Goals of an Open House

This is Steven Petrick Posting.

Tomorrow we will have our (much-delayed) Open House. We have invited all the people in town with whom we do business. There are several reasons for this. One is so that in meeting one another, perhaps new business connections can be made between them. The guy who repairs some of our non-Kyocera equipment might be have some repair jobs sent his way by some of the larger printers who do our product covers for example.

Another aspect is that it lets them all know that we are doing okay and they can expect more business from us.

It also allows them, as business people, to take a look at aspects of our own operation from their own viewpoints and perhaps they will be able to suggest things that will make our own business run better. To this end, we will not only display our product line, but run demonstrations of how our equipment (printers, binders, etc.) operate. Afterall, some of the larger printers might decide they have small jobs that we could handle for them.

An "Open House" is not just a social gathering, it is an opportunity for all concerned.