How to open & operate a financially successful retail business
Subtitle: with companion CD-ROM
By: by Janet Engle
Publisher: Atlantic Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Ocala, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781601381163
Subjects: Franchises (Retail trade); Management; New business enterprises; Ownership; Retail trade
Other titles: How to open and operate a financially successful retail business
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]) and index.
Table of contents: title: The history of retailing; title: Types of retail businesses; title: What to expect as a business owner; title: Skills for success; title: Experimenting with retail sales; title: Organizing your business; title: Buying an existing store; title: Buying a retail franchise; title: Starting from scratch; title: Financing your business; title: Writing a business plan; title: Before you open; title: Accounting and bookkeeping; title: Budgeting and operational management; title: Using technology; title: Marketing and advertising; title: Understanding the retail customer; title: Sales techniques; title: Suppliers and service providers; title: Employee relations and labor costs; title: Your changing business; title: Leaving the business.