With all the extra work came the stress.  For Caroline the added pressure helped to make her work harder but Jody often burst into floods of tears when things got too much. They had set up in their newly acquired office and Owen was in his element; his own desk and computer with the beginnings of a complex filing system that only he could understand. Continue reading »

As the pace of life for Caroline and Jody continued at a manic pace, they had to juggle their time between the now five office blocks that they were selling to and home where the young girls were employed carrying out their affiliate tasks on computers. Continue reading »

Jody and Caroline had now been in business for nearly two years.  Betty was only used on the odd occasion due to her age and now the girls had three more vans with people working for them selling all of their products. One of the main reasons for the success that was being experienced was Caroline and Jody’s attention to detail and listening attentively to their customers. When the girls started in their area there was a lot of competition but now, one by one, their competitors were forced to go elsewhere to trade due to their failure to maintain the standards required. Continue reading »

As Caroline and Jody’s business became more successful, once again, the person that prevented things from spiralling out of control was Owen. He very often worked into the night devising ways to make the business more profitable and it was as a result of one of his late nights that he came up with an idea where every working action was given a time frame and a price.  Continue reading »

For Jody and Caroline the busiest time of the year was the summer but as the nice weather ended and the winter began to take hold there were no sign of things slowing down. They were now spending more time in the four office blocks selling their produce than on their original round. Owen was becoming more of an asset and was proving to have more of a handle on some areas of the business than the girls. Continue reading »

The new arrangement was working well; Owen had taken to his new role with enthusiasm and his friend David who was working in one of the other office blocks was also responding favourably to his new role.  Jody and Caroline visited each of the office blocks twice a day to see if anything was required. Continue reading »

Owen’s idea of how to handle the extra work that the new offices would bring proved to be a success but as they got busier they had to take on two new workers.  The additions were two lads who were at university with Owen and they began by working an office block each.  Continue reading »

The business was plodding along nicely and the people that were working for them were proving to be totally committed. Owen was becoming the constant source of amazement with the skills that he was developing. The affiliate girls were working hours to suit themselves and the sales of the cream dispensers, cream chargers, cream canisters and all of the other cream supplies were on the increase. Continue reading »

Caroline and Jody’s working days were getting longer because they were not only continuing to serve customers on their usual round but in the office block where they started.  It seemed that as soon as they began serving the occupants on one floor, the workers on two of the upper floors began queuing as soon as the girls arrived. Continue reading »

Working seven days a week was taking its toll on Caroline and Jody and although their takings had escalated dramatically, the money was just laying in their company bank account. Autumn was approaching and business was slowing down slightly so the girls decided to take an afternoon off and do some shopping. Owen was working most afternoons on the internet marketing side of things and he had proven himself to be trustworthy over the four months that he had worked for the girls. Continue reading »