Darren operates his Cafe2U in Ealing, very close to the centre of Ealing, and doesn’t visit any business parks, but rather stops at businesses as they fall. He is generally serving coffee from 8am until 1.30pm, and regularly attends events at the weekends.

 

“Working as a journalist in the centre of London for eight years prior to buying my Cafe2U, I saw the rapid growth in the popularity of quality coffee. When my old company moved to the outskirts of town I had to walk half a mile to reach the nearest coffee shop.”

 

“The concept of Cafe2U was staring me in the face. I decided to change careers and start a round in Ealing, which is where I live. The benefits are obvious - no more trudging to work on the Tube, no more late nights in the office, no more wishing I was somewhere else. I now have the sky over my head rather than a fluorescent tube and I am greeted by grateful customers rather than miserable managers. I'm my own boss at last and it feels good to be in control of my destiny, and my own pay scales.”

 

“I get time to write in my spare time, and because I am my own boss, I took 4 weeks off this Christmas and went to Brazil for a well earned holiday – because I could!”