Knowing the nitty gritty details of running a small business is important as a small business owner, but what’s equally as important is knowing how to hire, treat, and manage employees.
Stoddard Horn, a 27
-year-old Westchester native, got his vocational beginning right out of college with a clothing company called Vineyard Vines. He started in the call center, moved to merchandising, then to product development, and ended up as a production associate.
In August 2015, Horn left Vineyard Vines and began work at a company called Ball & Buck. He describes them as a “lifestyle and sporting apparel company” with a retail location in Boston, MA. Their headquarters are located here in Industry City, Brooklyn, where Horn works as the production manager.
Horn opened up about his position with Ball & Buck,, the advantages and disadvantages about working for a start up,, the most important things to remember, and pieces of advice for small business owners all coming directly from an employee.
On his position at Ball & Buck:
On working for a start up company:
On the advantages of working for a small business:
On the disadvantages of working for a start up:
On the major difference between working for a small business versus a corporation:
On the most important thing he has learned as a small business employee:
And Horn’s number one piece of advice for small business owners coming from an employee: