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Day 20- Professional Support (the FREE kind)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

A few people have asked me lately for a list of organizations and places to go to for FREE professional support. It is because of all of the support (free and otherwise) that I have had success and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, business plan, Career Center, CDFI, Community Development Financial Institution, Create Jobs for USA, Dairy Business Innovation Center, Free professional support, Impact 7, James J Hill Reference Library, linkedin, networking, Opportunity Finance Network, Pierce County Economic Development Corporation, prezi.com, River Falls Chamber of Commerce, River Falls Rotary Club, Rotary Club, SCORE, Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, St Croix Economic Development Corporation, starbucks, Us Department of the Treasury, UW Extension, UW-River Falls, WeatherVane Creamery, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation, WomenVenture | Leave a comment

Day 19- WeatherVane Creamery’s Advisory Team

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

Beginning yesterday, my blogs are being written on the road. Only, I am not on the road. See, I started house sitting for the next two months and they don’t have wifi. I am insistent on blogging every day in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Agave Kitchen, Bullpen Cantina, Burnett Dairy Coop, Eddie Bauer, Empowering Taste, Kevin Pechacek, Leo Bogee, Max Neuhaus, Paul Rode, River Falls Chamber of Commerce, Tasha Burilini-Olson, WeatherVane Creamery, WestWind Supper Club, Woodbury Lakes | Leave a comment

Day 18- Tillamook Cheese

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

Yep, that’s right- Tillamook Cheese. I lived in Portland, OR for three years where I sold produce and some grocery items to chefs at Duck Delivery. For almost a year I was tormented by the grocery manager, Ron, about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, Duck Delivery, Econofoods, Jeff Jurik, The Caves of Faribault, Tillamook Cheese, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Day 16- My Family

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

It’s kind of funny to acknowledge my family because I think they are still scratching their heads wondering what to make of me and WeatherVane Creamery. I think their thoughts run the gamut from being inspired to bafflement and concern. … Continue reading →

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Day 15- Grateful For Me…Yesterday

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

This journey with WeatherVane Creamery has been quite the roller coaster. I think anyone reading this probably is aware of at least one setback or victory that I have encountered either personally or with the business in the past year … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, American Cheese Society Confr, howard schultz, Pollyanna, WeatherVane Creamery | 2 Comments

Day 14- Blessed Be The Cheesemakers

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

It all comes down to good, Wisconsin cheese. As I was thinking about this topic and who I think are some of the top cheesemakers in Wisconsin, the following three immediately came to mind: Marieke Penterman of Holland’s Family Farms, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Carr Valley Cheese, Holland's Family Farms, Joe Widmer, Marieke Penterman, Sid Cook, WeatherVane Creamery, Widmer's Cheese Cellars | Leave a comment

Day 13- Plan B, Plan C, and Plan XYZs

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

And so the name ‘WeatherVane’ comes to be. Today I was reminded of a big lesson that I learned this year- sometimes (most the time) the Universe has a different plan for me. It usually isn’t Plan A. This lesson … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged banks, business plan, peace of mind, Plan A, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Day 12- River Falls

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

I first want to acknowledge that I am taking liberties with the whole Day 12 thing with it being past midnight. Listen, the day isn’t over until I fall asleep. Ok, so back to it. You knew that this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Boyd Davis, Kinni Clayworks, Kinnickinnic River, Kinnickinnic State Park, Rising Sun Farm, River Falls, River Falls Chamber of Commerce, River Falls Journal, St. Croix River, The Falls Theater, The Kinni, Thrift Shops, UW-Milwaukee, UW-River Falls, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Day 11- The Simple Things

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

Today I am grateful for the simple things. And also the not so simple. Mostly I am grateful for the blessings that have come my way. Like at this very moment I am in a super comfortable king sized bed … Continue reading →

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Day 10- Banks And My Silent Partner

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

For the past three days I have been working diligently on updating the business plan. According to my horoscope a few weeks ago, it said something about good fortune but that I had to make sure I watched the details. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged banks, business plan, Eddie Bauer, lending, location, odd jobs, office max, Pierce County Economic Development Corporation, River Falls, WeatherVane Creamery, Woodbury Lakes | Leave a comment

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