04-17-2013, 10:13 AM
Small business will always have its place, I make a genuinely concerted effort to support them whenever I can even when they might cost a little more for a product / service (my father is a small business owner as are many of my friends). With the Amazons and e-commerce giants of the world offering prices, products and capabilities that are just flat out unreachable to most other companies, small businesses REALLY have to focus on customer service and doing the right thing to maintain customer retention. They also have to be good at "selling" people on why it is worth spending a little more / waiting a little longer for them and run their businesses with knife edge efficiency.
This economy (and to an underappreciated extent social media) has really done a good job at weeding out poor business owners.
This economy (and to an underappreciated extent social media) has really done a good job at weeding out poor business owners.
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks