WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 13, 2012-- When entrepreneur Cavanaugh L. Gray set out to pursue his own small business dreams he didn’t realize the impact it would have on helping others achieve their own dreams. In the spring of 2004, The Entrepreneur Cafe, LLC Founder did the unthinkable. He scheduled a meeting with his supervisor, picked out his best suite, walked into his corporate job and fired himself. Given current unemployment rates and a tight lending market this might be considered absurd by today’s standards.  Click here to read more.

Carbondale, IL June 28, 2010-The Entrepreneur Café, LLC founder Cavanaugh L. Gray addressed Southern Illinois University Students for Instructor Christie McIntyre’s Child, Family and Community Involvement Course (C&I 419).  The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to work successfully with families and parent groups in individual, group, school and community settings.  Cavanaugh joined the class to discuss the importance of community agencies and resources in the lives of families and to formulate strategies for effective collaboration with community agencies.  Click here to read more.

Carbondale, IL February 9, 2011-This week Cavanaugh steps down as Coordinator of Vine Project Compassion with a new found perspective.  Under Cavanaugh’s direction Project Compassion aided more than 60 families in staying off of the street by partnering with hotels, property managers, and housing agencies in order to provide short and long-term emergency housing.  The organization also provided meals and groceries, household necessities, clothing, childcare, and ongoing support by mobilizing more than one hundred volunteers.  Click here to read more.

Carbondale, IL May 22, 2010-Many Southern Illinois congregations go far beyond the walls of their buildings to serve those in need. They are making a difference in people's lives with food, shelter, furniture, counsel and friendship. And often that service is just that: service. No sermons, no preaching, no obligations.  Cavanaugh L. Gray, Director of Business Development for The Entrepreneur Cafe, LLC is mentioned in the article for his tireless work in serving homeless families in the Southern Illinois area.  " "What we try to do is meet the basic needs like food, shelter and clothing-to bridge the gaps for people and families in crisis.  In the end it's all about seeing lives changed."  Click here to read more.

This is a note to thank you personally for assisting my business, Love's Home Child Care, in business development for 2008. I'm impressed at how efficient the service is and how much I benefited in our analysis sessions.  Your personal business insight is refreshing and inspiring.  I appreciate it when a business consultant/organization can guide me down new directions I've never seen before. Your passion for what you do is evident in every call, meeting and email.  I really feel like you are one of the team and that makes all the difference.

Dr. Lanel Love
Business Owner
Love's Home Child Care