Ray of sunshine?

After a week of sunshine there's no doubting that spring's here - and it makes such a difference to how you feel. And it's not just me, several people I spoke to this week agreed that a bit of sunshine does give you a different - more optimistic - perspective. But there's no avoiding the harsh reality of the economic situation, the evidence is all around us, and we probably haven't seen the worst of it yet, certainly not down here in the South West.

So is it really a ray of sunshine, or just the last flicker of a dying flame? Well, in our experience so far this year, there are a lot of positive things going on. We have had a busy time in this first quarter, and all of the businesses we have been talking to are looking at new opportunities - new products, new services, new initiatives (see the previous post). No-one has come to us looking for a miracle cure to breath life into a failing business. I'm sure they're out there - talking to someone else. But it is really encouraging when the people you meet are full of optimism.

I think one of the reasons we have had a positive start to the year has been that we took a fresh look at what we do and how we do it about 9 months ago. We've made various changes to what we do, in lots of areas of our business, and it has led to lots of exciting opportunities and ideas. This blog is one example of that - and as other ideas come to fruition I'm looking forward to talking about them here.

So when I look out the window and see the sun shining I do feel optimistic - and I'm always looking for other businesses that feel the same way; whether they're clients or partners. If you would like to see some examples of what we've been doing with these optimistic businesses, take a look at our website: www.alderandalder.co.uk