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My dad and a friend built it and the friend managed the business.  When he had a heart attack, Mother (a former school teacher, who had no storekeeping experience) decided she would operate it.  So during my last year of high school and my college years, I spend weekends and vacations working at the store and on the farm my father owned.

Mother didn’t make a fortune.  In fact, she generally lost money because she was so kindhearted and trusting.  However, she did affect her customers’ lives because so many wrote me after she died, telling me how much she meant to them.

I need to find time to compile her notes and snippets of information, along with photos, into a journal or scrapbook, chronicling her years as a country storekeeper.  This would be an interesting item to have for our family heritage.

Why not journal your business?  Start where your are, then write down the beginnings as you recall them.  If you’re just starting a small business, keep a daily log.  It doesn’t have to be much, but will be a good business information journal and something of interest to family in years to come.

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