|
Yeah, we all go thru some depressingly quiet times - I agree with everyone else - put up your prices (I increased our mark up by 5% across the board - this made a difference to my bottom line but it was so small an increase on individual items that the customers didn't notice), cut back your staff's hours and buy as little as possible. Watch EVERY cent, charge for EVERYTHING. A good rule of thumb for buying sundries is if it has to paid for within a month then it has to be sold/used within a month - if you don't think u can do this then don't buy it!
I do suffer from clinical depression and i've survived being a shop owner for five years so you can do it - chin up, take advantage of the time on your hands, make your shop sparkling clean, change the window displays every week - anything to keep you busy and to keep your mind off things. Well you do have to think about things but try to put the emotions at a distance - write out a plan of what you are going to do with the shop (including the things we have all mentioned) but do it with professional business like language. Just some advice, take it or leave it but it worked for me!
|