The Gray Cat Blog
A comprehensive collection of blogs designed to assist small business owners and multi-unit operators.
One of the core philosophies of Gray Cat is “more than consulting, we actually get work done.” Â
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I love to create something from the ground up.Â
 As an avid gardener, I have done this many times over – taking a raw piece of dirt and creating a magical paradise creating signature items such as p...
One of the most important, yet biggest challenges facing a retailer is creating a new store vision for your chain, while simultaneously running your day-to-day business.  There are only so many resour...
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Recently, I appeared on the Big Pixel podcast where we chatted on a number of business topics including incentives for employees.
Here is a minute-long clip on an incentive program we tied to overall...
Change is inevitable.Â
We change where we live; we change relationships; and we change our jobs. Change has been with us throughout time, but the worldwide pandemic seemed to put change on hyperdriv...
Gray Cat often gets asked to step into a senior-level role to manage an enterprise-wide project (https://www.graycatenterprises.com/blog/project-management)Â
We get tasked with leading the project ...
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Introducing the Gray Cat Learning Series
I am John Matthews, Founder and President of Gray Cat Enterprises, Inc. Over my ...
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