Recession ????

Results from previous poll what do you give for Valentines? 100% say flowers.
Okay, we have all heard the news everywhere that we are possibly going into a recession right? Well I agree with a sign we have in our store window that was printed by Zap Printing that says " We have been invited to a recession but we respectfully Decline."
So what can you do to grow your business? Keep your goals insight, don't loose focus of what you want and GO FOR IT! I also offer that to stay at your desk and hope for the phone to ring or customers to come to you is a thing of the past. Get out there and talk to others build excitement around your products and services, market your best attribute...YOU. Your current clients love you and what you represent so talk to them and see what they want not what you think they need.Provide the highest level of service and products and follow up and allow yourself to be open to criticism (constructive)this is where you learn how to be the best.
Oh, when you answer the phone try it with a smile and genuine interest in what the other person is saying you will be amazed at what you will hear.
Use all the internet resources you can think of and be creative in getting your message out there to the public.
Utilize your strength in partnership with other businesses that can help you be the best. For example I utilize a flower shop, an equipment rental company, a gourmet cookie shop, a bakery, and other resources that my business needs to operate.
Lastly, if all of the above fails well close your eyes, take a deep breath, and vision what you want your business to look and feel like, open your eyes, and guess what your vision is about to come true because it always happens the way you have envisioned it to be. Remember...the RECESSION is in your mind not in your BUSINESS.