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1. Can We Officially Retire The 'Trophy Generation' Label?

Reading through responses to the New York Times' piece, reg. required, on college students, a.k.a. "The Trophy Generation," missing out on the challenging jobs and internships they would have secured in summers past, I couldn't help but appreciate... Read the rest of this post

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2. Downturns can lead to inspiration and positive change

This post in all honesty is a fishing expedition. I want to hear from you guys. We have experienced quite a tough year economically and 2009 does not look a whole lot brighter. Have you had to make any big changes to adjust to the new economic reality? Have you adjusted your trading/credit system, if not you may want to consider doing this right away. It will have a direct impact on your cash flow, loyal patrons will not mind one bit in fact the only people that would probably mind are those that were only taking advantage anyway. Click here to read a bit more on credit policies and feel free to add your own comment.

What are you expecting for the coming year and for those that have successfully gone through previous downturns do you have any advice for newer owners?

The net has been cast now lets see if any great comments get caught. As a little incentive I will post a prominent link on our sidebar for one or two of the more interesting commentators. (for a couple of weeks)

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