Sweden - Day One - April 30, 2024
Dave and I are headed to Stockholm, Sweden for a Hunter Douglas Windows to the World Trip. We both ended up staying at work last night till well past 8:00 p.m. When we got home, we went straight to bed. Thankfully our flight did not depart Grand Junction until 11:30 a.m. That allowed us time to finish laundry, pack our bags, and check off our travel checklist. One of the books I wanted to bring with me is "9 Lies That Are Holding Your Business Back..." When Dave and I were first learning the blind business, he was instructed to mark up each blind we sell 30.00. Even if the blind cost us 4000.00, we were taught to sell it for $4030.00. We did not follow this business model for long. (You probably figured that out already.) Dave is very business savvy and self-taught. We both knew this was NOT sustainable at all. As the years went on, we stopped selling the "cheaper" blinds and landed on Hunter Douglas window coverings because th...