I never knew the full story about Next Coffee, and you might not either. It was originally meant to be a student lending facility and when the lending market fell through, the owners did the next best thing — start a coffee shop! The company, which once disbursed more than $4.5 billion in student loans, went from 900 employees to 50. The owners quickly regrouped and surveyed what they had left: 3,800 square feet of space – and coffee. They began turning the cavernous space into an unlikely coffeehouse. “We had to get very, very creative,” Fisco said. “It was hit or miss for a while.” Read the full story on The Arizona Republic. Next Coffee Co. 19420 N. 59th Ave. Suite J Glendale, AZ 85308 Phone: (623) 322-4852 Twitter: @NextCoffee
