The opening of Renshaw Music is just 10 days away and the list of things yet to do is overwhelming. One task I am looking forward to next week is placing my first orders. The work up to now has been preparation for September 14th. After so many years of being a service guy it will be great to be in one place most of the time and have customers come to me.
Isiah 26:3 says : "Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." The Lord has not promised the store will be successful, just His peace as I trust in Him.
Now that I am almost up and running I am beginning to plan my first product order with probably half a dozen suppliers. I have spent many months trying to study the market, but once I am open marketing will be a very different thing. I will have some hard data to consider as I study what actually sells in the store and use this information to guide future stocking decisions. This will be important to the success of the store, but of more importance will be getting to know my customers and listening to what they need.
The open house event is only five days away and if well attended this should be a big help in serving the needs of music teachers in the area. These folks control budgets but have many pressures to use funds wisely. I was a public school band director for 23 years so I understand these pressures which I am hoping will help me serve these special people well.
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