We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Alton Blakely a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Alton, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear your thoughts about family businesses.
Individuals taking advantage of polices and procedures of the business can be a pitfall due to the comfortability of love between the family. I would want my children to join the family business, because I created this legacy for the next generation. I would want my kids to be able to continue the business and create generational wealth. Watching my father accomplishments he desired to pass on to me and my sisters motivated me to do the same for my children. I guess you can say my father instilled the entrepreneur spirit into us. We are motivated by Psalms 37 & 25.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
The Right Spot was founded by Alton Blakely; a man who saw a vision of people who liked to eat, drink, and create amazing memories together. His love for the local community quickly led him to opening this Restaurant, a place where family, friends, and people from all over Denison, Tx can meet to enjoy our special dishes and comfortable atmosphere.
Passion and Love for the community are his favorite ingredients. The menu is a variety and the service is unmatched. If you’re looking for a superb culinary experience, come on down and you will see your at The Right Spot!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
Opening up the restaurant in the middle of the COVID pandemic was a moment of resilience for me and my staff. A lot of businesses and people said we opened at the wrong time, but we continued to strive and do great business. I’m proud to say we survived the pandemic and our business is still fully operational.
How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?
I already owned a business named A.N.D. Home Health Care. I was able to transfer funds from this business to build the foundation for my restaurant. I also bridge the networking gap with several financial institutions and maintained great relationships from my prior business relations.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.therightspot.net
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therightspotco
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-right-spot-denison