Developing A Business Over 25 Years - Eric Pyne

Published: May 18, 2020, 1:56 p.m.

Political Science major, turns social worker decides to move back to Buffalo and open a dry cleaning business and start a family with $13,000 savings and no business or dry cleaning experience. For 25 years Eric has employed hundreds of employees and paying millions in wages. He grew his business/businesses to over 2m in revenue in an industry that has been contracting since they entered and that has seen many well-established brands close their doors over the last decade.

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Here are some the of the questions we went over

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a. What\u2019s the best advice you could give to a fellow small business owner?

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b.  How has your approach to marketing evolved over the years? What have you found most effective?

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c. How much importance do you put on self-development and what do you focus on yourself?

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d. What\u2019s your take on this new COVID environment and what do you think it means for businesses?