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Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

A specialty coffee/tea house and roastery in the Richland/Gull Lake, Michigan area.

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Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

Great Grounds Coffee Start Up

A specialty coffee/tea house and roastery in the Richland/Gull Lake, Michigan area.

A specialty coffee/tea house and roastery in the Richland/Gull Lake, Michigan area.

A specialty coffee/tea house and roastery in the Richland/Gull Lake, Michigan area.

A specialty coffee/tea house and roastery in the Richland/Gull Lake, Michigan area.

Kimberly Ford
Kimberly Ford
Kimberly Ford
Kimberly Ford
1 Campaign |
Richland, United States
$3,070 USD 27 backers
6% of $50,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
We love people, conversation, laughter and we love coffee! Our dream is to open a coffee house which not only brews an excellent cup of coffee, but also fosters friendships and inspires kindness. As former foster parents and now adoptive parents of four beautiful children, we recognize the need for safe businesses run with a focus on community. The success of this campaign will allow us to open the doors of Great Grounds Coffee House & Roastery in Richland, Michigan, and offer just that!

Short Summary

Imagine a coffee house where "Cheers" meets "Friends"; a place where everybody knows your name and cares about YOUR story. That's the kind of coffee house that we want to open in the Richland area. We started with a dream, that dream became a goal, our goal is to start offering our specialty coffees and teas as well as fresh roasted coffee beans within the next 6 MONTHS! This is the next step to achieve that goal.

As an educator with Gull Lake Community Schools for over 24 years, Floy has developed strong connections with the families and businesses of the Gull Lake community.  Having grown up in the Richland area, Kim has a knowledge and pride in her community that is unsurpassed. Together they have built this dream of making Great Grounds Coffee another prestigious Richland business.  At Great Grounds we want to foster community connections and inspire kindness.  Great Grounds Coffee house  is a coffee house designed to bring a community together.

Impact

The problem right now, is when the fine people of Richland want a high quality coffee or tea, they have to travel outside of our town.  THE SOLUTION?! We will be brewing, steeping and roasting RIGHT HERE IN RICHLAND!

Please consider making a donation to help us open the doors of Great Grounds Coffee House

What We Need & What You Get

Our goal for this campaign is to raise $50,000! This will go toward purchasing equipment and renovating our future store front . Any money beyond our $50,000 will continue to go toward expanding our community outreach, barista education and equipment maintenance. 

Risks & Challenges

Our biggest obstacle at this point in time is funding. We have spend time putting together our business plan, refining it with the help of the Small Business Development Center, educating ourselves in the art of barista and applying for small business loans.  After being unable to secure enough funding due to the start up nature of our business we refocused our efforts into this crowdfunding campaign. 

We believe in our business model, our thirst to be life long learners and the natural social environment of a coffee house will lead to our businesses success. 

Supportive Rewards and Experiences

$25    Thanks A Latte: Great Grounds Coffee Magnet & 2 Free Drinks
$50    Roasted Coffee: 5 Free Drinks & 8 oz Bag of Freshly Roasted Coffee
$100    Travel Mug: Great Grounds Coffee Magnets, 10 Free Drinks, 12 oz Bag of Freshly Roasted Coffee & a Travel Mug
$150    SWAG Bag: Great Grounds Coffee Magnets, 10 Free Drinks, Travel Mug, T-Shirt ALL in a Great Grounds Tote
$200    Be Our Guest : You and a Guest are invited to join us for "Taste the Menu!" PLUS Have your name up on our Founders Wall and receive an EXCLUSIVE T-shirt with “Founder” on the back!
$250    FREE Coffee for 1 Year: Welcome to our Founders Wall, EXCLUSIVE T-shirt with "Founder" on the back PLUS 1 Free Drink a week for 52 weeks
$500    SUPER Supporter: Receive SWAG Bag, Be Our Guest Taste Menu & Free Drink for 1 Year (1 Free Drink / week for 52 weeks) Reward Packages
$1,000    Menu Item Named after You: "We will name a menu item in your honor for one full year! PLUS, Enjoy your name safe for FREE 1 time per week for an entire year! Plus Get a Free Drink 1 time / week for 52 weeks! Go up on our Founder Wall Recognition plus EXCLUSIVE T-Shirt"
$2,000    Roastmaster for the Day: You and 1 Guest get to Create your own Coffee Roast! Name it, Label it and enjoy 12 Exclusive 8 oz bags!  PLUS 1 Free Drink a week for 52 weeks & Founder Wall Recognition and EXCLUSIVE T-Shirt
$5,000    PREMIUM Patron: WOW! We are Humbled by your Support!  We will host a private event for you and up to 25 of your guests.  We will provide drinks, food, dessert and entertainment. Many other perks included:)
$10,000    HOLY CAPPUCCINO Batman: Words Can Not Begin to Describe the Gratitude we have for you!  You are making Dreams Come True. Lets Sit Down and discuss what perks we can offer you. Thank you!

Other Ways You Can Help

We need your help to get the word out.  We would appreciate for you to share this project with your crowd:  your office-mates, friends and families.  You can use the share tools on this page to post this to all your favorite Social Networking sites!

Thank you and Have a Blessed Day:)

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Choose your Perk

Thanks a LATTE!

$25 USD
Thanks a Latte for taking the time to support our Dream! Enjoy a Great Grounds Magnet and 2 Free Drinks:)
Included Items
  • Great Grounds Coffee Magnet
  • 2 FREE Drinks Coupons
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
9 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Fresh Roasted Coffee

$50 USD
You will receive 5 Free Drink coupons & an 8 oz bag of Freshly Roasted Coffee!
Included Items
  • 5 FREE Drinks
  • Freshly Roasted Coffee
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
3 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Travel Mug

$100 USD
Great Grounds Magnet, 12 oz Freshly Roasted Coffee, 10 Free Drinks & a Travel Mug!
Included Items
  • Great Grounds Coffee Magnet
  • Freshly Roasted Coffee
  • 10 FREE Drinks
  • Travel Mug
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
5 claimed
Ships worldwide.

SWAG Bag!

$150 USD
Get a Great Grounds Coffee tote bag with a magnet, 10 Free Drinks, a Travel Mug and T-shirt
Included Items
  • Great Grounds Coffee Magnet
  • 10 FREE Drinks
  • Travel Mug
  • Great Grounds Coffee Tote Bag
  • Great Grounds Coffee T-Shirt
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Be Our Guest!

$200 USD
You and a Guest are invited to join us for "Taste the Menu!" Have your name up on our Founders Wall and receive an EXCLUSIVE screen printed tee with “Founder” on the back!
Included Items
  • Be Our Guest!
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
3 out of 25 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

FREE Coffee for 1 Year

$250 USD
Receive 1 Free Drink Every Week for a whole year! (52 Free Drinks) Have your name up on our Founders Wall and receive a screen printed tee with “Founder” on the back!
Included Items
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • FREE Coffee for 1 Year
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
2 claimed
Ships worldwide.

SUPER Supporter

$500 USD
Be one of the first to "Taste Our Menu!" Founder Wall Recognition plus EXCLUSIVE T-Shirt PLUS Receive Everything in our SWAG Bag
Included Items
  • Be Our Guest!
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • SWAG Bag
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
2 out of 25 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Menu Item Named after You!

$1,000 USD
Forget about searching the menu for what you want, we will name a menu item in your honor for one full year! PLUS, Enjoy your named item for FREE one time a week for an entire year! PLUS get a Free Drink one time a week for the first year! Founder Wall Recognition plus EXCLUSIVE T-Shirt
Included Items
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • FREE Coffee for 1 Year
  • Menu Item Named after You!
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Roastmaster for the Day!

$2,000 USD
You and 1 Guest get to Create your own Coffee Roast! Name it, Label it and enjoy 12 Exclusive 8 oz bags! We will make sure you are decked out in our best SWAG! Receive 1 FREE Drink Every Week for a whole year! (52 Free Drinks) Have your name up on our Founders Wall and receive a screen printed tee with “Founder” on the back!
Included Items
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • FREE Coffee for 1 Year
  • SWAG Bag
  • Roastermaster
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

PREMIUM Patron

$5,000 USD
WOW! We are Humbled by your Support! Let us host a private event for you and up to 25 of your guests. We will provide drinks, food, dessert and entertainment.
Included Items
  • Be Our Guest!
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • FREE Coffee for 1 Year
  • SWAG Bag
  • Roastermaster
  • Private Event
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

HOLY CAPPUCCINO!

$10,000 USD
Words Can Not Begin to Describe the Gratitude we have for you! You are making Dreams Come True. Lets Sit Down and discuss what other perks we can offer you.
Included Items
  • Be Our Guest!
  • Founders Wall& Exclusive Shirt
  • SWAG Bag
  • Menu Item Named after You!
  • Roastermaster
  • Private Event
  • 1 FREE drink per day FOR LIFE!
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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