Reflection — Business Owner as Resource Allocator

While discussing her strategies and approach to “relationship maintenance”, Amelia, the founder of Old Quarter, made a remark that stuck with me. She nonchalantly emphasized that in her business, ‘building trust’ is non-negotiable, despite being considered a cheesy rule of thumb among many strategies in business relationships. The relationship between Amelia and the coffee farmers transcends mere transactions or profit; trust must be earned, even if it involves risk. Their goal is to ‘give people the max’ when the economical approach would be to provide the bare minimum in sourcing and selling coffee beans. <a href="https://medium.com/@janelleyeo2001/reflection-business-owner-as-resource-allocator-a7c24f65c4ca">Read More</a>