I know I speak to small retail shops, but so much of what I share can, and does, apply to any customer-facing business with a door and welcome mat ...

... Empty retail space creates an opportunity for another entrepreneur to share their passions, interests, and expertise with the community. It’s an opportunity for the entire ecosystem.

How can we create and offer value to our customers and streetscape so that we stick around as long as we choose to? So that it’s our decision to make … to stay or close, and be loved or missed either way?

Endings are beginnings, and beginnings are endings. Sometimes both feel obvious but when it comes to entrepreneurship, we actually get to choose how we begin and end each day, week, month, and year in more ways than we’re aware of. We get to choose how we nurture our passions, interests, and expertise and how we share them with our community.

Let my ramble be a reminder of the time you have right now with your dream, whatever stage it’s in. Do your best. Don’t take it for granted. Make your own opportunities every day.

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This is an audio version of the Substack, OPEN for Growth, by Ana Maria Muñoz

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