Michael J. McFall, co-founder and co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, knows how to grind. Biggby is the third-largest coffee franchise in the United States, having grown to over 300 locations across the Midwest. That gives McFall plenty of street cred as he teaches the subject of entrepreneurialism in his class, Finding Your Venture, at the University of …more
Stone soup. Microprocessors. Poop. This was how Mike McFall, co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, framed a free, public talk he gave at the Metropolitan Club last week. The talk was the first in a series related to his book Grind: A No Bull**** Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash-Flow, which details some of the things McFall has …more
Last year, Klaussner Home Furnishings was so desperate for workers that it began renting billboards near its headquarters in Asheboro, N.C., to advertise job openings. The steep competition for labor drove wages for employees on the furniture maker’s production floor up 12 to 20 percent. The company began offering $1,000 signing bonuses to sweeten the …more
GENESEE COUNTY, MI — Grabbing a cup of Biggby Coffee is probably part of a lot of people’s daily routine in Genesee County. Biggby Coffee is the U.S.’ third largest coffee franchise which started in Lansing, but has spread across all of the U.S., including in the Genesee County area. With over 902,000 small businesses and …more