Building a business is hard and I’m learning. I am in a small market with other vendors and as I build my product line and focus on how to represent myself, I failed to recognize the other vendors.

I have built a quick verbal blurb to introduce my store and offer my card for the customer to come back or contact me with an idea of what they would like done, as I am focused on a custom personalized product.

One of the other vendors also does custom work but I misunderstood her products and have not promoted her properly. We do overlap in products and services which is tough. Our Market is very small and we are side by side.

She feels that I am not respectful to her business and I’ve felt that she keeps trying to limit my services. This has caused tensions.

I am expanding my products but not services. I honestly did not understand the full extent of her products as they were not brought in till after I was established.

My friends are wanting me to move to a new location but I really don’t want to move. I’m scared that if I do move it will cause a negative effect on my business as well as the Market.

So for now I will continue where I am and keep building. Hopefully we will move forward and build a positive environment that coordinates well.