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‘I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.’ – Neil Gaiman I love this quote […]
Below is from a great article I recently read. It was easy to understand, concise and made perfect sense. It also seemed a bit too easy to me since I have opened 3 businesses before and have the battle wounds to prove it – haha. But to get you thinking and to build at least […]
I went to a program at Bookends and Beginnings Bookstore in Evanston, IL called “How To Protect Bookstores & Why:Danny Caine with Nina Barrett” a few weeks ago. Danny was talking about his book How To Protect Bookstores and Why: The present and future of bookselling. Danny Caine was amazing. So funny, knowledgeable and honest […]
I started SSS with two friends about a month before covid hit. We put the directory idea away for obvious reasons at that time but it was always on my mind. When I finally stopped working for a few minutes I realized that half the stores I used to shop in were gone. Just gone! […]
Every Thanksgiving, like many families, we go around the table to share what we are thankful for. I have saved these “thankfuls” for my family for the past 25 years and laugh and cry every year when I bring them out and put them on the coffee table for others to enjoy. When you do […]
Starting Curt’s Café in 2012 was hard but it would have been impossible without the 100% support of my friend Lori Dube. Before Curt’s I did not know her – after Curt’s, because of the experiences we had together, I feel we have an invisible bond that is stronger than most bonds in life. So […]
The CEO of Whole Foods, Jason Buechel, stated in an article on June 13, 2024, that he “…looks for strong problem-solving skills.” I had never thought much about that in my early days of interviewing people but it really resonated with me. It made me think about all the calls I would get during the […]
I’ll be posting as many community squares, town squares, and the heart of the cities as I can as I go to meet small business owners around the United States to listen to what they need and how we, at Save Small Shops, can help support those needs. All community spaces will look different. Some […]
SHOPPING LOCAL INCREASES COMMUNITY WEALTH By shopping locally, more sales tax is being generated by your favorite local stores, and that tax can be used within your community for things such as include investments in infrastructure, police and fire departments, libraries, and parks, jobs. A Chicago study found that for every $100 spent at a […]
What I think of when I think of a community square – A Feeling Of Home I’ll be posting as many community squares, town squares, and the heart of the cities as I can as I go to meet small business owners around the United States to listen to what they need and how we, […]