Week 04

 This week in BUS110, I learned some pretty neat stuff. I loved the worksheet we had where we discussed and planned for our worst-case scenarios in our entrepreneurship. I think that, although we may not like to talk about them a whole lot, we need to plan for them because chances are, one of them will happen. I thought a lot about how I can protect my business and my customers, and ways I can still serve them and the community. This week, I thought a lot about my own business and how well I a doing with spreading the word about it. So far, I am doing very well with advertising online. I have posted my business in many local Facebook pages in Medford and in Rexburg, where I will be living soon, and have cleaned up my pages to look very professional, clean, and easy to navigate. I have had a lot more success than I thought I would recently. I am focusing more on prioritizing the customer, so I have started doing weekly clothing releases. Next week, I plan to connect with local printing shops to create a piece of physical advertising, and what better thing to advertise a vintage thrift store than on a vintage piece of clothing? I spoke with my father about his business and some of the risks he took, and some advice for some of the scenarios I spoke about in the worksheet. And although we have very different businesses, his advice still holds true: to protect your customers and your product over anything else. I am excited for next week, I am moving to Rexburg, and I think it will be very good for my business. My main clientele is young adults, and Rexburg is full of those! I also plan to create business cards to hand to those whom I feel will enjoy what I have to offer. I love being super hands-on with my business as it shows the customers how much I really care.

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