Monday 9 April 2018

April Update

Greetings from Venilla, Anbalagan and Sridhar,

We have had a super busy month since we had to close our cafe for 3 days due to some maintenance work. Since the summer has started, our kitchen has been super hot, and it was hard to work in this condition. We were able to get some exhaust fans installed to help keep our kitchen cooler.
Kitchen project 

During the 3 day break, we had to upgrade our menu with the tax, and we also were able to add some new items to our menu. So far, we have seen both positive and negative feedbacks from our customers. We were also able to meet with two different people who have lots of experience in this business world, hear some tips from them, and pick up lot of ideas and help from them, which was a great eye opener for the three of us. We realized we still have so many ways we need to improve as young business owners.
Our updated menu board

We’ve also been learning a lot about the joys and struggles of employee management. On the last Tuesday of the month, we have a team meeting to talk about the business and job performance. It’s a great opportunity for us to give a small message to speak life into our employees and also to recognize positive job performance. We also enjoy sharing a meal together in the evening, which helps build community and we can learn more about them outside of work. This last meeting, we noticed that one employee in particular showed a lot of improvement in attitude, timeliness, and leadership in the kitchen. We wanted to celebrate and recognize this improvement, so we gave him a gift voucher for the cafe. We hope this will motivate and encourage others to have this same attitude and positivity in the days ahead.
Chilling with the crew

We would appreciate your prayers for overall health and healing. Several of our employees, including us, have been sick. Please pray also for continued peace, grace, and wisdom in dealing with situations that come up. Thank you so much for praying for us and continuing to encourage us.

Please be praying for:

·         Committed, hardworking employees who will join us at the Daily Bean
·         Growth in business with the increase in item cost and addition of GST
·         Opportunities to pour into employees and customers who come to the Daily Bean

·         Grace and wisdom for us in our daily lives at the Daily Bean—especially in applying everything we’ve learned to put it into practice in our business