Friday, January 25, 2019 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM EST
18 Lower West ACC
Cochiti/Taos
The ability to stay in business for decades—and longer—means weathering change by staying adaptable and flexible. Customer relationships and sales are just part of the equation that can ensure the longevity of a business and even turn it into a celebrated, longstanding institution. Careful planning and understanding of your store’s resources, a flexible business plan, continuously improving operations, and a culture that willingly embraces change in order to adapt and improve are all factors that influence where your business will be around in 5, 10, or 20 years—or more. A a panel of longtime booksellers will lead this not-to-be-missed conversation.
Glenda Childs, The Doylestown Bookshop (Doylestown, PA); Kelly Estep, Carmichael's Bookstore (Louisville, KY); David Sandberg, Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA); Paul Hanson, Village Books (Bellingham, WA);