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Debbie Hartung<br />
042 Cafe<br />
What has been the most rewarding part of owning your<br />
own business?<br />
Being able to take care of my family on my own.<br />
Who or what inspired you to be a business owner?<br />
My mom encouraged me start my catering business 33<br />
years ago. She always made holidays special and I wanted<br />
to share that with others.<br />
What has been your biggest hurdle as the business owner?<br />
Government…taxes, rules, all the hurdles you have to<br />
jump—and competing with national chains.<br />
If you could take one educational course since owning<br />
your own business, what would it be?<br />
Taxes and accounting.<br />
What’s your best advice to women considering going into<br />
their own business?<br />
Make certain there is a market for what you want to<br />
sell–today and in the future. And how much time are<br />
you willing to put into owning your own business?<br />
What part of your job do you wish you could avoid?<br />
Firing and hiring. I really don’t like either.<br />
What is your favorite mode of relaxation after a day’s work?<br />
Hot tub and a glass of something relaxing.<br />
56 • Winter 2018
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