Summer in Review

OK... so I took a long summer vacation and I enjoyed it immensely. But the kids are back to school and so it's time to pick it back up!

As a lot of you know, there was a networking meeting at the beginning of summer. I'm sorry I didn't take photos but here's a brief recap:

• About 20 people attended - some I'd never met before and were forwarded the blog from others
• There were many that I go way back with and others I've just met in recent years - it was great to catch up!

Topics of discussion:

• All of us have had a very slow year
• No immediate recovery in sight
• We all expected things to pick up in the fall but so far it's pretty quiet out there
• We all agree that when things pick up, the business will be different
• It will not be the business we know from the past
• We must all look at the business with a fresh eye and flexibility
• Many of has have started to reinvent ourselves and how we approach business opportunities (highlights to come in forthcoming issue!)