Hi everyone! I’ve just filed my first LLC & am planning to open a vintage boutique in my city- I’m completely new to owning a legitimate business of my own. I thought this would be a great question to ask as I know I’ll be making many mistakes in my first year of business.
Please feel free to comment your favorite mistake!
I’m still thinking about how to phrase it. Part of me wants to just say that we’re too busy. Which is partially true. We are too busy to deal with her. She loves to suck up our time. Writes vague emails asking dozens of questions. Follows up with more questions for every answer. Gets on 2-hour long meetings where nothing is decided on her end. Nobody has time for that. She’s also threatened to replace us with a freelancer when she didn’t like a price on a proposal. Good luck lol. I’ve heard that before and it never goes anywhere. One person cannot replace the results that are derived by a team of dedicated on-staff experts. My job is to literally help her and if she doesn’t like the price there’s no reason to treat people this way
If I say we are too busy for her then it gives the indication of exclusivity, which I wouldn’t mind fostering that type of brand. In the future if she wants to expedite her marketing strategy or pay a premium for it then I’m happy to accommodate, but in my experience, people rarely change the way that they treat their vendors