A United States couple, Stan and Donna Anderson, engaged in the printing and publishing business, in Manchester, Pennsylvania, since in 1995, has ended what for them, was an enjoyable and restful holiday in Anguilla. They were guests at Frangipani, Resort at Meads Bay.
They took the opportunity to pay a courtesy call at The Anguillan newspaper on Tuesday, March 5. Mrs. Anderson is the main business person involved in the Online Publishers. Her husband serves as the Consultant and Chief Financial Officer.
“Annually we publish the 50-Plus Life which is a newspaper for the mature population and we also publish Business Woman Magazine,” she stated. “All our publications are on online so people can read them there and we also have the print editions. In addition we hold events including large tradeshows for the mature population called 50-plus Expos. We host women expos and veterans’ expos and job fairs for people who have served in the military.”
She continued: “It has kept me going for almost 25 years. My husband is a consultant and is also the CFO for the company. “I enjoyed it greatly because we are obviously a husband and wife who have spent a lot of years together with 40-plus years of marriage and we have the opportunity to work together day in and day out. She is very creative on the front end of the business and innovative on the direction of the company; and I like the role of keeping things together; keeping an eye on the finances, paying the bills; and making sure that we are steady and solvent through the ups and downs of business. We have four children and seven grandchildren. We are blessed to have two of our daughters –the younger and older of them working in the business with us.”
Mrs. Anderson was aware of the challenges facing the print media from the social media. “It is definitely a challenge compared with what it was 25 years ago,” she remarked. “We find our strength and salvation sometimes in the fact that we are reaching a more mature audience that is used to reading the newspaper.”
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are booked to return to the United States on Frday, March 15, after an enjoyable visit to Anguilla.
