For New & Prospective Booksellers: Opening a Bookstore Workshop

The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates will be conducting an intensive workshop -- Opening a Bookstore: The Business Essentials -- from Monday, September 8, through Friday, September 12, on Amelia Island (near Jacksonville, Florida). The program, which is divided into two sessions, will provide participants with answers to general questions about the business, as well as detailed information about the start-up process.

Session 1, "Retail Bookselling: Creating Foundations for Success," is on Monday and Tuesday, and the second session, "Ready, Set, Open for Business: Planning & Store Set-up," is from Wednesday through Friday.

More information about the workshop, facilitated by Donna Paz Kaufman and Mark Kaufman and co-sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, and a registration form are available at www.pazbookbiz.com.