WE ARE MORE THAN A SHOP WE ARE A COMMUNITY
Date
June 02 2022
Written By
Sarah Dunbar
Date
January 07 2022
Written By
Sarah Dunbar
Januuuuaaarrrrryyyyyyyy IS slooooowwwwwwwwww
Written By Sarah Dunbar - January 07 2022
This is the time of year ( January ) where everything slowssss waayyyyyy dowwwnnnnn. It's a great time to catch up on the operations of running our small businesses.
website updates
whats working whats not working
financial assessment
physically cleaning the shops
taking stock of the overall performance
customer service support
how we can improve
re-fresh
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