We talk to the owners of Our Moments in Time, about how they took a dream of opening up a place where they could serve the community with an elevated shopping experience, all the trials they experienced during the process and how they learned to depend on the help of family and community to bring their idea to fruition.
We all know as entrepreneurs that the road to start something is challenging and it takes perseverance to make your dream become a reality. The story of Gerry and Beth is a story about perseverance, sticking to the plan, and accepting help from people that share your vision.
On the opening weekend, they experienced a tragedy with the death of Beth's father and needed to trust their family and community to launch without them. This outpouring of support meant a lot to them and helped them weather the storm. Beth & Gerry also learned that Beth had cancer. It was in this season of challenges that their business became a reality.
It's never easy, but for these entrepreneurs, they made it through with strong planning, focus, and the support of a loving community.
Lessons learned along the way:
- The importance of planning
- Focus, just focus on the two or three essential items that make or break what you're trying to accomplish and make sure you know what those are and have the persistence to always go back to them and do them well.
- One of the things you want to do before you have an employee is to know and understand the business yourself. Work in every task no matter how menial.
- The importance of customer service and the experience
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