Special Ed Student Starts Coffee Shop

I thought this was a great story about a Greenville, South Carolina, special education student starting a coffee shop in his school:

Jarvis Rogers said he saw the need for the coffee shop and, in just two weeks, built the Ground Floor. … Rogers is in Special Ed, Greenville High School’s occupational diploma program.

The full-service Ground Floor shop is the most popular spot in the Greenville High School cafeteria.

“The corporate sponsor is Liquid Highway, who donated the cash registers and all of the coffee-making equipment,” Beth Brotherton said. “And, get this, in their first week in business, this was the highest-grossing Liquid Highway location in Greenville.”

The part I really love is that Jarvis Rogers, and the other students, researched the business, developed a business plan, got a sponsor. These students really did the work to get this business off the ground (no pun intended).

I love entrepreneurs!

Greenville Students Open Coffee Shop In School - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville.

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Charlie Payne 1 month ago 1 point
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I was in Asheville for 3 year anniversary when I saw the story on television.I love this story about young people with a vision to become enterpreneurs within the community. The high school's ground floor is an excellent location for this business to florish expecially for the students and faculty. I'm also trying to start a coffee bar/lounge in the raleigh area. where I reside with my wife and son. I'm currently formulating a business plan, researching various avenues, and possible sponsoring and funding.

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