Dear "Sundial Mailing List" Members, It might be a very unusual question - but I would like opinions on who (or what) the most 'successful' sundial business is, or has been, in the past.
The reason I ask, is that my son will be doing an 'A-level' school project next term - and has chosen a subject of "what actually determines a really successful business", which I understand could be interpreted in many ways depending on the 'points of view' of the business itself or its customers. For example - it could be based on the 'volume' of sales, monetary 'value' of sales, whether they are international, the types of goods/services they provide, level of repeat orders/referrals, plus many other things as well. I fully appreciate that there are a lot of sundial businesses out there in the world, and each one will operate in their own unique way (depending on their choice of 'customer-base', materials used, target market, etc) - but I would welcome any comments, on what exactly makes a successful business. I set no 'criteria' on what makes a really successful business - but there have obviously been previous (and current) businesses, such as "Pilkington and Gibbs" or "David Harber Sundials". Apologies, if I cannot mention you all - but it is partly the reason for asking your opinions on the subject, because I want to get objective and 'un-biased' details from many sources. With my thanks, in advance, for any/all comments received in reply to this request - but there is no hurry, so take time to think, before responding. Once I have a few 'nominations', then I will intend to contact the various businesses directly - to gather some additional information, as necessary. Obviously, if any business is no longer trading - then please give me your reasons why, (because 'negative' information would still be valid for me). Yours sincerely, Alison Shields. -- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
