These Economic Times

A recurring theme amoung innkeepers and business owners as we discuss the difficult financial times we are experiencing is better management. Most of us agree that we are required to manage our business better today than in the past. In fact, we are being forced to do those things that we knew to do but just weren’t doing.
For us at Whitestone closer attention to management is producing good results. And more advertising is enabling us to be up in occupancy for the first quarter. It also hepled to have a great article in the April edition of Southern Living.
Some inns and some businesses will unfortuantly fail in this recession. But I am an optomist, and I believe good business practices and a passion for what we do will bring us thru. Today is a great opportunity to improve what we do and even expand our market share.
Paul