As director of franchising, I am proud to announce that we have received full and unconditional approval in our domiciled Sate of California to start awarding tumble & tea café franchises! As a result of this approval and other state requirements we have fulfilled, we can now offer franchises in the following states:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Tennessee
Washington
We are particularly interested in specific cities and surrounding areas around the country that meet our definition of excellent markets for tumble and tea café. They are:
1. Houston, Texas
2. Dallas / Denton County, Texas
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Phoenix, Arizona
5. San Antonio, Texas
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. Bergen County, New Jersey
8. Tri-valley, Northern California
9. Denver / Colorado Springs, Colorado
10. Seattle, Washington
We feel these cities meet the characteristics that will make tumble and tea a beneficial addition and a long standing business member in these communities. We are very excited about these prospective areas but there are several other communities not listed above that have interested us as well.
tumble & tea cafe is a family restaurant with an indoor play space for kids. We also host birthday parties for kids and we are awarding franchise opportunities to qualified people. If you believe your neighborhood is in desperate need of a tumble & tea cafe, let us know. We are always looking for new locations and new people to join our team.
Please feel free to contact us for franchise information and we would be happy to discuss your area, ideas and our business concept with you.
Contact me today at aaron@tumbleandteacafe.com for additional information.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
From the Inside….
When you're looking into buying a franchise you want to know everything about the business you are investing in. It's not just the costs; it's also the company itself. Does the company and the people who you are investing in match what you are searching for. As a member of the tumble & tea café team I wanted to take this chance to lay out the nitty-gritty about what it is really like to be a part of the company and to work for our CEO, Georgina DeCarlo.
As the youngest member of the team, I came in thinking there was going to be a great deal of the "corporate" feel. You know a company where the CEO seems to suffer from a "God-like" complex and employees are reminded daily of just who exactly is in charge. The polar opposite could not be truer. Working with Gina one almost instantaneously forgets she is the boss. She has a natural ease with how she deals with people one-on-one, and it's when you see her coolly handle any situation that you are reminded why she is in charge.
For someone who has built this company from nothing, it amazes me how grounded Gina is. Employees become friends, and friends become family. Work is just as important as whom you work with, and I can testify to loving who I work with just as much as loving my work! It's the same across the board with everyone in tumble & tea café. We work hard, pouring hours into creating the best tumble & tea café franchise program, and striving to make tumble & tea café a household name; but we also know the importance of staying sane after a long days work is rewarded over margaritas and love-life gossip.
In the end I can't sum up things better than by simply stating how lucky and blessed I feel to be part of something like tumble & tea café. The café itself is such a groundbreaking concept and the team is made up of so many smart people gifted in their perspective fields. I love my job, I love Gina, I love everyone who is a part of the team, and I LOVE TUMBLE & TEA CAFÉ.
From Diane Zuniga, Director of Marketing and PR
As the youngest member of the team, I came in thinking there was going to be a great deal of the "corporate" feel. You know a company where the CEO seems to suffer from a "God-like" complex and employees are reminded daily of just who exactly is in charge. The polar opposite could not be truer. Working with Gina one almost instantaneously forgets she is the boss. She has a natural ease with how she deals with people one-on-one, and it's when you see her coolly handle any situation that you are reminded why she is in charge.
For someone who has built this company from nothing, it amazes me how grounded Gina is. Employees become friends, and friends become family. Work is just as important as whom you work with, and I can testify to loving who I work with just as much as loving my work! It's the same across the board with everyone in tumble & tea café. We work hard, pouring hours into creating the best tumble & tea café franchise program, and striving to make tumble & tea café a household name; but we also know the importance of staying sane after a long days work is rewarded over margaritas and love-life gossip.
In the end I can't sum up things better than by simply stating how lucky and blessed I feel to be part of something like tumble & tea café. The café itself is such a groundbreaking concept and the team is made up of so many smart people gifted in their perspective fields. I love my job, I love Gina, I love everyone who is a part of the team, and I LOVE TUMBLE & TEA CAFÉ.
From Diane Zuniga, Director of Marketing and PR
Friday, October 24, 2008
Balancing Parenting and Your Career
Saying it is difficult to balance motherhood and career is an understatement. Finding the perfect balance between work-life, mom-life, and my adult-life was a challenge for me. I was constantly feeling guilty for not spending enough time with my daughter, guilty for always being tired and guilty that I wasn’t working the same hours I did before my daughter was born. I was working for a big corporation and I was on someone else’s schedule. I felt trapped. I remember locking myself in the supply closet with a picture of my daughter to start my milk flowing so I could pump, thinking, “This is just not right.”
Not only did that get my milk flowing, but my ideas started to flow as well. I came to the overwhelming realization that I did not want to work FOR anyone else again. Did they appreciate me? I worked 9 hours the day before I had Leila and did the owner of this big bank know who I was?
And that was the beginning of it all. I have owned and operated my own businesses since then. There comes a time when you choose to do what you want- not what you are conditioned to do. There comes a time when you are ready to stop thinking about making a change but really make it. And there comes a time that you decide the best person to work for is yourself and the time is now to love what you do!
Most of the people who I have spoken to about owning a tumble & tea café are currently where I was in that supply closet. Ok, maybe they are not pumping breast milk but they feel over worked, under appreciated and pulled in too many directions. They are ready to set their own schedule, get credit and compensation for their hard work and own their own business!
Now starting your own business is by no means “easy” and being self-employed doesn’t magically fix the incredible balancing act of being a working mom. I often say owning your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. But being self employed allows you to set your own schedule and manage your workload for what is best for you and your family. Most importantly, owning your own business allows you to directly benefit from YOUR hard work. You make the decisions, you have room to be creative and you are rewarded for your hard work and dedication.
We have hundreds of request nationwide from people who want to own their own tumble $ tea cafe. Why are all these people interested in tumble & tea café? Because they get it! They see this huge market gap and they want to be the pioneers of this concept that we believe will be the new craze. tumble & tea café is a posh, wifi café that serves made to order food, excellent espresso drinks and caters not only to parents but the whole neighborhood. You have multiple streams of income from food & beverage sales, playspace admission, parties, caterings and events. People nationwide see the need for tumble & tea café in their neighborhoods.
Ok, so you are ready to start your own business and you are ready to love your work opposed to watching the clock tick until 5:00. You might be asking yourself a few of the following questions.
How do you start a café?
What permits do you need?
What characteristics are important for your location?
How do you design a café with a play space for kids?
What suppliers should I use?
What should my overhead be?
And this is why I decided to franchise tumble & tea café. We are 100% dedicated and committed to helping you open and operate your café. You don’t have the answers because you haven’t done this before- we have. We have the answers, we know the contacts and we have the team to teach you step by step about what you need to do to meet your goals.
Please feel free to contact me at anytime if you have questions about tumble & tea café or if you would like to talk to me about if opening your own business is a good idea for you. I look forward to talking with you. Love your life and viva tumble & tea café! Gina DeCarlo, Founder and CEO, georginadecarlo@yahoo.com.
Not only did that get my milk flowing, but my ideas started to flow as well. I came to the overwhelming realization that I did not want to work FOR anyone else again. Did they appreciate me? I worked 9 hours the day before I had Leila and did the owner of this big bank know who I was?
And that was the beginning of it all. I have owned and operated my own businesses since then. There comes a time when you choose to do what you want- not what you are conditioned to do. There comes a time when you are ready to stop thinking about making a change but really make it. And there comes a time that you decide the best person to work for is yourself and the time is now to love what you do!
Most of the people who I have spoken to about owning a tumble & tea café are currently where I was in that supply closet. Ok, maybe they are not pumping breast milk but they feel over worked, under appreciated and pulled in too many directions. They are ready to set their own schedule, get credit and compensation for their hard work and own their own business!
Now starting your own business is by no means “easy” and being self-employed doesn’t magically fix the incredible balancing act of being a working mom. I often say owning your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. But being self employed allows you to set your own schedule and manage your workload for what is best for you and your family. Most importantly, owning your own business allows you to directly benefit from YOUR hard work. You make the decisions, you have room to be creative and you are rewarded for your hard work and dedication.
We have hundreds of request nationwide from people who want to own their own tumble $ tea cafe. Why are all these people interested in tumble & tea café? Because they get it! They see this huge market gap and they want to be the pioneers of this concept that we believe will be the new craze. tumble & tea café is a posh, wifi café that serves made to order food, excellent espresso drinks and caters not only to parents but the whole neighborhood. You have multiple streams of income from food & beverage sales, playspace admission, parties, caterings and events. People nationwide see the need for tumble & tea café in their neighborhoods.
Ok, so you are ready to start your own business and you are ready to love your work opposed to watching the clock tick until 5:00. You might be asking yourself a few of the following questions.
How do you start a café?
What permits do you need?
What characteristics are important for your location?
How do you design a café with a play space for kids?
What suppliers should I use?
What should my overhead be?
And this is why I decided to franchise tumble & tea café. We are 100% dedicated and committed to helping you open and operate your café. You don’t have the answers because you haven’t done this before- we have. We have the answers, we know the contacts and we have the team to teach you step by step about what you need to do to meet your goals.
Please feel free to contact me at anytime if you have questions about tumble & tea café or if you would like to talk to me about if opening your own business is a good idea for you. I look forward to talking with you. Love your life and viva tumble & tea café! Gina DeCarlo, Founder and CEO, georginadecarlo@yahoo.com.
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