WHY BETTER DATA MATTERS It’s no secret that we live in a world run by data. I’m going to make a very bold statement here: if showrooms like yours and mine want to stay relevant and sell more lighting, getting better data from our suppliers is no longer optional. Better data is necessary. In my […]
To My Fellow Showroom Owners, With the start of a new year, I’ve been doing what many of us do: reviewing the past and planning for the future. It’s a fitting activity for January, but this process is something that we as business owners should be doing year-round. Learning to recognize the hurdles in our […]
According to Forbes, only 6% of small businesses received funds through the PPP loan program despite there being MANY more applicants. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/brockblake/2020/04/19/ppp-loans-good-bad-ugly/#5ef025707189) We received PPP funding on Wednesday of last week for two different businesses (and I directly helped two other companies, who also got funded last week through different banks). There is now a […]