Small Business Runs on Faith and Family

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BRANSON MO NEWS: Ruth (Left) and Randy (Right) Ryel.Oft-frequented by students, Steamy Joe’s has become an Arkansas City staple in its short tenure as the lone coffee shop in town. A cozy, inviting shop that’s filled with homemade baked goods and excellent coffee. With new corporate level competition moving in, we took a look behind the curtain and got to know Ruth and Randy Ryel, the owner and proprietors of “Steamy’s,” and a sweet, loving couple whose faith is driven to help others their entire lives.
Q: You have just celebrated two years in business. Have you met or exceeded expectations since opening in 2015?
A:
RANDY: I’d say we’ve met them. When you’re setting up a business plan for the first time in a new business that you’re not familiar with, it’s hard to know the details. What menu you’re going to go with, what hours you’re going to go with, how many [employees] you’re going to need at certain times. We’ve had to make adjustments, but that’s what you have to do. You have to tweak it here and there. I’d say early on in the first year was a little rough, but the second year we started getting traction by establishing a wider customer base and sales grew. Because of that, Ruth and I don’t have to work downstairs very much at all anymore. Ruth might fill in every now and then depending on the schedule.
Steamy Joe is open Monday-Friday from 7 A.M. – 8 P.M., Saturdays from 7 A.M. – 4 P.M., and is CLOSED on Sundays.
Q: What are your long-term business goals? Is a second Steamy Joe’s location in the cards?
A: We’ve flirted with the idea, but the likelihood is …