My sister-in-law purchased an accommodation voucher for a resort last year. Well, the expiry date was coming up real quick – it was now 12 months later – so she rang the crowd at the resort to see if she could get one month’s extension. Well, the fellow on the phone was incredibly rude, yelling […]
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The Ghosts Still Linger
My daughter Sharon and her husband Adam both worked at the bakery for quite a few years. Then they decided to go into their own business: Beechworth Ghost Tours (http://www.beechworthghosttours.com). I said to my wife: “Our grandchildren will starve.” But Sharon and Adam had total belief in what they were doing. They started from nothing […]
BREAD Workshop
I’ve just done a bread workshop in Airlie Beach, put on by Tourism Queensland. It was for the Smile Whitsundays campaign. People say to me: “What’s a baker know about tourism?” Or selling medical equipment, or real estate? I believe the basic fundamentals of business don’t vary that much. My business, like everyone else’s, is […]
The Power of Believing in Yourself
We’ve now had Beechworth Bakery for 27 years. In the early days the townspeople, the council, and the media all loved us. We could do no wrong. We were putting Beechworth on the map. It was an exciting time, building our brand and turning this rundown bakery into a success story. It was hard work, […]