The duo opened their first shop, Transylvania Shop and Coffee, last June after experiencing a tough time due to the coronavirus pandemic. Daniel said: “In February last year, Alex lost his job at the hotel he worked for. Then I was due to start a job at McDonald’s on March 23 but, because of the national lockdown, everything had to close. “At that point, I realised that we needed to do something – and it had always been our dream to own a business. The couple had dreams to start up their own B&B in Tyndrum, but soon realised it wouldn’t be practical due to the lack of affordable housing in the Scottish Highlands.