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Article: Organizing success in tough times
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- November 12, 2008
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Take the anxiety of living paycheck-to-paycheck, multiply it by a gazillion and you'll have an idea of how scary it is to be starting a new business right now.
However, an undertaking like Simply OrganizedT, a 12,000- square-foot retail sister-store to City Mill Co. Ltd., is a calculated risk, long in the planning.
"While this might not be the best time to open a new store, we continue to invest in the Hawaii community with new services and new jobs," said Steven Ai, president of Simply Organized LLC and City Mill, in a statement. "We are strongly committed to serving Hawaii. Hawaii is our home and our roots."
The company has hired 20 employees, all from West Oahu.
When times are tough ...