Definitely, the construction has been a thorn in our side! We actually had the opportunity to let the landlord do the construction and increase our rent to pay for it, but decided against it. We were trying to save money by doing the labor ourselves, but for a while there, we wondered if that had been the right choice. Sure, it may have saved money, but when we didn't have any money, we were at a complete stand-still, and that became very scary.
Things seem to be picking up pretty fast though, and we're planning on painting over the Holiday weekend. I'm getting very excited again! And when we get excited, we go overboard! Here's an example:
I've mentioned 'The Spreadsheet' only once, but it has played a major role in starting our company. What started with a list of items, prices, and estimated sales grew into a monster spreadsheet. It currently holds 16 tabs (which includes a list of investments, checklists, equipment, materials, supplies, and MORE!) and I really think we're holding back. There is so much information to track and manage, that it just seemed convenient to have in all in a centralized location, and since we didn't have an office up and running yet, it made sense to put it in a spreadsheet. I don't think we realized how massive it'd become until it started taking about 15 seconds to attach it to an email that we were passing back and forth. Can't wait to get a computer in the office!
Tiff
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