Back in Sunny California

Okay, So I have been back in California for over a week now. But I still don't have anything new to report, except that they did not kick me out of training.

I have been really hoping to see an open date of Feb. 15th. But if the last year is any idea of what else we have to go through. I am afraid to say that Feb is probably not going to happen.

An interesting note concerning February is it was last February that we offically decided to join the Minuteman Press Franchise. And looking back on the whole thing. I am glad we did choose Minuteman Press. I do wish that our choice Elk Grove would have been a little easier to find a location and actually open our doors for business.

There must be a reason for the delay. I really don't know or understand why. And it has been once we work one thing out another one falls through the cracks and we end up running through hoops just to take one small step. I only hope that things turn around quickly and I can actually do something.

As always, when I hear something I will be sure to pass it on.

New York Minute

I thought a New York Minute was just an expression or at best a song. The past two and a half weeks have definately proved that there is some truth to the phrase. Almost everything you could possible want to know about the way to do business was shoveled into my head. I am not sure how much fell out in the process. And I am far from ready to actually open Monday morning. However, learning works much better for me on the job, so I am sure I will do just fine.

Tomorrow I will be heading home and Thursday I will probably sleep the rest of the day. I will check back in when I have recovered. I will also be sure to let everyone know when we open.

Live From New York

First thing first, It is freezing here!!! I am a california boy all the way to my bones and this cold is way too cold for me.

Anyway, Training is going fast and there is too much information to remember. However, this is worth every minute of it. We have had training on how to operate press (thankfully we are not actually going to run the press ourselves) Then there is pricing, safety, management software, how to hire employees and how to understand paper standards.

Needless to say, training is going well. I am gald that training is including everything and we are not just thrown to the fire. I just wish it was not this cold and training was held in Florida or something.

Until next time, (probably when I get home) I hope everyone out there is staying warm.

[Break Transcript]

Saturday late night I will be flying back to New York for the training I already mentioned. I realize, I barely post more than once in two weeks, but I am trying to post a little more often, now that I should have more to write about. Anyway, my point is that I will be back in two and a half weeks. I can pick up one where I left off then.

See you at the end of the month.

Going to New York!

It is offical. January 8th, my dad and I are headed to New York for the owners training. We bought our tickets today. Tomorrow we will sign the franchise papers. (I thought this was taken care of before, but I guess there are more papers to sign)

We haven't gotten offical word about the city permits and the exact cost, yet. However, the unoffical news is the cost will be under the amount we are willing to pay. At least, this is encouraging.