Ice Cream Comes to POPPYS House

Our second business is now underway. Through the profit that we made with the ice selling business, and a little help from Andrew Corson (down representing Walla Walla University doing micro-loans) through a loan, we were able to get a contract with an ice cream company. We now have our own, little machine and plenty of ice cream. Being only the second ice cream vendor in town –the other one being on the far side –we have an ample supply of business. We have already made enough to pay off the loan from Andrew.

Our idea is to have the girls run this endeavor by themselves, but we are a ways from reaching that goal. Right now, Olga, our oldest girl, has been devoting a little time throughout the day to sit and sell both ice and ice-cream. Business hours are not consistent, and with that our sales have also been inconsistent. This is a learning process. One in which the girls can actively take part and see (hopefully) that their investment is paying off (It is also a beautiful convenience for me and my ice-cream addiction. It has been fun, and costly, rationalizing how the more I purchase ice-cream, the more it helps the girls…).