New small-business owner uses 401(k) funds to finance his dream
Bellevue, Wash. (October 24, 2007) – During a 1998 humanitarian trip to Guatemala, Roger Varner of Hocking Hills, Ohio, collapsed alone on a jungle tour. After being found by locals, he was flown semi-conscious to Guatemala City, where he underwent emergency surgery to save his life. His near-death experience forced Varner to reexamine his life and to seriously pursue a dream that had been brewing for many years.
Before his life-changing experience, Varner had been traveling over the course of several years to Guatemala and other Central and South American countries to support numerous hands-on humanitarian projects. During some of his visits, Varner worked with coffee bean farmers to help bring new wealth and jobs into impoverished communities.
“I was working in the villages where the farmers were picking and roasting the beans, and I got to really connect [with them],” he says. “Coffee is directly connected to the people who grow it and, since my passion is working with people in underdeveloped countries, I thought it would be wonderful if I could someday have a business that opened a pathway to visiting these countries and connecting with the companies that are growing these beans.”
To read more about Roger Varner and Hocking Hills Roasters, click here.
1 comments:
This is a great story. I hope that it inspires other would-be entrepreneurs to follow their dreams now. Guidant Financial can help many find creative ways to finance their dreams to start new or buy existing businesses.
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