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Reminds me of Zingermans in Ann Arbor, where Ari & company have turned a deli into a deli, baking classes, creamery, cheese-making demos, business training cent
by jakewalker 16y ago
Reminds me of Zingermans in Ann Arbor, where Ari & company have turned a deli into a deli, baking classes, creamery, cheese-making demos, business training center, restaurant, dinner events, etc. For every new business Zingermans opens, they find a way to turn the business into a place where they can host events (dinners, earlier in the summer they had a bacon festival, they sometimes teach their method of opening their books to all employees, etc.) and really create profit and excitement in non-traditional ways. See
http://www.zingermanscommunity.com/our-businesses http://www.zingermanscommunity.com/our-businesses
Jason's right; while not everyone may be able to turn their office into a place where people pay $1,000 a head to attend a workshop, there is certainly something to learn from thinking about how to utilize your business/office space/etc. to earn incremental revenue and promote your business.
- tptacek 16y agoZingermans is amazing (it's one of the three things I miss about living in Ann Arbor). But I'm chiming in here to add that Zingermans doesn't just host random events; just like Jason Fried, Zingermans teaches workshops on "how to be like Zingermans". The Marion Street Cheese Market down the street from me in Oak Park went to one, and are rabid disciples.