Business: A coffee subscription service that imports coffee beans grown in Honduras by the owners' family and delivered once a month to more than 100 subscribers.
Founded: 2001
Headquarters: St. Paul
Website: www.vfamilycoffee.com
Executives: Owners Guillermo and Cathy Velasquez
Employees: 2
2008 revenue: $61,500, up 24 percent from $49,500 in 2007.
Quote: "When we started, we never thought it would get big enough to make a living. But now we can see the potential" -- Cathy Velasquez
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