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Open Book Finances: Part One w/ Mei Mei
FromCopper & Heat
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Mei Mei in Boston has been an open book restaurant since 2017. They train their entire staff on the finances so that everyone can have a voice in making the restaurant run more efficiently. But on March 9th, Chef Irene Li, owner of Mei Mei decided she wanted to take the education a step further and open their books to the public. What do the finances of a small independent restaurant really look like? Turns out, it’s even rougher than everybody would like to admit.
Released:
May 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (67)
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