Data Will Do It
I’m worried about my parents. For years, they’ve run their own business, but the past few years have been really hard for them. It started getting rough my last year of high school, and, as far as I can tell, it’s just been getting worse. What’s weird, though, is that just a few years before, the business had been growing like crazy! Over time, customers started complaining that the business wasn’t staying on top of everything or as reliable as it used to be. It’s like my parents couldn’t keep up with trends or marketing or something – they keep saying they like to manage all their numbers and inventory and stuff “the old-fashioned way.” To be honest, I think that they just didn’t have the tools to handle the business once it started to do so well.
I’m a music major, not a business major, and I haven’t taken any classes that might help me understand this more. Can you help me?