Entrepreneurship A Worthy Calculated Risk Says Sacramento Business Owner
Ever since coffee started picking up steam as the daily drink of choice after a certain tea party, coffee has been synonymous with business ever since. Combining the two, coffee and business, only seems natural as local coffee houses have been the place for countless business interactions happening 24/7 around the world. But as coffee is the obvious main attraction, business space is often pushed to the wayside. Sacramento becoming the foremost place for entrepreneurship seemed to be the right place to open a new kind of coffee shop that combined both meeting place and coffeehouse.
Enter co-founder and co-owner Matt Kennedy of The Trade Coffee and Coworking located in the heart of downtown Sacramento. Opening earlier this year, the burgeoning coffee shop serves up some of the best espressos, drip and iced Coffees that Sacramento has ever experienced. And it should be the best as The Trade Coffee and Coworking proudly brews Blue Bottle Coffee, another entrepreneurial success story that started in Oakland. The real genius in the entire operation is the availability of workspace and conference rooms that patrons of the coffee shop (or anyone for that matter) can use. Only time will tell whether or not this coffee shop/collaboration space will be a success, but with 26 years of entrepreneurship under his belt, Matthew is a seasoned veteran of the challenges that small business ownership may throw his way.
What does your job entail?
"Running the day to day operations for the first ever Coffee and Coworking business in Sacramento."
What do you enjoy most about your job?
"Meeting with new people, exploring the ideas, collaborating with others about unique ideas and watching projects take shape to become a new enterprise."
What was your education history like?
"I have been an entrepreneur for 26 years. I graduated a local high school, proceeded to a local college and [now] actively meet with local school staff for continued learning."
Has your education helped you in your current position?
"Because of the challenges associated with business ownership, school gave me the ground work to take on just about any obstacle in my path."
Any advice for someone looking into a similar career path?
"Keep your eyes open, your feet grounded and never stop reaching."
Paulo Acoba is a California native raised in the Bay Area and living in the Central Valley. He enjoys distance running, cycling and grassroots motorsports. He holds a degree in management from the University of California Merced. Paulo has been writing for Examiner.com since 2012 and covering the Fresno area.
