Business
Survival
Name of the Game
It’s been a topsy-turvy week in my distribution business. More turvy than topsy. If it was a topsy week, I imagine there would have been more boobies.
Turvy? Turvy rhymes with scurvy, and that can’t be good.
So yeah, it’s been a tough one.
Recap:
+ Last Wednesday I lost a significant amount of retail space in my largest store
+ This week I lost an entire town due to territory restructured by my supplier
+ My supplier holds all corporate contracts and can do this whenever it decides
+ I knew the change was coming eventually but was never told
+ I was already heavy on perishable product
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+ I want whiskey
Good news:
+ I expanded to three new locations this week
+ I was able to talk to a couple people to lift the lid on some stress. Brief conversations helped me not crumble
+ A fourth location is opening next month
+ Expansion is still pending in a couple locations
+ There are opportunities to get in other places
Dirty news:
+ I won’t make any money on this week’s settlement
+ There’s a chance I won’t make any money on next week’s settlement
I’m wound tight. Adjusting for this cash flow over the next 14 days has me on edge. And we’re just now getting into this time frame.
I do pay someone to help out on the weekends. It’s only a couple hours’ worth of work. But as I navigate the next 14 days and adjust to the changes, I’m considering asking her to take a week off. It would come with a week’s notice and it would not be permanent.
It’s time to end this fucking post and get on with our lives.
Swivels in, Swivels out.
