Entrepreneurs / Small Business  February 6, 2015

Doughnut dreamer working way out of the hole

The expression “dollars to doughnuts” began as a betting term meaning “short odds.” Eric Keeney is betting he can turn his homemade doughnuts into dollars – and he thinks his odds of success are pretty sweet.

Keeney, 46, knows he can turn out tasty treats because he started out making them for his family. He’s never owned a retail business, but figures his 10 years working in marketing and design, along with another decade in television production, can give him an edge.

And so the dream of opening…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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