New Venture

As some of you may know, December of 2009 was a crazy time for me and Amanda. The same day Zachary turned 2 weeks old, I found out I lost my job. This was just a couple of weeks before Christmas! Many people have asked me how the job hunt is going. Just to set the record straight, there is no "job-hunting" going on in the Camp household.

For those of you who know us well, you know that Amanda and I have wanted to work together for quite some time. This little turn of events puts us in a great position to do just that. Amanda has operated restyle by herself for 2 1/2 years and done a fantastic job. The vast majority of small businesses fail, but ours has thrived under her direction. Now, I finally have the time to take some of the load off her shoulders and let her concentrate on the things she loves to do--interacting with customers and consignors and developing new relationships to grow our business. I'll be taking over the nerdy tasks of finances, legal and marketing. It's a perfect fit for us!

While working on "store stuff" does keep me pretty busy, it doesn't take up all my time. I actually now have more time to do what I have always loved doing--writing. I have done some major brainstorming to come up with ideas on an outlet for my love of writing and I have settled on a new blog that I want you guys to know about. After surveying various topics, I have decided to write about the use of technology in small business. I considered writing about politics, but I just end up getting mad. Technology makes me happy, so I'm going to stick with that.

So, today I am announcing the launch of Tech Consumption as my new venture. In this blog I will write about how small business owners can use various forms of technology to grow their businesses while simultaneously satisfying their technology cravings. If this topic interests you, I would encourage you to follow along. If you know some small business owners that might be able to profit from this content, please pass this along to them.

In the meantime, I'll continue to keep this blog up so you can keep up with the Camps. More to come shortly!