The Art of Grafting Chrysanthemums
The following is a post from our guest bloggers, Yoko Arakawa and Linda Anderson, mum growers from Longwood Gardens.
The following is a post from our guest bloggers, Yoko Arakawa and Linda Anderson, mum growers from Longwood Gardens.
There is a startling statistic: 65% of family businesses fail in the second generation, and 90% fail with the third generation. And yet family farms and family greenhouses perform much better than most family businesses.
Most retailers know the success of location, location, location. Facebook is the ultimate in virtual location, as it is now the most visited website on the internet. It’s expected to top 1 billion users this month, and has 562 million daily active users!
Here are some statistics you may find surprising, then again you may find what surprises you is that these statistics are not surprising at all. The world is moving faster, and everyone in it wants to keep moving.
I joined Linkedin about a year ago. A few of the people at Niagrow Systems Ltd. had been using it, and said it was a good way to stay in contact with customers and suppliers, particularly those from the Netherlands, and other overseas contacts.