Monthly Archives: May 2016
Business Insight 20 – Suppliers (blog & vlog)
Then another disaster – Ivan Carter had gone bust. Nothing was going to turn up: the showroom samples, signs, and worse the products for the sales I had secured and taken deposits for in Ivan Carter’s name. Those customers were Read more ›
Business Insight 19 – Selling Yourself (vlog only)
Business Insight 19 – Selling Yourself (blog & vlog)
1976 An ex-Alpine colleague had had a similar idea and was opening a shop up in Brighton; he had already done a lot of the leg work re the supplying company, who were based in Luton (Ivan Carter Windows). I Read more ›
Business Insight 18 – Markets (vlog only)
Business Insight 18 – Markets (blog & vlog)
At the back end of 1975, a plan was hatched to create Eastbourne’s first double glazing showroom. Rodney’s existing business would have the run-up to Christmas, a January sale and would then close, shifting the remaining stock to Hastings. I Read more ›