How To be Good in BusinessKaren Mercer, Co–Founder of My Coffee Stop

www.mycoffeestop.co.uk

Just a bit of Background...My Coffee Stop is a little shop at the end of

Platform 1, Enfield Chase Station.Two people run it, myself and Gunter

Hollenstein.We serve quality coffee quickly within 30

seconds from the moment you order.My Coffee Stop is about more than coffee &

cake, it’s about creating a pleasant space in the world and being a positive influence!

My Coffee Stop opened 1 year ago, yesterday, on 2nd February.

In that time, we’ve been in...The Enfield Gazette, The Enfield Advertiser &

other local papers....On the BBC News...On several radio stations, including Radio

Enfield, Radio 2 and Smooth FM.

We also won 2 Business AwardsWe won the North & West London Business

Award for Innovation, sponsored by HSBCWe won the Enterprise Enfield Green

Business of the year award, sponsored by the RSA Trust

We also came runners up in the Enterprise Enfield’s Start-up Business of the year award

We’ve just found out we are finalists in the first ever Linked-in European Business Awards.

Photo by Andy Barnes

How did we do it?Our ethos is....’Heart is at the Heart of our

business, our business without a heart will die.’

This means that every decision we take in our business is made with financial and moral considerations.

We realise that we have a responsibility to our local and global communities.

We made the conscious decision to support two main causes through our business.....

Chickenshed.......We support Chickenshed through our Book

Swapping Service....

Book Swap @ My Coffee Stop...Now regular event days, involving local

businesses!

We also support Fairtrade...All our Coffees, Teas, & Hot Chocolates are

FairtradeIn our first year we have expanded our

Fairtrade range so that we have the widest range of Fairtrade products of any coffee shop or independent shop in the Enfield area.

We are members of the Enfield Fairtrade Steering Group and actively help to promote Fairtrade within the borough.

We’ve created our own Muffins....So that we can use Fairtrade Sugar & other

Fairtrade ingredients...

& Our Own Cakes...

The work we have done has...Made our business more attractive to

customers...Brought us greater enjoyment & happiness...Recognition of our ideas has increased our

profile...This recognition has given us the confidence

to create even bigger projects, to contribute to the global and local communities...

The Future...We’re looking forward to Fairtrade Fortnight

which is From February 22nd to March 7th.We have three exciting projects planned...

An Art Competition...Enfield Primary School children are being

invited to imagine an amazing and special Fairtrade Food creation, using at least one Fairtrade Food ingredient!

And to communicate their idea using any media they like, for instance drawing, painting, writing, singing, describing or filming.

Then send it to us at My Coffee Stop...The top three entrants will have tea with the

Mayor of Enfield and all short-listed entries will be exhibited at My Coffee Stop, for the whole of Fairtrade Fortnight.

Mayor of Enfield says ‘Yes’ to Fairtrade!

Chickenshed & Fairtrade...Chickenshed will go into Enfield Primary

Schools and present performance/workshop experiences about Why Fairtrade is so important.

This is a My Coffee Stop initiative connecting & supporting local & global communities.

The Big Swap @ My Coffee StopThursday March the 4th

Our usual Book Swap event but with a twistBring along unwanted books as usual & buy

books by putting money in the tin for chickenshed but also bring an item of Fairtrade produce to swap with one you haven’t tried before!

Free Divine Chocolate tastingsAnd Tea with a Tenor, where Geoffrey Strum

will sing and you’ll drink Fairtrade Tea!

We’re in the business...Of making your journey better....not just on

the train....but through life too....we hope to affect people’s lives for the better, even if they’re not our customers...that’s the ethos of our business.

We’re Not Alone!We have fantastic support from the team at

Enterprise Enfield....And I was able to go on an excellent RSA

Trust Inspiring Women Course...

Three Key Secrets to SuccessA compassionate heart combined with good

business sense...A strong support network...A powerful learning resource...

One Question• What cause do you want to support through

your business?

That’s How You Can....

BE GOOD IN BUSINESS