Back to business
Well the wonderful weather couldn't last forever and the weekends are only 2 days long - today it was back to business. Steve and I decided to have our first official business meeting together and are going to try to make it a weekly event.
The idea of The Beehive was born 10 years ago and The Beehive itself (its first incarnation) opened on 11 May 1999. Steve and I work really well together - we bring different strengths and ideas to the table. Having our own business, besides our children, has proven to be one of the hardest things we have done, but has also been extremely gratifying and no matter what - we know now we would never want to go back to working for someone else. We've had great ideas over the years (our cafe) and not so great ideas (our concierge services), we've had ideas that have and continue to succeed in leaps and bounds (our agency cross-pollinate) and others that have not (our yoga space and art exhibits). Regardless, we keep plugging away and coming up with new ideas, changes, improvements, etc. It's always a work in progress.
The Beehive is a living space - people in and out - different personalities and energies constantly in movement working their way in and out of doors. We love what we do, but it can be stressful and very often we have to contend with expectations from guests that are unrealistic or people who don't want to be out of their comfort zone and really shouldn't be traveling in the first place or should be staying at the Sheraton or Best Western instead. Thankfully, these kinds of guests are few and far between, but it's aggravating when people just don't "get" us which we try to make pretty clear in order to avoid disappointment.
Any new ideas, improvements or changes have always come about pretty randomly - during a shower, a walk, while lying in bed. We've never really sat together and thought of ways to run the business. However, we are realizing that in the last few years - The Beehive has been a bit neglected by us. While Steve is there virtually every day his mind is elsewhere - bogged down by all the tedium and frustration of the many administrative responsibilities he has which are many. Add three children and a father who is very actively involved including making our dinner every night - well, he doesn't have a whole lot of time to devote specifically to The Beehive. Ditto for me. I work from home as I am still nursing our youngest child, Viola, and I make my random cameo appearances at The Beehive, but since having Paloma in 2002 - The Beehive has just been one of many responsibilities. We are both just pulled in many different directions.
So now we've decided to try to organize ourselves and lives a bit better - hence, the weekly meetings. I'm excited about this new phase of our business relationship. To try to improve and promote our agency, get caught up on the maintenance at The Beehive and manage the cafe so that it runs more efficiently. Am I wishful thinking or is this another idea that will crash and burn?
The idea of The Beehive was born 10 years ago and The Beehive itself (its first incarnation) opened on 11 May 1999. Steve and I work really well together - we bring different strengths and ideas to the table. Having our own business, besides our children, has proven to be one of the hardest things we have done, but has also been extremely gratifying and no matter what - we know now we would never want to go back to working for someone else. We've had great ideas over the years (our cafe) and not so great ideas (our concierge services), we've had ideas that have and continue to succeed in leaps and bounds (our agency cross-pollinate) and others that have not (our yoga space and art exhibits). Regardless, we keep plugging away and coming up with new ideas, changes, improvements, etc. It's always a work in progress.
The Beehive is a living space - people in and out - different personalities and energies constantly in movement working their way in and out of doors. We love what we do, but it can be stressful and very often we have to contend with expectations from guests that are unrealistic or people who don't want to be out of their comfort zone and really shouldn't be traveling in the first place or should be staying at the Sheraton or Best Western instead. Thankfully, these kinds of guests are few and far between, but it's aggravating when people just don't "get" us which we try to make pretty clear in order to avoid disappointment.
Any new ideas, improvements or changes have always come about pretty randomly - during a shower, a walk, while lying in bed. We've never really sat together and thought of ways to run the business. However, we are realizing that in the last few years - The Beehive has been a bit neglected by us. While Steve is there virtually every day his mind is elsewhere - bogged down by all the tedium and frustration of the many administrative responsibilities he has which are many. Add three children and a father who is very actively involved including making our dinner every night - well, he doesn't have a whole lot of time to devote specifically to The Beehive. Ditto for me. I work from home as I am still nursing our youngest child, Viola, and I make my random cameo appearances at The Beehive, but since having Paloma in 2002 - The Beehive has just been one of many responsibilities. We are both just pulled in many different directions.
So now we've decided to try to organize ourselves and lives a bit better - hence, the weekly meetings. I'm excited about this new phase of our business relationship. To try to improve and promote our agency, get caught up on the maintenance at The Beehive and manage the cafe so that it runs more efficiently. Am I wishful thinking or is this another idea that will crash and burn?
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