From cap and gown to Sip & Sol, a Sicamous teen graduated into an entrepreneur with the opening of her new coffee truck.
Emma-Lee Braun, 17, graduated from Salmon Arm Secondary's Sullivan campus in June, and by August long weekend, had percolated into a bona fide business owner with Sip & Sol Caf茅 at Bruhn Crossing.
The inspiration for starting the business came from recent travels to Italy and Spain, where she explored local caf茅s and saw a lot of "cool ideas" and, after five years working at another coffee shop, decided it was time to open her own.
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While international travel inspired the caf茅, the ingredients are all local, with organic Frog Friendly Coffee from Enderby, milk from D Dutchmen Dairy (with oat and almond options as well) and SIMPs Syrups from Kelowna, with Can't Resist Cookies made in Sicamous also sold there. She offers a full menu of coffees, teas and lemonades, and has a secret weapon of affogato coffee.
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Currently, Braun is the only one working Sip & Sol, but still manages to have it open Tuesday to Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information on her winter hours and different locations can be found on her Instagram page at .
