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obviously the gifting business is more high profit than the wholesale. but the wholesale brings enormous volume. i can see it s possible for the volume of wholesale may increase to 70/30 retail and depending on how much volume that is, that ll be just fine with me. it s time now to answer some of your business questions. sarah robinson is the ceo of the sarah robinson company. she s a business coach, a strategist and a speaker who helps small business owners set their companies apart. sarah s also the author of the book fierce loyalty, unlocking the dna of wildly successful communities. and the ceo of grow biz media, a company specializing in covering small business and entrepreneurs. the first question is owning a family business and getting funding. as a family-owned business,
than anybody. she believes wholesaling does wonders for promoting charleston cookie s all-important brand. retail is retail. those are customers walking in. those are from the internet, word by mouth, pabut wholesalin you re going throughout the businesses of charleston or even outside of charleston. a more efficient keeps in check. keeping any leftover dough to a minimum. wholesale does differ from the retail, but every batch is made from the same recipe. charleston cookies which is. one thing is for certain, moore s original idea of running a 100% retail operation is no longer an economic reality. it may be the balance that we will have, whether i like it or not. obviously, the gifting business
a 100% retail operation is no longer an economic realize. it may be the balance we will have, whether i like it or not. obviously, the gifting business is more high profit than the wholesale, but the wholesale brings enormous volume. i can see that it s possible that the volume for wholesale may even increase to 70/30 retail and depending on how much volume that is, then that will be just fine with me. judith moore is clearly a survi survivor. she realized that she had to change her strategy a little bit. but if you re in retail, how do you determine if it s better to go the wholesale route? let s turn to this week s board of directors to ask them their business. steve straus is from usa today and eric frankel is the ceo of ten minutes to change, a management training service for small businesses. just ten minutes? that sounds pretty good.
agree on a wholesale deal. it s been a challenge. it s a totally different item. it s a commodity and not a gift. and so dealing with the commodities market means that we re in a enormously competitive business, much more so even than the gifting business. the wholesale shift has been a welcome change for judy, the charleston cookie company s executive chef. the move means a little more mixing and baking. but the woman known as judy pop says this sdig was key to survival. if anybody says in the bakery, wholesaling keeps it going. i was really excited when we got wholesaling. so i was probably more act static than anybody. judy pap recognizes the importance of the retail business, but believes wholesaling does more for promoting the brand. retail is customers walking in, those are from the internet, word by mouth, but wholesaling,