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So far this year is a year of change. On a suggestion from a long time customer we’ve started carrying hockey cards (packs, not singles) and currently have 3 types to choose from. Special orders are only 2 days away and I’m willing to give a little discount if someone wants to buy [...]

Business Security

Posted on November 16, 2008 - Filed Under Business, management | Leave a Comment

It seems like everything needs to be watched when you run your own business, especially if you have employees. Not only do you have to keep an eye on the main retail space, you need to keep watch over the back rooms and the cash register as well. A dishonest employee can rob [...]

Online Meetings

Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Software, management | Leave a Comment

Back when I started this business and we were buying/selling store returns we’d normally take a couple trips a year to Toronto to meet up with our suppliers and pick out the goods we wanted to buy. Travel isn’t cheap though, along with the air fare and car rentals you need a hotel and [...]

Lead Management

Posted on October 16, 2007 - Filed Under Business, management | Leave a Comment

Getting sales leads doesn’t mean much if you don’t have time to follow up on them. The Sales Lead Management service from The Lead Dogs will grab sales-ready contacts from multiple sources and organize them in order to maximize the ROI on each of your marketing streams. They’ll even provide statistics for you so [...]