Summary Of RICC: Building A Social Networking
RICC: Building a Social Networking Strategy
The Rock Island Chocolate Company was founded in 1997 by Seymour Burris, Jr. It is a small specialty retail store, selling fine chocolates purchased from other suppliers in near a strip mall downtown. Burris originally worked part-time and his wife Lottie worked full time managing operations. In 2000, they obtained heirloom Belgian chocolate recipes and in 2001 began to manufacture these. They needed to lease more space and purchase equipment. With the help of Quad City Bank and Trust they took out a 5 year loan and also had two angel investors.
Their business began to grow and in 2002 they were selling to other suppliers, including licensing for special branding. They grew from a break-even
The Rock Island Chocolate Company was founded in 1997 by Seymour Burris, Jr. It is a small specialty retail store, selling fine chocolates purchased from other suppliers in near a strip mall downtown. Burris originally worked part-time and his wife Lottie worked full time managing operations. In 2000, they obtained heirloom Belgian chocolate recipes and in 2001 began to manufacture these. They needed to lease more space and purchase equipment. With the help of Quad City Bank and Trust they took out a 5 year loan and also had two angel investors.
Their business began to grow and in 2002 they were selling to other suppliers, including licensing for special branding. They grew from a break-even