[Musings of a Game Store Owner] The Average Visit to the Shop

Hey folks, I have talked a lot about the business end of things and what it means to operate a shop like mine. I have discussed all manner of things from location and moving, hiring and employees, sales and discounts and many other facets of business operation. I...

[Musings of a Game Store Owner] Ripped from Facebook

I posted this bit to my personal Facebook page roughly a week ago. It spawned an interesting amount of conversation that I wasn't quite expecting. Most people were pretty positive. The general consensus was "yes", but I suspect most of them didn't really watch or...

[Musings of a Game Store Owner] Like a Boss- Exit Plan

Throughout the "Like a Boss" Series, I've talked about the realities of owning your own business and being your own boss. We've discussed a lot of issues surrounding starting up, talked about management, some operations and day to day issues as well as problems an...

[Musings of a Game Store Owner] Like a Boss: X+1

Last week I talked about planning, and how it's gathering, analyzing  and using information to benefit your business. Planning is a great tool, and gives perspective and insight to the what, where, when and how of a business. The reality of planning is that you can't...

[Musings of a Game Store Owner] Like a Boss : Planning

Being a boss has many facets- and being your own boss is sometimes like herding cats. knowing how and what to deal with on a daily basis is a true challenge. Some of that knowledge comes from prior experience, some from trial and error and some comes from planning....