Back to work in Florida

     I had my first tuning since coming back to Florida on the morning of July 4th.  It was good to be back to work.  The customer heard about me by receiving a business card that someone gave her.  I suspect that the card got into circulation at one of the chamber networking events that I attended before my recent Chicago trip.
     This the off season here when all the snowbirds are enjoying cooler temperatures up north.  I will be implementing a couple of marketing ideas designed to stir up some summer work and I am excited about getting back to the steady plodding necessary to power any business especially in a difficult economic time.  If I can improve the business in this slow time I will be even more successful when the season comes again and the population here will almost double.
     I will also use the free time I do have now to work on my funding problems for the opening of a retail store which still is a part of the business plan for Renshaw Music this year.  The other change or development for the business in the business plan is increased retail sales through the web site.  There is a lot of competition on the web so this will be the most challenging area to develop.
     My sons will be visiting us after their summer school ends and I am hoping to take either or both of them along to one of my networking events.  They are both in college majoring in business and I am always trying to involve them in the business.  Not every college business major has a family business to observe.  I like to think my being in business had something to do with their choice of college major.