This guest post from Hong Alexander
For the longest time I just worked out of my basement doing my monograming and it was fine, that is, until I got featured in the local paper. Literally overnight my business doubled and I had more than enough work to do and not enough room to do it in! I rented a small commercial space to start but even that was too small after just a couple of months. I upgraded to the shop I’m in now and it’s been amazing – I love having clients come right in here and tell me what they’re looking for! I had to refinish all of the floors and get rid of the kitchen (it used to be a bakery) and go to total alarm systems to make sure all my things were safe at night. All in all the upgrades were totally worth it since I have ended up being here 10 or 12 hours a day ever since! Business is booming, though, so I can’t complain one bit and I absolutely love what I’m doing so it’s a win win!
