Don and Linda Eckles started Scooter’s Coffee in a tiny, remodeled Chinese restaurant. Today, they have 912 franchises.
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Don and Linda Eckles couldn’t get a bank loan, so they borrowed $40,000 from friends and family to open a coffee kiosk in Omaha.
The couple told Forbes they worked every shift for the first four months at the 650-square-foot locat… [1901 chars]
Source: Entrepreneur | Published: 2026-04-28T16:30:00Z
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