Working the dream life for 16+ years.
The new owner of Marcom And POP is smart. She seems to know how to manage a business, has a good designer on her team, and appears to have picked up everything very quickly. She has strongly given us the impression that she is totally confident to run this show and is ready for us to move on. Our premiere clients must be getting taken …
If you’re the entrepreneurial type, by all means, start up a business and grow it with a solid exit strategy in mind. Selling a business is an excellent way to reward yourself for years of blood sweat and tears. If you ever get the inclination to sell your home and hit the road for a sabbatical or change of life, just do it. Do it …
What a trip! And it’s just begun…
We enjoyed the first night in our new mobile home and drove another ninety minutes to another Premier RV Resort in Eugene Oregon. So far the trip has gone off without a hitch.
Well, not quite. We couldn’t have even made it off the lot without our new Pullrite Superglide Fifth Wheel Hitch
OK, I might’ve jumped the gun a bit with that last post. Needles to say, we’re just a bit excited. The truth is: We’re currently working our way back to Eureka with our new Fifth Wheel trailer to wrap up the sale of our graphic design and production business – Marcom And POP. We have sold our home based business (and home) and plan to …
Well, almost. If you can still see the counter ticking down above, you’ll notice we still haven’t quite moved on to the next big thing … more about that later. For now, suffice it to say we have just begun what is sure to become a great adventure. And so far, so good! We just picked up our new Arctic Fox 24-5N fifth wheel trailer …
It’s hard to keep a secret in a town like this. Especially when an ad for another local sign shop appears on the the same website advertising this business for sale. We can only assume that owner discovered our ad and helped get the rumor mill going about the sale of our operation. But it was bound to happen soon anyway, considering our new owner …
Who’s got time to post blog entries while training the new owner on all the multi-faceted aspects of this turnkey design and production business? Not to mention all the packing, coordinating of storage, planning our next big adventure — more about that later — and increasing excitement of things to come! I’ll tell you one thing though. Having a yard sale these days is more …
I just gave this blog a major overhaul in preparation for what it shall become. What will our next live/work dream be once we sell this business? There is no way to tell, but you’ll be sure to hear all about our search here. After a well deserved sabbatical, that is…
Be sure to check out the new Gallery page where we’ve integrated the interactive photo album and embedded video from LiveWorkDream.com. There is also now a contact form on the About page so you can let us know what you think! How do we find the time to do this while marketing our business for sale and keeping it profitable? It’s easier than you think with the WordPress 2 blog platform.
The first shop in the new retail space along the Eureka Boardwalk, Sea Breeze Candy and Tees, just opened up. A fabulous candy and gift store with a huge selection. This is a great shot in the arm for development along Eureka’s waterfront, and it’s so terrific that we can walk there from our location. More great things will follow soon, that’s for sure.
Went to a networking mixer sponsored by the Redwood Technology Consortium at the Sea Grill Restaurant in Eureka last night. It was one of the funnest affairs the group’s ever put on. Mmmmm, good food. And someone made a great use of old floppy disk labels…we used them as name badges. How geeky is that?! We’ve been involved with the RTC since we moved here …
This morning I awoke to a gnarly rain and wind storm. The lights flickered all morning, but nothing went out. Meanwhile all across the county, power lines were dropping like flies. One of the perks about living here is that despite our wild winter weather in Humboldt, the power always stays on in our building. What makes us special? Well, we are on the same …
The comprehensive online storefront, client intranet, and gallery that is the core of this business’ success resides at a dot com domain. (If you’d like to know what domain, please return our Non-Disclosure Agreement.) When we completed our trademark registration for the business name we also registered .net, .biz, and .info domains which we currently have set up to auto-forward to the .com website. We …
In 9 years, not one single day has been boring. In this business, every day is so different from the next. As long as you’ve got it in you to take each day and make the most of it, you’ll find that there’s never and end to things that need to be done. The biggest quality an entrepreneur needs is discipline, and motivation. Ok, that’s …
Here’s a sad but interesting coincidence … as if all coincidences aren’t interesting enough:
Last week we printed a 7′ Magic Pak banner display for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. They placed their order by phone after reviewing our website and approved the artwork I designed for them on Monday. As it turns out, just the day before my friend Don Wolski passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. We’ll miss you Don.
Don was the long time host of our local NPR radio station’s Bayside Hayride — a hokey yet enjoyable mix of old-time string band, bluegrass, folk and country tunes that airs every Sunday evening at 5:00 pm. He was also a founding member of the Redwood Technology Consortium — a local non-profit group serving as the primary information and educational resource on issues related to the technology industry on California’s North Coast.
What touched me most about Don’s struggle with cancer was the way the community turned out in full force to support him and his family. Once this tight-knit town was aware that Don’s treatments were financially challenging for his family, a benefit tamale dinner was coordinated with all the proceeds going directly to them. Hundreds of people showed up. Local businesses donated food, drinks, and services. And everyone had a great time dancing to the musicians who played pro bono.
