Eureka’s Waterfront Becoming a Reality

The first shop in the new retail space along the Eureka Boardwalk, Sea Breeze Candy and Tees, just opened up. A fabulous candy and gift store with a huge selection. This is a great shot in the arm for development along Eureka’s waterfront, and it’s so terrific that we can walk there from our location. More great things will follow soon, that’s for sure.

Great People & Good Times with the RTC

Went to a networking mixer sponsored by the Redwood Technology Consortium at the Sea Grill Restaurant in Eureka last night. It was one of the funnest affairs the group’s ever put on. Mmmmm, good food. And someone made a great use of old floppy disk labels…we used them as name badges. How geeky is that?! We’ve been involved with the RTC since we moved here …

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The lights are always on.

This morning I awoke to a gnarly rain and wind storm. The lights flickered all morning, but nothing went out. Meanwhile all across the county, power lines were dropping like flies. One of the perks about living here is that despite our wild winter weather in Humboldt, the power always stays on in our building. What makes us special? Well, we are on the same …

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Every day is so different…

In 9 years, not one single day has been boring. In this business, every day is so different from the next. As long as you’ve got it in you to take each day and make the most of it, you’ll find that there’s never and end to things that need to be done. The biggest quality an entrepreneur needs is discipline, and motivation. Ok, that’s …

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The beauty of this business

Or, I should say one of the beauties … is that the bright idea we had one day a few years back for an online storefront full of graphic solutions has proven itself to be successful. Here’s just one example:

When I got to my desk this morning, one of the first emails I downloaded said “Thank you for your order”. I just love it when that happens, especially when it’s unexpected. When customers place an order on our webiste they receive an acknowledgement email and we receive a copy. So I immediately logged into the shopping cart admin area of our site and clicked on “check orders” to view a new job ticket complete with payment infmration and all the materials required to produce a new order for shelf talkers. The comments field included clear instructions for artwork we would be receiving from the customer.

While they could have chosen to submit artwork through our Client Intranet or via our FTP site, this customer chose to provide a link for downloading the files from their site. We will preflight the files, contact the client if there are any concerns (of which rarely there are), produce the job, ship it, and charge the card they provided. This usually happens without ever talking to the customer. Such is the beauty of e-commerce.

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Bicycle Deliveries: Paid Time Off!

Went on A Bike Ride on this Sunny Spring Day Went to drop a job off at a local print shop. We print ‘em, they cut ‘em. We’ve got a great arrangement going on. They bill us at the end of the month for the variety of bindery service they help us out with. We’ve known the owner of this shop for years. He’s the …

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Learn What it’s Like to Live and Work the Dream

“I’d Rather be the Captain of My Own Dinghy than a Junior Officer on the Titanic” – Dr. James Chan, founder and principal of Asia Marketing and Management (AMM) We’re glad you’re here. Step into our shoes, and experience what it’s like to be a self-employed small business owner in one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. You’ll learn about our everyday lives, …

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