Southwestern Company and the History that Shaped It
Posted by admin - Categorized under: HistoryFor some the Southwestern Company is known only as a company that sells books. Many students will know them as a company that offers a unique internship program. While both of these statements are true, Southwestern Company is much more.
Southwestern Company dates back to the 1850′s in Tennessee where it began as a publishing company. At that time their primary publication was the Bible. The founder, J.R. Graves, smuggled printing plates into the South to print Bibles for the soldiers. Shortly after the war it began to make a shift from publishing to sales. Like many companies, Southwestern Company faced their share of hardships during the 1930′s . However, unlike many companies, their strong, honest reputation helped them to secure a loan at the First American National Bank, which provided them the means to remain in operation and eventually thrive.
Southwestern Company has shifted and changed over the years. From being a publishing company to a sales company and from simply an employer to a student based company. Despite the changes that time has brought, several things have stayed the same. Southwestern has always been a company that gives its best to its customers and employees. Integrity, dependability , and reliability are just a couple of the words that this company stands by; providing a high quality product to customers in a reasonable time by salesmen that are honest and caring and take the time to make sure customers are getting what they paid for.
Every person is shaped by his or her history. Everyone goes through good times and bad times. It is our response to those times that makes us into the people we are. The same concept applies to companies. Every company goes through times of success and failure. It is only when they allow themselves to be teachable and open to change and new ideas that they can overcome the obstacles and gain ultimate success. Southwestern Company is a primary example of determined, innovative company that, as a result, has achieved great success.
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