By BBwriter on Nov 21, 2009 in Business | 0 Comments
For the longest time, I thought that I knew what was best for my customers. We operate a general store in a small town, and we also have a pharmacy in our building. Instead of listening to what the customer’s wanted, I decided what to carry in our store.
After just two years, we were not [...]
By BBwriter on Oct 15, 2009 in Business | 0 Comments
One of the things I have learned over the years is that if something is going to go wrong, it is going to go really wrong. I guess that would make me a firm believer in Murphy’s Law – if anything will go wrong, it will.
This is exactly the situation that we found ourselves in [...]
By BBwriter on Sep 12, 2009 in Business | 0 Comments
Since I lost my job two months ago, I have been trying to come up with an idea that would allow me to start my own business and support our family. My biggest problem is that there are so many things that I could do, but I need to make sure that I will [...]
By BBwriter on Aug 26, 2009 in Business | 0 Comments
With the better economy over the past few years in our town, we have found ourselves with a surplus of cash in the business. We usually make sure to save some money for a rainy day, but even our savings are full, so we have more money to invest. Instead of wasting this opportunity, [...]
By BBwriter on Jul 22, 2009 in Business | 0 Comments
I suppose it all started with a caveman sketching a picture of animals on the wall of his cave. It was his way of recording what he saw for others in the future. Later the ancient Egyptians would develop hieroglyphics. And like the cave drawings these also would provide a record of things for the [...]