The Rug Chick Blog Rug care education for oriental and area rugs.

Well… I’m not sure if it will ALWAYS be “wisdom”… but I’ll certainly be giving it my big fat best.

If you are here, you either already know who I am… or you’ve stumbled here on accident.  Either way, welcome to my “rug chick” blog.

I’ve been blessed with a very wide range of business experiences, and a very interesting career and life.

I am titling this on my core competence, which is “rugs.”  I’ve been around rugs most of my life, raised in the craft.  My mother Kate founded our business, the San Diego Rug Cleaning Company.

I’ve learned a lot about life and business from rugs.  And having helped grow a specialty rug care business, I’ve learned a great deal about how to package and deliver a high-end specialty service.

I’m in an industry with a large lack of expertise and knowledge about rugs and how to properly care for them.  I’ve created this blog for those looking for a place to find answers on rug care and how to build a rug business.  It’s also a place where I can share all of the technical help I provide to individual rug cleaners and rug owners and let a larger group benefit from my tips and what I’ve learned from my peers.

I’ve also created this blog to help small business owners seek out advice on building any high-end company seeking to be the best in their craft, whatever that may be.

I also wanted to create a positive, proactive place in a world that is getting very negative … and also often negative toward “businessmen and women.”  It’s easy to demonize a corporation like Exxon, but there are more than 28 million small business owners in the US – hard working, value creating, good people.  They are unsung heroes in my world, because they were courageous enough to take an idea and a desire to create their own future, and they took action on it.

So whether you are a rug novice, a rug lover, or an entrepreneur … this blog is for you – enjoy!

the rug chick,

Lisa