Small Business Owner

As I planned a trip to Kursk in central Russia, I did a search on Instagram to find interesting spots to photograph and saw a few photos of a hip-looking cafe. It was still in process of being built, due to open today. I popped by and found one of the owners – Dmitry – busy working on the final touches. He said he had wanted to open a cafe for some time and was looking for the right idea. He and his friend came up with making it a coffee + donut shop and trained to learn to make donuts. He is so confident there is demand for such a place in Kursk and surrounding areas – and I agree with that assessment post my visit to the town – that he is working on opening a 2nd one and may franchise it. He is not worried about the ruble – people will trend down he says from spending money in expensive restaurants to more affordable spots like cafes.