"Then I heard about that, and I went there and did a bunch of networking,"Įngland said through a connection there, he was able to find a mentor to help coach him through the process and get started. "That's basically how I got started into the food truck realm, just started taking classes at the public library," England said. It's an event that he says helped make his food truck idea a reality. Last year, England was a speaker for the event. "It's a great opportunity and really it's an advantage because you can go in and take those awesome classes right in the comfort of your home," he said. It's one of the reasons he's attending Global Entrepreneurship Week, an event to connect and network with business owners across the region, country and world. "So that is what I would say would be one of the biggest challenges this year." "Some days we're doing okay, some days we're doing good and some days we're doing horrible," England said. "You got to be able to project your sales and your goals and your labor costs and this year, it's been all over the place."Įngland said business can vary on a daily basis. It's been kind of hard to project the year as you do in food sales," England said. "This year has just been a lot of ups and downs for us. Though he begins each day with prep work, he said there was no way to prepare for 2020. "It's one of the featured food trucks here in the city, and it's basically our kitchen on wheels," England said. One of those entrepreneurs who will be attending virtually is chef Esra England, owner of KC Cajun. Usually around this time of year, thousands of entrepreneurs from across the world would be in Kansas City for the 13th annual Global Entrepreneurship Week Kansas City.īut due to the pandemic, the event is now virtual.
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