"Tea & Spa" March 19-21, 2010 Tea Academy Master Class Level 1, Johnson City, Tennessee:
Friday:
*Quick Breakfast on your own!
*8:00am- Meet in Lobby of Carneige Hotel For Morning Session
*8:15am-8:45am: "Living the Dream-" Introductions, History of Tea, Tea and Health
*8:45am-9:45am: Identifying Your Niche- How to stand out in your area and effectively
take on your competition!
*9:45am-10:45am:Small Business Facts- Writing your own business plan, Grants for
Women in Business, Taxes and Licensing Fees
*10:45am-12pm:Kitchen Planning, Codes Officials, Health Inspectors
*12:00pm-4:00pm: Excursion to Jonesborough- Tennesee's oldest town for lunch & shopping!
*4:00pm: Head Back to Carnegie Hotel
*4:30-6:00pm: Free Time For Networking, Resting, and Melanie Available for Questions
Specific for your Business
Saturday:
* Quick Breakfast on your own!
*8:45am- Meet Shuttle Bus at Carneige Hotel to Miss Melanie's Tea Room
*9:00am-1:00pm- Hands on Cooking Class- Secrets from a Tea Room Kitchen
*2:00pm-4:00pm- Tea Tasting & Proper Tea Preparation
*4:00om-5:00pm- Tea Etiquette & Table Scapes
*5:00pm- Shuttle to Carneige Hotel
*5:30pm- Meet Downstairs at Austin Springs Spa
*6:00pm-9:00pm "A Taste of Heaven" 30 Minute Massage, Manicure, Lavender Hand
Paraffin Treatment, De-Stress Eye Treatment, Dry Sauna Treatment &
Spa Dinner Plate
*9:00pm- Sweet, Relaxing Dreams!
Sunday:
*8:15am Meet Shuttle Bus to Miss Melanie's Tea Room
*8:30am-9:30am Breakfast at Miss Melanie's Tea Rom
*9:30am- 11:00am: Promoting Your Tea Business, Building Your "Dream Team," Menu Planning, Wholesale Vendors, Gift Shop, and Merchandising
*11:00am- Return to Carneige Hotel and Good Byes!
May Tea Academy Class in Savannah, Georgia
Day One
*Breakfast on your own. Eat well- we will have a busy day!
*9:00am- Meet
*9:15-9:45am- Introductions, "Living the Dream," History of Tea, Health Benefits of Tea
*9:45-10:45am- Identifying Your Niche- How to take on your competition
and stand out in your area!
*10:45-11:45am- Writing a business plan, Grants for Women, taxes & licensing
*12:00-2:00pm- Lunch at "The Tea Room," on Broughton Street
*2:00pm- Free time to explore Savannah: Take a historic trolley ride, ghost walk, explore the squares, shopping and dining!
Day Two
*Breakfast on your own
*9:00-1:00pm -Secrets of a tea room kitchen baking class- we will enjoy munching on our wonderful quiche, scones, lemon curd and other goodies.
*2:00-4:00pm- Professional Tea Tasting with Melanie & creating your hot tea menu
Day Three
*9:00am- Scones & Tea
*9:00-10:00am- Tea Etiquette & Table scapes
*10:00-12:00pm- Promoting your tea business, buidling your "Dream Team," website design, menu planning, Wholesale Vendors, Gift Shop & Merchandising
12:00pm- Good Byes!
*1:00pm- 6:00pm Level II "Cooking with Tea" featuring original recipes from Miss Melanie's Tea Room. This class is available for Level I participants from past seminars as well as Savannah participants!