Anchor No. 5

Petra at Anchor No. 5

Last Fall I went into the Anchor No. 5 Boutique on River Street during Troy Night Out and noticed something unusual: it was busy.

Like, really busy.

Now, that shouldn’t surprise anyone. It’s Troy Night Out, and many local businesses do their utmost to pull in as many people as possible. But this was a bit different. There weren’t just people milling about, there were people coming through at a consistent rate and customers actually purchasing goods. What’s more, they weren’t doing a musical attraction or gallery opening.

The next Saturday, I stopped in and spoke to the owner. We struck up a bit of a friendship and I decided to do a piece on her for the Troy blog.

You can read it here.

It’s refreshing to see a business that not only does it right, but doesn’t have a litany of excuses. It’s a lesson to entrepreneurs in and around the area: success is possible, you just have to be willing to put in the work and know what you’re getting into.

P.S. This Friday is Troy Night Out. Come find me.

P.P.S. MMA fans, I have a new blog post over at the Mixed Marshall Arts blog about Fedor Emelianenko and what I think is the most important aspect of the game.