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Local entrepreneur uses Ellis construction as a way to get shoppers into Kelowna downtown location
Kelowna, BC - Jim Belshaw, owner of Roy's Shoes, Boots and Repair, at 1627 Ellis Street, Kelowna, isn't letting a little construction on Ellis deter him from making his business profitable. In fact, Jim and his staff have combined good old fashioned word of mouth with the use of YouTube to get the message out that Roy's is open for business!
In the recent YouTube video, Belshaw, equipped with dozens of long stemmed roses and a friendly smile, is determined to make sure his customers won't forget about Roy's.
And this is only one of the many innovations Belshaw has employed to drive profitability in his business. He will delve into the creative ways he employs to promote his business on Tuesday, June 8th at ReTales of Community, hosted by Shelfspace, The Association for Retail Entrepreneurs and the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission.
"Jim is a very creative and savvy retail entrepreneur" believes Sonja Kennedy, General Manager of Shelfspace. "Anyone who owns or manages a business can relate to the hassle of external circumstances affecting their bottom line. But rather than sitting back, Jim is actively driving traffic into the store and engaging customers both walking by and online. That's smart marketing and I hope his example is a bright light for other retailers who can learn from his experience".
ReTales of Community is a networking event where local entrepreneurs will join fellow owners, managers, staff and industry suppliers to connect one another, share experiences, hear about new ideas and collaborate on issues that impact their businesses and their industry.
Michael Blondé, COEDC Marketing and Research Associate, believes this ReTales event is "a great opportunity for local retailers to support one another and engage in dialogue on issues that matter to them as Okanagan retailers. Construction on Ellis is a timely issue and it's so beneficial for other downtown merchants to hear some ways to help their own businesses stay profitable".
Event Details:
Tuesday, June 8th 2010
6:30-8:30pm
Manteo Resort - 3762 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna
Shelfspace Member Cost: $10.00 / Regular Cost: $15.00 (plus GST)
Register now! Online at http://www.shelfspace.ca/ call 1-800-663-5135
or email inquiry@shelfspace.ca
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In the recent YouTube video, Belshaw, equipped with dozens of long stemmed roses and a friendly smile, is determined to make sure his customers won't forget about Roy's.
And this is only one of the many innovations Belshaw has employed to drive profitability in his business. He will delve into the creative ways he employs to promote his business on Tuesday, June 8th at ReTales of Community, hosted by Shelfspace, The Association for Retail Entrepreneurs and the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission.
"Jim is a very creative and savvy retail entrepreneur" believes Sonja Kennedy, General Manager of Shelfspace. "Anyone who owns or manages a business can relate to the hassle of external circumstances affecting their bottom line. But rather than sitting back, Jim is actively driving traffic into the store and engaging customers both walking by and online. That's smart marketing and I hope his example is a bright light for other retailers who can learn from his experience".
ReTales of Community is a networking event where local entrepreneurs will join fellow owners, managers, staff and industry suppliers to connect one another, share experiences, hear about new ideas and collaborate on issues that impact their businesses and their industry.
Michael Blondé, COEDC Marketing and Research Associate, believes this ReTales event is "a great opportunity for local retailers to support one another and engage in dialogue on issues that matter to them as Okanagan retailers. Construction on Ellis is a timely issue and it's so beneficial for other downtown merchants to hear some ways to help their own businesses stay profitable".
Event Details:
Tuesday, June 8th 2010
6:30-8:30pm
Manteo Resort - 3762 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna
Shelfspace Member Cost: $10.00 / Regular Cost: $15.00 (plus GST)
Register now! Online at http://www.shelfspace.ca/ call 1-800-663-5135
or email inquiry@shelfspace.ca
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I'll Give You a Hint
So the other day I told you all to stay tuned for an exciting post and I promise it's coming tomorrow with all the juicy details. My plane got delayed out of Chicago on Sunday and I had to spend eight exhausting hours at the airport. Needless to say once I bang this out, my head will be hitting the pillow. But just for fun I'll give ya a hint...
Things left unsaid...
Three years ago this week my stepmother died of cancer. She was just 55 years old. My parents split up when I was seven or eight and my Dad, after a torturous time for everyone concerned, decided to leave for this 'other woman'. He was an airline pilot and she was an air hostess. Shortly after he left, I was taken up to London to meet his new 'friend'. I recall standing in Victoria station and seeing this young, long haired, blonde lady walking towards us. She looked just like Farrah Fawcett with these bouncing waves in her hair. She must have been younger than the age I am now.
And so it was, I would spend one weekend a month staying with my Dad and C. She never tried to be a mother to me, we were friends I suppose, all along, but never that close really. Years passed and they moved to different countries because of his flying, so I would visit them in Italy and Holland and then later they settled for their retirement in Spain.
When she got ill it all happened very quickly, after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, she died two weeks later. You know how you always have that sense that you would never want a member of close family or a good friend to pass without making sure everything that needed to be said was said? Well in her case, as far as she and I were concerned, nothing was said. By the time I got to Spain she was so ill that I barely saw her. She was so drugged that I could never have unburdened myself with all the things that were unsaid.
She was a good, good woman. Even though for years I felt she was the 'other woman'; I never told her that actually I did love her or that as a stepmother she balanced that subtle art of being there but not being too much. She was gentle and honest and empathetic. At the end of the day, my Dad and she were together for longer than my parents were - if that makes sense. The point being that they clearly loved each other very much, despite their start in love being so harrowing for others.
As they always lived far away, I sometimes still reel to think that she's gone, as in reality her death didn't affect my day to day life. My children don't really remember her now and I have so few pictures of her as I never wanted my Mum to stumble across any...I never wanted to re-open any old wounds.
But all in all I feel I never really did her justice. I never acknowledged how very hard it must have been for her to slot into the lives of two children (my brother and I) who belonged to the man she was with. If I could go back, I would, just to say...sorry for not saying what should have been said.
And so it was, I would spend one weekend a month staying with my Dad and C. She never tried to be a mother to me, we were friends I suppose, all along, but never that close really. Years passed and they moved to different countries because of his flying, so I would visit them in Italy and Holland and then later they settled for their retirement in Spain.
When she got ill it all happened very quickly, after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, she died two weeks later. You know how you always have that sense that you would never want a member of close family or a good friend to pass without making sure everything that needed to be said was said? Well in her case, as far as she and I were concerned, nothing was said. By the time I got to Spain she was so ill that I barely saw her. She was so drugged that I could never have unburdened myself with all the things that were unsaid.
She was a good, good woman. Even though for years I felt she was the 'other woman'; I never told her that actually I did love her or that as a stepmother she balanced that subtle art of being there but not being too much. She was gentle and honest and empathetic. At the end of the day, my Dad and she were together for longer than my parents were - if that makes sense. The point being that they clearly loved each other very much, despite their start in love being so harrowing for others.
As they always lived far away, I sometimes still reel to think that she's gone, as in reality her death didn't affect my day to day life. My children don't really remember her now and I have so few pictures of her as I never wanted my Mum to stumble across any...I never wanted to re-open any old wounds.
But all in all I feel I never really did her justice. I never acknowledged how very hard it must have been for her to slot into the lives of two children (my brother and I) who belonged to the man she was with. If I could go back, I would, just to say...sorry for not saying what should have been said.
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Late Night LOLs
So I just got this comment, which I promptly deleted because it had a link to a Louboutin knockoff site and was obviously spam... but you guys have to see it if you want a good laugh. It's pretty amazing though your eyes will glaze over about a quarter of the way in. The grammatical mistakes alone are pure entertainment.
Enjoy.
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