In the last two days, I have met four different people that have told me that they are doing great in today's market. It maybe just Cincinnati, but listen up ... there is a message here.
Mark actually replied "What Recession"! when I asked him how he was doing with his Wholesale Business in this bad market place. He sells gift items to gift and novelty stores like you would find in the front part of any Cracker Barrel restaurant. To make it better - he says he has grown consistently every year over the last three years and the last three Trade shows he did in May of 2009 were better than they were last year.
Then there was Bill who services 450+ dentists offices, he has not seen any significant drop in activity. He just moved and is looking for help. He needs to hire an office manager and a few people that want to work part-time (10 -15 hours a week)
I was at a networking event with The Circuit yesterday and met a couple of people there. One of them was Christine a recruiter in the Financial space - she too is doing well. She says, she has had a great year so far.
And then I met Steve with a IT services company that has 90 clients just in Cincinnati alone and they do not seem to be hurting in any way. I loved their story, will write about them soon, when I interview their outfit, stay tuned for that. They are 4 times bigger than their closest competition and not looking back.
My point is this - all these people are SOLVING A NEED their clients have. I have been saying this over and over again - the more you do this the better off you will be. There were more people I have met that are doing well in this market place and they are all in different types of industries. So keep you spirits up and find your place in the sun!
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