Hi Everyone
Yes, Shop Trader has been very quiet, but with good reason. We advertised our New Website, but for those of you who are in the webdesign business know how it goes. It takes time to finalise new ideas and to put togehter what the Client and the Owner wants.
But I am glad to say that we are back, bigger and better than ever!
Please watch this space, I will share some exciting news about the website and great new businesses soon!
Blessings!
Corne
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Business is tight!
Do you also feel it?
Business is tight, probably more so for the smaller businesses or commercial farmers.
My farther in law farms on the side. He can't create a large enough turnover to earn a salary from it.
So, like many of us, entrepreneur at heart, he had find a job and in his leisure time do what he loves, farming!
Yet, nothing puts him down. He really is a go getter! He will get an idea just by watching someone else doing a task and be inspired to find a better, quicker and more effective way of doing it!
He isn't someone who finds fault with everything, no! He is bright enough to know when to come up with his own plan and when to take good advice.
He is always alert and ready! In every way and everything that he does throughout the day, he will find something to learn that will either add value to his life or improve a method or way of doing things in some sort of manner!
He is my inspiration for 2013, in the sense that nothing puts him down and although that bad things do happen and business, as well as our personal lives aren't always perfect, he has a spirit that never wavers and never fades! The reason I found was that he believes in his dreams and aspirations!
You don't always have too fight for things in your life or convince people that you will succeed!
No, his life philosophy is too live every day and be a testimony of what you believe!
Somewhere things will have to start going your way because you are proving people wrong every day!
We can't way for moments to pass us by! Someone else will always make decisions for us and eventually live our lives for us!
Life will pass you by!
Whether it is a personal choice or a business or career choice! We have to decide to live, then we won't just survive, but we will soar!
Choose 2013 to live! I want to inspire you to ignite your spirit in others so that in everything you do you will soar above situations and past failures"
We are daily inspired by others around us, but we need to believe in ourselves and have the guts to live our dreams. Then only can we really succeed and make life altering choices that will effect our personal lives, business or career.
Shop Trader will always inspire and encourage people to take the leap of faith and go for the opportunity to become a business owner or to sell your business to start a newer and bigger one!
But family comes first and if you are happy at home and know what you want out of life, then the business and your staff is happy!
If you can take care of your staff like you do with your family, success is the only light ahead!
Shop Trader wishes you all the best for 2013 and may you be inspired by the small things in life to dare to go for the bigger things
Blessings!
Corne!.
Business is tight, probably more so for the smaller businesses or commercial farmers.
My farther in law farms on the side. He can't create a large enough turnover to earn a salary from it.
So, like many of us, entrepreneur at heart, he had find a job and in his leisure time do what he loves, farming!
Yet, nothing puts him down. He really is a go getter! He will get an idea just by watching someone else doing a task and be inspired to find a better, quicker and more effective way of doing it!
He isn't someone who finds fault with everything, no! He is bright enough to know when to come up with his own plan and when to take good advice.
He is always alert and ready! In every way and everything that he does throughout the day, he will find something to learn that will either add value to his life or improve a method or way of doing things in some sort of manner!
He is my inspiration for 2013, in the sense that nothing puts him down and although that bad things do happen and business, as well as our personal lives aren't always perfect, he has a spirit that never wavers and never fades! The reason I found was that he believes in his dreams and aspirations!
You don't always have too fight for things in your life or convince people that you will succeed!
No, his life philosophy is too live every day and be a testimony of what you believe!
Somewhere things will have to start going your way because you are proving people wrong every day!
We can't way for moments to pass us by! Someone else will always make decisions for us and eventually live our lives for us!
Life will pass you by!
Whether it is a personal choice or a business or career choice! We have to decide to live, then we won't just survive, but we will soar!
Choose 2013 to live! I want to inspire you to ignite your spirit in others so that in everything you do you will soar above situations and past failures"
We are daily inspired by others around us, but we need to believe in ourselves and have the guts to live our dreams. Then only can we really succeed and make life altering choices that will effect our personal lives, business or career.
Shop Trader will always inspire and encourage people to take the leap of faith and go for the opportunity to become a business owner or to sell your business to start a newer and bigger one!
But family comes first and if you are happy at home and know what you want out of life, then the business and your staff is happy!
If you can take care of your staff like you do with your family, success is the only light ahead!
Shop Trader wishes you all the best for 2013 and may you be inspired by the small things in life to dare to go for the bigger things
Blessings!
Corne!.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
2013
Hi Everyone!
Apologies for being so quiet, but as you know it was Christmas and New Year enjoyed with family and friends. The Shop Trader Team believes in hard work and commitment, but we are also very pro-family, which also means that we took some time off ourselves to spend with family.
It is always good to keep in mind that it is the support we receive at home that keeps us afloat.
So, our approach this year is a bit different. We want to break away from the norm of life, we want to go back to family time and values.
They are whom we work for, we work to keep our families safe, to create opportunities, to feed and cloth, to take on holiday and spend time with. This year, 2013, the focus is going to be family.
They are our muse, our inspiration and we want to shift the focus back to family. When you get home from work, leave your work until the next morning at the office, don't answer the phone during family time, if it is business related. I know that it is not conventional and that business might suffer due to this, but believe me, it is worth it. The same attitude will have a ripple effect in the office?
Why?
Mmm...that is a very good question. The moment our perspective changes, the input will also change which will then effect the output. Still not getting what I am saying?
Well, let me put it this way..
The moment that family become your priority, you will automatically implement it at the office....and as we all know...once you start valuing your staff/employees, they start valuing the company and that brings in revenue.
The only difference is that this way you will mean it and nothing about it will be fake. We live ian a fast pase era and anyone will gladly accept some kindness and appreciation.
Most companies don't pay a lot of attention to HR and this is where we loose our clients because the staff won't go that extra mile or push for that sale. Why should they? There is no incentive, no motivation etc..
Think about it and comment.
Happy holidays and 2013.
Corne
Apologies for being so quiet, but as you know it was Christmas and New Year enjoyed with family and friends. The Shop Trader Team believes in hard work and commitment, but we are also very pro-family, which also means that we took some time off ourselves to spend with family.
It is always good to keep in mind that it is the support we receive at home that keeps us afloat.
So, our approach this year is a bit different. We want to break away from the norm of life, we want to go back to family time and values.
They are whom we work for, we work to keep our families safe, to create opportunities, to feed and cloth, to take on holiday and spend time with. This year, 2013, the focus is going to be family.
They are our muse, our inspiration and we want to shift the focus back to family. When you get home from work, leave your work until the next morning at the office, don't answer the phone during family time, if it is business related. I know that it is not conventional and that business might suffer due to this, but believe me, it is worth it. The same attitude will have a ripple effect in the office?
Why?
Mmm...that is a very good question. The moment our perspective changes, the input will also change which will then effect the output. Still not getting what I am saying?
Well, let me put it this way..
The moment that family become your priority, you will automatically implement it at the office....and as we all know...once you start valuing your staff/employees, they start valuing the company and that brings in revenue.
The only difference is that this way you will mean it and nothing about it will be fake. We live ian a fast pase era and anyone will gladly accept some kindness and appreciation.
Most companies don't pay a lot of attention to HR and this is where we loose our clients because the staff won't go that extra mile or push for that sale. Why should they? There is no incentive, no motivation etc..
Think about it and comment.
Happy holidays and 2013.
Corne
Monday, December 17, 2012
New Year's resolutions
It is human nature to make New Year's resolutions, to be better and to make things better.
We start full steam ahead in January and by June we start slagging. By the time we reach December we are disappointed and dismayed, stuck in a vortex of failure and mistakes.
Even though we might have had a good year, we tend to only focus on our mistakes and failures.
Life has its good and bad. But before we know it we are caught up again in the sick cycle of living from New Year to New Year and from failed resolution to failed resolution.
Why do we endorse this suffering? We bring it upon ourselves. There is no one else to blame, maybe the sytem of mediocraty, but we have to decide for ourselves what the outcome of our lives will be. A positive and determined mind will face instabilities anytime because he/she knows the road ahead and the focus is right. You cna hanlde anything if your mind is made up that you can and you will.
I am not talking about will power and effort, but putting your heart and commitment out there, then you will always finish what you started irrelevant of the difficulties that might come your way.
I want to ecourage everyone to decide to live and make decisons that make you happy, it will give you hope to endure and to accomplish and to finish.
Go into 2013 with a single minded attitude and to press through no matter what, commit to your job, your business and your family, but above all, commit to yourself, then the rest will follow naturally.
Happy Festive Season everyone!
We start full steam ahead in January and by June we start slagging. By the time we reach December we are disappointed and dismayed, stuck in a vortex of failure and mistakes.
Even though we might have had a good year, we tend to only focus on our mistakes and failures.
Life has its good and bad. But before we know it we are caught up again in the sick cycle of living from New Year to New Year and from failed resolution to failed resolution.
Why do we endorse this suffering? We bring it upon ourselves. There is no one else to blame, maybe the sytem of mediocraty, but we have to decide for ourselves what the outcome of our lives will be. A positive and determined mind will face instabilities anytime because he/she knows the road ahead and the focus is right. You cna hanlde anything if your mind is made up that you can and you will.
I am not talking about will power and effort, but putting your heart and commitment out there, then you will always finish what you started irrelevant of the difficulties that might come your way.
I want to ecourage everyone to decide to live and make decisons that make you happy, it will give you hope to endure and to accomplish and to finish.
Go into 2013 with a single minded attitude and to press through no matter what, commit to your job, your business and your family, but above all, commit to yourself, then the rest will follow naturally.
Happy Festive Season everyone!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Welcome back
Hi Shop Traders
I am back! Apologies for not blogging for a while. I have been in Dubai and Nepal.
I you have never heard about Nepal, you should definitely visit Google Earth or pull out your Atlas.
This beautiful little country is situated between India and China, on the Himalaya Mountain Range. Everest is one of the country's main attractions. It is contrasting to Dubai, in beauty and business.
I took my I-pad along to keep in touch but they only allow sms roaming in Nepal due to the bad signal on the mountains.
I missed South Africa and the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg but because I am a business owner I was fortunate enough to go on holiday to this extraordinary country. It is the most beautiful place that I have ever seen. If you ever think of visiting India or China or Asia for that matter, please consider stopping in Nepal and get to know the Locals. The Capital, Kathmandu, is a bit filthy but head for the mountains or Kawasoti. You won't be sorry!
I also have some good news about our new web site. It will be up and running before December. On the new site we made provision for businesses to also advertise their products. Why is this so special?
Shop Trader focuses on businesses and therefore we attract only businesses and clients and offer excellent and high quality service.
Keep in touch
Corne
I am back! Apologies for not blogging for a while. I have been in Dubai and Nepal.
I you have never heard about Nepal, you should definitely visit Google Earth or pull out your Atlas.
This beautiful little country is situated between India and China, on the Himalaya Mountain Range. Everest is one of the country's main attractions. It is contrasting to Dubai, in beauty and business.
I took my I-pad along to keep in touch but they only allow sms roaming in Nepal due to the bad signal on the mountains.
I missed South Africa and the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg but because I am a business owner I was fortunate enough to go on holiday to this extraordinary country. It is the most beautiful place that I have ever seen. If you ever think of visiting India or China or Asia for that matter, please consider stopping in Nepal and get to know the Locals. The Capital, Kathmandu, is a bit filthy but head for the mountains or Kawasoti. You won't be sorry!
I also have some good news about our new web site. It will be up and running before December. On the new site we made provision for businesses to also advertise their products. Why is this so special?
Shop Trader focuses on businesses and therefore we attract only businesses and clients and offer excellent and high quality service.
Keep in touch
Corne
Saturday, October 27, 2012
October
I hope all you Shop Traders are busy setting up your business plans, organising your finances because we are nearing the end of 2012.
If you are looking for a change in career, scenery etc. If you are looking into franchising, please take your time and make sure that whatever franchise you are looking at, is what you want to do.
It is always excting to be your own boss and to have your own business, but it comes with responsibility and risk taking. Make sure that you know what you want to do, because when you buy your own business, it is worth taking the time to choose what you like. Remember that you are going to spend most or all your time to make your business work, at least make it worth your while.
Make sure you have your business plan, finances and organising in order. Then take a leap of faith.
Enjoy!
Friday, October 19, 2012
New Web Site Coming
We at Shop Trader are Super excited because the IT Team is working on a whole New Web site for Shop Trader.
We have been blessed with people who believe that we make a difference and put their business out there to be seen. Whether you want to Sell your Business or Buy a Business, We are the best in the Game!
We also have a Brand New Feature coming to our New Web Site. If you are a Business Owner, please contact me at corne@shoptrader.co.za.
We are allowing Business Owners to advertise their products and merchandise with us.
Check out, www.shoptrader.co.za.
See soon.
We will carry on with our discussion on Franchising.
Have a good weekend Everyone!
We have been blessed with people who believe that we make a difference and put their business out there to be seen. Whether you want to Sell your Business or Buy a Business, We are the best in the Game!
We also have a Brand New Feature coming to our New Web Site. If you are a Business Owner, please contact me at corne@shoptrader.co.za.
We are allowing Business Owners to advertise their products and merchandise with us.
Check out, www.shoptrader.co.za.
See soon.
We will carry on with our discussion on Franchising.
Have a good weekend Everyone!
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