“I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.” StatesTogetherMomTownsMajorityPopsStoresCoffeeChecksShopsFarmsThreadSmall TownSmall BusinessBookstoresMerchantsCoffee ShopVermontBarbersGrocersBarber Shop Author:Peter Welch
“My Mom and I shopped all the time, she shops all the time, and I was always into fashion. I've been blessed to be in a situation where I can now buy some of the things that look good.” LooksI CanSituationFashionMomBlessedMy MomShops Author:Russell Westbrook
“I was helping my mom grind meat at our butcher shop, and it just hypnotized me. I don't remember sticking my hand in, but it sheared off the three middle fingers and left me with a pinkie and a thumb.” HelpingHandsRememberThreeLeftMiddleMomFingersMy MomMeatShopsThumbsGrindButchersMiddle Finger Author:Jon Tester
“I'm being accused of being a murderer! I'M being ACCUSED of being a molester!... They say my idea of a fun day is a dark lonely field and the urunj of a car, and a large stick and a roll of duct tape! My MOM shops at Wal-Mart! She gets calls all the time now; she's worried about me! I'm not the most emotionally stable guy in the world; I'll admit that... I do have some problems, but my God, I'm not a murderer!” WorldIdeasProblemGuyFunDarkCarFieldsMomLonelySticksMy MomWorriedShopsStableTapeMurdererAccusedDuct TapeBeing AccusedFun Day Author:Al Snow
“Unless you are building a new company from the ground up and can install caring as your businesses' cornerstone, you have to be willing to embark on a completely cultural overhaul so that, like a local mom and pop shop, every employee is comfortable engaging in customer service, and does it authentically.” DoeCompanyBuildingWillingMomComfortablePopsCaringCustomersLocalsShopsEmployeeEngagingCornerstonesNew Company Book:The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition) Source: The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition)