot of value to your customers but still provide the

to your customers but still provide the

to your customers but still provide the food that you really love there are

food that you really love there are

food that you really love there are people who want to buy from you not

people who want to buy from you not

people who want to buy from you not everybody is into organic the organic

everybody is into organic the organic

everybody is into organic the organic market is growing growing quickly but

market is growing growing quickly but

market is growing growing quickly but it’s still only a tiny percentage of the

it’s still only a tiny percentage of the

it’s still only a tiny percentage of the overall market so there’s still a

overall market so there’s still a

overall market so there’s still a percentage who want to buy and want to

percentage who want to buy and want to

percentage who want to buy and want to buy from you so you gotta cater to those

buy from you so you gotta cater to those

buy from you so you gotta cater to those guys right don’t worry about the entire

guys right don’t worry about the entire

guys right don’t worry about the entire market worry about your specific market

market worry about your specific market

market worry about your specific market pour your heart into it think about

pour your heart into it think about

pour your heart into it think about everything you really loved about your

everything you really loved about your

everything you really loved about your diner and what you think then a new

diner and what you think then a new

diner and what you think then a new diner which should look like for people

diner which should look like for people

diner which should look like for people like you and build it again if you’re

like you and build it again if you’re

like you and build it again if you’re really passionate about it that I’ll

really passionate about it that I’ll

really passionate about it that I’ll show through in the quality of the food

show through in the quality of the food

show through in the quality of the food and the quality experience and you’re

and the quality experience and you’re

and the quality experience and you’re not going to target everyone and that’s

not going to target everyone and that’s

not going to target everyone and that’s a

a

a okay and you’re more likely to have

okay and you’re more likely to have

okay and you’re more likely to have success than to try to go after

success than to try to go after

success than to try to go after everybody if you’re really curious about

everybody if you’re really curious about

everybody if you’re really curious about organic you can still have organic

organic you can still have organic

organic you can still have organic options you can do organic gravy and

options you can do organic gravy and

options you can do organic gravy and organic you know chicken or stews or

organic you know chicken or stews or

organic you know chicken or stews or whatever it is that you’re going to be

whatever it is that you’re going to be

whatever it is that you’re going to be providing but again it’s got to be

providing but again it’s got to be

providing but again it’s got to be something that you’re really excited

something that you’re really excited

something that you’re really excited about if you don’t care about organic

about if you don’t care about organic

about if you don’t care about organic then you know don’t go that way follow

then you know don’t go that way follow

then you know don’t go that way follow exactly what you’re excited about and

exactly what you’re excited about and

exactly what you’re excited about and again pour your whole heart into it

again pour your whole heart into it

again pour your whole heart into it you’re really excited about it put as

you’re really excited about it put as

you’re really excited about it put as much as you can into the experience and

much as you can into the experience and

much as you can into the experience and people who are like you and want comfort

people who are like you and want comfort

people who are like you and want comfort food will say this is the place to come

food will say this is the place to come

food will say this is the place to come to this is the best place in town and

to this is the best place in town and

to this is the best place in town and hopefully tell our friends about it so

hopefully tell our friends about it so

hopefully tell our friends about it so hopefully that helps you know 49 years

hopefully that helps you know 49 years

hopefully that helps you know 49 years old you’re not too old to start and and

old you’re not too old to start and and

old you’re not too old to start and and I would don’t don’t worry about not

I would don’t don’t worry about not

I would don’t don’t worry about not going through with it I think a big

going through with it I think a big

going through with it I think a big thing a lot of entrepreneurs is they

thing a lot of entrepreneurs is they

thing a lot of entrepreneurs is they think about an idea and they think it

think about an idea and they think it

think about an idea and they think it may not work out so they never take that

may not work out so they never take that

may not work out so they never take that leap and regret it for the rest of their

leap and regret it for the rest of their

leap and regret it for the rest of their lives and i’m not seeing to absolutely

lives and i’m not seeing to absolutely

lives and i’m not seeing to absolutely work out a lot of businesses do fail but

work out a lot of businesses do fail but

work out a lot of businesses do fail but i think you owe it to yourself to know

i think you owe it to yourself to know

i think you owe it to yourself to know if this would work out or not and so you

if this would work out or not and so you

if this would work out or not and so you don’t live the rest of your life

don’t live the rest of your life

don’t live the rest of your life regretting that you didn’t take your

regretting that you didn’t take your

regretting that you didn’t take your shot at what could have been successful

shot at what could have been successful

shot at what could have been successful business this hopefully that helps if

business this hopefully that helps if

business this hopefully that helps if you guys liked the video please give it

you guys liked the video please give it

you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs up and makes me to do more of

a thumbs up and makes me to do more of

a thumbs up and makes me to do more of these videos for you guys and if you

these videos for you guys and if you

these videos for you guys and if you have a question about this video or a

have a question about this video or a

have a question about this video or a different question about your business

different question about your business

different question about your business please leave a comment below and i will

please leave a comment below and i will

please leave a comment below and i will try to answer it for you so thank you

try to answer it for you so thank you

try to answer it for you so thank you and you’ll see you on the next episode

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