For many the choice between opening a business you love and helping people from all walks of life is hard, if not impossible.
Recently there has been an influx of eateries who serve and charge on a sliding scale. Confused? You decide your portion size, and you decide the price.
For many young people or students there have been many times when you would like nothing more than to be able to afford a nice meal out with some friends. For others any meal would be a blessing. Yet for others the price of a meal means nothing to their bottom line. The owners of So All May Eat in Denver and One World Cafe in Salt Lake City took these and many others into consideration when running their restaurants. Both serve yummy organic fare to all who come in.
How does it work? Well, for those who have no money to spare, it is requested that they spend an hour helping out; sweeping, doing dishes, weeding the organic garden. For those who can pay, it's recommended you consider what your budget can spare. And for those who have more than enough, well it's through their contributions that ends are met for those who can't.
A similar business plan in New York had to be changed after so many took advantage of a free meal. It seems that in smaller towns the system works better.
Hopefully we can see some more of these ground breaking and, for me at least, uplifting forms business. Maybe you could develop the next one.
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