Even since before we opened our small business, we thought our location was the best in our area. When we opened our first little shop in 1998, we were two doors down from a very popular weekend breakfast restaurant. The Big Kitchen Cafe has been serving hearty home style breakfasts since 1980.
Most of the misguided […]
We started this site as a simple blog in hopes of creating a meeting place, or at least a stop by, for independent retailers and those that support them. Then we decided that we should offer a bit more; resources, links to other small business sites that we’ve found helpful, etc.. We then took to searching […]
In short, yes… uhm well, no… maybe sometimes? O.k., so you might have gathered by now that there is no “short” answer. Anybody who truly believes that the customer is always right hasn’t really given this policy much thought.
When was the last time someone came into your business, or called on the phone, […]
I spotted a van on the interstate with “Too Blessed to Be Stressed” emblazoned across its back windshield. How appropriate that the driver divined that this mantra might be relevant for others to meditate upon while they navigate the freeways.
Stress is considered an occupational hazard for entrepreneurs. Having positive mantras as we navigate our business […]