I didn’t blog much the past two weeks…I was pretty busy with Mother’s Day customers and wasn’t really near the computer. I was also doing an extra bit of networking which, as many of you know, is the best way to build your business.
Now that most of the string of spring holidays are over, I go into my business building time of year. That means some of you will see me at even more Chamber events, BNI meetings, Leading Women programs and anywhere else business people gather to forge relationships. You may also see more of my company online after Wednesday, because I am participating in the Internet Marketing Workshop entitled Start Turning Your Website into a Lead Generation Machine, sponsored by the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Continuing education is something I firmly believe will help anyone in business and I try, as much as time away from the shop and budget will allow, to keep learning new things each year!
I am also turing my attention this month toward purchasing for the 4th Qtr Holidays! Yikes, I barely feel I have recovered from the 2008 version of holiday madness! I am trend spotting, sourcing new products and developing an overall “look” for the 2009 holiday season….my biggest problem is motivating myself to look at snowmen and reindeer, pumpkins and warm colors, when here in New England it is barely spring!! Therefore, I am actually taking a day off this Saturday coming to go into Boston and spend a day on the waterfront at the Volvo Ocean Race park. Mark and I have enjoyed watching these sailboats race from port to port in their journey around the world…a feat which will take them 9 months. Boston, the only North American port, marks the 1/2 way point in stops and total points. If interested, PBS (WGBH CH 2) carries the Race Sundays 1p.m. in this area.
Well, off I go into the rest of this glorious Monday! Enjoy the beautiful day!
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