From Patrick Dearborn LLC and John R Wood Realtors:

John R. Wood Realtors placed 89th in the nation in closed sales volume  for 2009!   

Do you get discouraged with the economy? I do! How does one maintain an upbeat attitude when sales slide south or con artists skim the cream off meager profits? We at Silks by Leslie have experienced both. How have we managed to survive through three years of the worst bear market in recent decades. We opened our shop in May 2007. I had many years experience in the business world in both the public and the private sector. Leslie is endowed with a unique artistic ability and a life long interest and experience in flower arranging. A silk flower shop seemed an ideal opportunity to meld our complementary skills. Bad timing! We had two strikes against us. First a small, and I mean very small, business operates subject to different forces than larger entities. My six years of analyzing and coaching small businesses in the Department of Defense mentor program was virtually useless. We discovered that very soon to our dismay. Second, we opened our business just as the economy took a nose dive. How have we survived? I think there are several reasons.