I have to say this was an exciting year for me, both professionally and personally. On the personal side, my family had our third child, but our first son on October 14th. He shares this day with the likes of Usher and Dwight Eisenhower, so if history has any say on his future he could be the greatest dancing general in the history of mankind. Either way, we were ecstatic to welcome him to the family and pray the future is bright and full of opportunity for all our children.
Professionally, I now have the unfortunate understanding of the hurdles faced by business owners. Starting our business has been a gruelling task of dealing with vendors, keeping customers satisfied, modifying ideas, and streamlining processes. In the corporate world I never got in to the weeds of day to day operations, but with the start of our food delivery service I had no choice. We had a vision, and through all the peeks and valleys we faced, that hasn’t changed. With that in mind, I would say that 2011 was a success.
One of our key success factors to 2011 was definitely the application we built to manage our business and drive sales. It was a heavy investment but I could not find anything in the market that could do what I felt was necessary for us to be successful. It enabled us to understand what was working, and what was failing. It gave us the information we needed to react in hours or days, not weeks or months, and as you are all are aware, time is money. Therefore, compressing reaction times had incredible value.
Albert Einstein said “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value” and I truly live by that. I believe that the value of OGS will drive us both to success, so please come back and read future posts on how OGS can help you drive your business.
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