Entrepreneurial Interests

Blogger is actinq weird. I hope this post "takes."

Maybe I've posted before about a guy with whom I have spoken about his concept of renting commercial kitchen space to caterers, cooks, etc., etc. If so, forgive the replication. I spoke to the guy before Christmas, after hearing from an employee about the business, called "Just Add Chef." The guy leases commercial kitchen space in Austin. He furnished the space with a commercial refigerator/freezer, commercial oven, and all the expected cookware, etc. He rents it to people.

I had hoped to go visit with him in January, but time passed by and here it is, almost April. I spoke to him again today and tentatively scheduled a visit with him on April 9 when he will be in Dallas. As it happens, I will be returning that day or the night before from a client event in The Woodlands. We will talk about the concept and will discuss whether there are ways to take it to a broader market, i.e., franchise it. It may not be economically viable, but I love the concept. I really enjoy exploring new business ideas. I'm tired of the worn out old business idea I had in 1998, but am always ready to look into new ones in 2006 and beyond.

Even if we seize on a great concept that can work, the trick will be to get financial backing. I don't have it, nor does he.

At the very least, my visit with him will introduce me to someone who's obviously as entrepreneurial as I am and that may be good. I often feel stifled by the fact that people who work for me are just...workers. No entrepreneurial drive, no interest in trying something new, no desire to explore new ways of doing things, creating things, building businesses. I think the lack of entrepreneurial company has been responsible, in part, for me letting good ideas drop.

Maybe this isn't the right idea, but it's an idea I want to explore, and at least I'll be talking to a guy who, from what I gather from telephone conversations with him, is a risk-taker.