At Owning a Bookstore: The Business Essentials, the recent workshop retreat offered by the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates, held on Amelia Island, Fla., 18 attendees from four countries, some with bookselling experience and others new to retail, spent a week developing competitive advantages and sound business plans. Veteran booksellers, a lease negotiator and SBA lender, book industry professionals and retail field trips all contributed to a rich learning experience. In the back (from l.): Emily Richeson, Amy Andersen, Stephanie Hochschild, Caroline Cameron, Mary Morgan, Cedric Richeson, Lisa Poole, Josh Stevens, Safa Hijazeen (Jordan). Seated: Esther Dairiam, Rosemary Adomokai (Nigeria), Melissa DeMotte, Linda Foulsham, Phil Lewis, Shaikha Al-Hashem (Kuwait), Pat Kinney, Kendra Peterson, Susie Alexander. Front: Mark Kaufman and Donna Paz Kaufman from Paz & Associates.
