Opening A Bookstore: The Business Essentials 5-Day Workshop

Complete Workshop - Includes all 5 days! Get an entire work week full of training, hands-on instruction and interaction with professional bookstore trainers that will help you see exactly what owning a bookstore entails.

Session 1 (2 days)
Retail Bookselling: Creating Foundations for Success
Monday & Tuesday, September 8-9
on Amelia Island, FL (near Jacksonville)

• How to assess whether your community will support an independent bookstore
• Ways today’s successful booksellers compete in today’s market
• How much it will cost to implement your vision
• Bookstore financial dynamics - why some bookstores are profitable and others aren’t
• How long it will take to open

Session 2 (3 days)
Ready, Set, Open for Business!: Planning & Store Set-up
Wednesday through Friday

• Insider’s tips on bookstore design, fixtures, lighting and merchandising
• Ways to order your opening inventory
• How to buy and manage your inventory once you’re open
• What book industry resources are essential to your business
• What to look for in a computerized bookstore management system
• Marketing and Grand Opening strategies, Publisher Co-op and more ... 

Tuition is $1,395 per person. A 50 percent deposit reserves your place. When you register, you'll receive a copy of Opening A Bookstore: The Essential Planning Guide.

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