The Our Town - Clarenville Blog by Paul Tilley

The greatest opportunity for Clarenville is that thousands of cars drive by every single day. The biggest challenge for Clarenville is that thousands of cars drive by every single day.                                                                                 Noel O'Dea (Target Marketing) (Speaking to the Clarenville Chamber of Commerce about tourism development)  One of the things that I often tell my students is that hope is not a strategy.  Business and community success depends on their ability to recognize and capitalize on opportunities as they arise.    If you ask someone like successful Clarenville businessman, Philip Mercer, who has guided and grown Mercer's Marine for decades through some of the most difficult times in the inshore fishery, the key to success is working hard to follow the market while providing a product offering that customers want while at the same time providing outstanding customer service.  (Be sure to listen to Jane Adey's excellent inte