Chapter Three – Up, up and away
Chapter Three – Up, up and away. 2004 proved to be a steep learning curve for all at the Little Dog. New products and designs kept Anna very busy with her crayons, a growing customer base kept Jo very busy on the phones, company direction, ideas and financial deals kept Gavin wide awake at night and stock control and five day deliveries kept Nathan from ever going home!
Targets were set and quickly broken, space was made and quickly filled, busy peaks brought everyone to their knees and some important decisions were finally made.
The Little Dog needed a new kennel and another person to join the team, all quite daunting as there was no more family to employ and the old kennels felt like home, but needs must and by 2005 solutions were found.
“Our Natalie” is a little gem of a discovery and we can’t imagine the team without her. She is our Girl Friday, helping in all areas from delivery to invoicing and sales. The new kennels are rather uninspiring from the outside but the joy of copious amounts of space and a “dumb waiter” lift system compensate for the lack of aesthetic beauty.
As the year draws to a close the Little Dog is already thinking ahead and making exciting plans for the future, as well as venturing into the world of fabrics he wants to set up a second company featuring other talented artists with a contemporary design appeal. He has also packed his bag to go in search of new markets in far away foreign lands and maybe, just maybe, if he works long enough and hard enough he will one day have a little space on the high street to call his very own.
