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Growth presents itself . Hi there, everyone. Im j. J. Welcome to your business the show dedicated to helping your growing business. When it comes to travel, Lonely Planet is one name backpackers and wander lusters trust. But apps and mobile sites started taking the place of guidebooks, the company was in danger of getting left behind. We met with ceo daniel at their offices in franklin, tennessee, to find out how the travel brand managed to avoid going extinct and has changed to keep up with the...

OAKLAND - John B. Whitten, 80, passed away on April 24, 2024, in Augusta. He was born July 2, 1943, in Portland, ...

As an llc. >> within weeks a warehouse opened where sales could be stored and cut. on the sale side beth knew to where focus. >> our wholesale business has been extremely strong over the years because that was my comfort zone. i wanted to grow our direct channel. >> thats why don spear headed a new look. >> we redesigned the website both the back end as well as the branding. we shot all the bags in a consisnt w. >> the addition of new staff is helping drive future growth at its three retail loca...

Looking for ip vnvestors, but s was looking for partners. >> before any formal agreement was signed, they got to work. the hope was that their involvement would ensure a smoother transition. >> the most important thing i needed to do was learn the business so i was looking at it from the outside in and now to be able to sit in on the inside. >> after eight month of wrangling, the deal was done. they knew their skills complemented each other. don and fran came on as beths new partners with don se...

Partners. >> we wanted the product to continue to be made in maine and we wanted the product to stay out of recycled sales and the product it our practices to be as green as we could be. >> she quickly discovered she wasnt going to meet her match immediately. not everyone saw sea bags future the same way. >> some of the people that talked to me thought it would be so much easier if you just mad these things in china. yeah. wrong business. thats not really whate set sea bags up to be. >> as the s...