In response to the ongoing wave of independent bookstore openings and the needs of new bookstore owners, the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates has launched "Life Raft: Survival Tools for New Bookstore Owners," a bundled training program that helps new owners to:
- Manage payroll with a budget spreadsheet based on owner's compensation and staff scheduling
- Buy with a budget, with a straightforward frontlist and restock buying budget spreadsheet
- Monitor bookstore metrics with a bookstore management scorecard
- Organize bookkeeping with a handy checklist
- Manage priorities with the Taskmaster spreadsheet
- Ask questions with one hour of coaching time
"Working toward sustainability means knowing how to manage, what metrics to monitor, and prioritizing tasks that are critical to growing the business and achieving profitability," Donna Paz Kaufman, founder of Paz & Associates, said. "This new bundled training program pairs downloadable worksheets with personalized time with a seasoned expert to relieve the pressures of those first years in business."
The cost of the new training program, developed by Paz & Associates consultant Nicole Magistro, former owner of the Bookworm in Edwards, Colo., is $495, with a discount available for ABA members. For more information, contact the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates at 904-277-2664 or visit OwningaBookstore.com.