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We appreciate your interest in mentorship. Please be advised that after March 31, 2024, the Business Mentor NY Program will cease to operate. However, you can continue to access mentoring services by contacting Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers in your area at esd.ny.gov/eac-directory to obtain one-on-one counseling with your current business idea or small business.

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Daniel Budd Entrepreneur

Location Red Hook, New York, United States of America
Venture Industry Restaurant/Cafe/Bar/Catering
Languages spoken
  • English
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Taste Budd's Cafe, Inc. Started 2000

Chocolate and Coffee community cafe. Handmade pastries and confections, house baked breads, panini sandwiches, salads, gourmet organic and fair trade coffees, gift baskets(mail order), Live Music, Story Slam, Art shows. Quick Service, 50 seat inside, 50 seats outside, lunch delivery, delivered catering, Public festival concessions, holiday gifts, farm stand desserts

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Having spent 10 years as a pastry chef in NYC, I came to the Hudson Valley as a professor in Baking and Pastry Arts for The Culinary Institute of America. Three years into teaching I started a weekend business and 6 years into teaching I left to pursue my business and be an at home Dad. From 2000-2005 our business was mainly festival concessions(three states), mail order gifts and wholesale restaurant desserts. In 2005 (With the help of NYBDC) we purchased our cafe and closed our wholesale business. We have three entities. My Taste Budd s LLC(real estate holder), Taste Budd s, Inc(festival concessions and produces all confections/desserts for Taste Budd s Cafe, Inc.) Taste Budd s Cafe, Inc. (full time community cafe). TBC - open 7-10 everyday, serves 400-600 people, check average $6.80. 40% take out average. Taste Budd s, Inc. is now restricted to NY only(did not want to travel as far) and is very well known at regional festivals. We employ 20 (6-7 full time), and spike to 60

Countries of operation: United States of America