Opening a New Ice Cream Business with Robert Duong of Castaways Ice Cream

About this episode

Robert Duong shares his journey and challenges in opening Castaway's Ice Cream in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In this episode we chat to Robert Duong of Castaway's Ice Cream in Honolulu Hawaii. Robert shares his origin story and some of the challenges and pitfalls he went through to open his business. A great listen for new or potential store owners. For more information on Castaway's go to: https://www.instagram.com/castawaysicecreamhttps://www.facebook.com/CastawaysIceCreamFor information about the North American Ice Cream Assoc, and how you can open and grow your ice cream business with a communit...

People in this episode

Guest: Robert Duong

Topics covered

• ice cream business
• entrepreneurship
• challenges of starting a business
• origin story
• store ownership

Keywords

• ice cream
• business challenges
• entrepreneurship
• Castaway's Ice Cream
• Honolulu
• North American Ice Cream Association

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Castaway's Ice Cream, North American Ice Cream Association

Places: Honolulu Hawaii

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