People buy people, it’s as simple as that. And when something like a financial struggle; any struggle, arises, fine human nature trumps anything else in the race for empathy and identity.

This philosophy, backed by empirical proof, applies to business as it does humanistically. I have dozens of stories of companies who have excelled rather than groaned when others have nosedived. It’s the Dunkirk spirit, as us Brits would say. And I hope you, or anyone you know who experiences tough times, lets their integrity and strength of spirit win over the demons that possess others and lead them to the river of failure.

Great to see you here, Valentina. Hope to see you soon at NotYourAverageWriter.com

You write wicked verse Dave and I love it. To the topic at hand I fully agree that the time to solidify business relationships is during the down times … those who can will support you, if they can’t they’ll be back in droves as the econo-meter begins to recover.
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Thanks for your post, and welcome to the follically-challenged world of DT. Being based in the UK it’s often hard to establish exactly the impact of a global blight on that market specifically, but I’m sold on the notion that if you work hard, push great product, treat customers soundly and are able to think laterally about opportunities, you can make it work.