Two Women Learn the Ropes of Running a Business

Just how a woman’s touch can brighten up the home, a feminine perspective is perfect for sprucing up an otherwise dull office. Who said a little girl power can’t handle the business of office furniture?

The advantages of women are already obvious when it comes to customer relations. The fairer sex usually comes off much more friendly to customers, a benefit fully taken advantage of by a mother-daughter team.

Andrea Moore and here daughter Mitchell are the heads of Office Creations, for about seven years as of this writing. The retail company sells office furniture of all shapes and sizes, both new and used. Whatever age a product is however, they are of high quality.

Office Creations was founded by Moore, out of a desire to become independent and branch out on her own. She used to work for an office furniture company, in the outside sales department, but she wanted to do it her way. “I felt I had enough knowledge and that this was something I could do” she says.

Eventually, a little bit after Office creations opened for business, Mitchell followed her mom into the company. And she was pleasantly surprised when she found her calling as a manager. “She was great at it. We just knew it was something special.”

But it wasn’t only the fact that Andrea and Mitchell are women that lead to their success. Both are veterans at sales, and the rise to the top wasn’t without its obstacles. “One of the first things we found out was that if cash flow was too tight, we didn’t get paid. We learned that running a business and selling are not exactly the same things.”

Both women learned that time and a few wrong turns are all a part of the experience. They realized that mistakes were a great teacher, aside from mentors. Especially since neither woman had an extensive background in business.

And the building process did not involve sitting in front of a desk all day. In fact, the Mitchell and Andrea had to move the desks. “We moved it all. We had to do it all.”

While learning the lessons that are crucial to success, the ladies also discovered how they were strong in business. Andrea learned that she was proficient in all aspects of closing the deal. And as mentioned before, Mitchell found that she was great at the “inside stuff,” or the managerial part of the equation.

So then the business grew, as the business grew, it hired seven employees—seven desks to fill: deliverymen and an office manager. Brett, the husband of Mitchell, served as the logistics manager.

Once the women learned the hard lessons of the business street, once they gained the experience that sometimes only mistakes can give, the mother and daughter slowly settled down in the office, starting to sit in front of their desks more. For as the business grew, they were finally able to concentrate on the big picture of selling office furniture, and let the staff take care of the details.

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