![]() When the governor ordered those establishments to close in March, that revenue all but vanished. Sales to cafés and restaurants had made up 80 percent of his business. Things were humming right along for Dean when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. We’ve been at it for 27 years, and we’ve been profitable and growing every year, including this year.” If it was profitable, then I’d have a business model. “I wanted to see if it was possible for a company to pay a fair money to the farmers, engage the economic and social issues, and still be profitable,” Cycon said. With $7,000 and a hatful of good intentions, he set out to do it. ![]() He said he wanted to see if it was possible to do well by doing good. ![]() ![]() He started Dean’s Beans in 1993 after about a 10-year career as an environmental and indigenous-rights lawyer along with a stint at a nonprofit he co-founded called Coffee Kids. Pounds of coffee donated to food service workers: 191ĭean Cycon is a serial do-gooder. Here is the link to the full article! If you can't access it, it's written out here below as well. I'm honored to have been featured in Boston Business Journal, for the latest "Partners with a Purpose" special.
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