Rule #1: Plan, Plan, Plan – But be Flexible

Before we could launch Grace Hightower & Coffees of Rwanda, we spent months planning our business model and strategy. From trips to Rwanda to meet the farmers, getting an education in the coffee production process, learning how to import beans to the US to discovering how to distribute product. Only when we had a solid plan were we able to start our business.

Planning saves on costly mistakes.

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