$HADOW
MERCHANT$
Successful Retailing Without a Storefront
by Jordan L. Cooper
In $hadow Merchant$, the author of How To Make Cash Money Selling At Swap Meets, Flea Markets, Etc. continues your education in unconventional ways to make money without having a job or owning a conventional retailing
business. It takes a lot of time and money to start a small business such as a laundromat, restaurant, shoe store or machine shop. Most people don't have the time or money, but they do have the time and money to become a shadow merchant.
A shadow merchant is a retailer who doesn't have a storefront, but sells his wares in any one or a combination of alternative market locations. Being a shadow merchant may not offer the prestige of being a store owner, but it definitely offers some advantages that far outweigh the negative aspects.
These include:
n Low initial investment
n Can be done part-time while still holding down a full-time job
n Low initial overhead, an important consideration even for existing businesses
n Mobility ¾ if your initial choice of locations is wrong, it's easy to change
n The flexibility of being able to walk away from the business with a minimum
loss if it fails
With only a small investment of time and money, it's possible to become a shadow merchant this coming weekend, or even before. It can be done in less than an hour, with a total cash investment of under $10.
Contents include:
n Why Become a Shadow Merchant?
n Why Many Businesses Fail ¾
Before They're Started
n The Winning Combination
n Sell What You Like
n When To Diversify
n Other People, Other Units
n Types of Markets
n Swap Meets and Flea Markets
n Street Corners
n Arts and Crafts Shows
n Fairs and Carnivals
n Gun Shows
n Special Interests = Special Events
n A Storefront Without a Storefront
n Off-Season Markets
n Beware the High Rent District
n And more.
In $hadow Merchant$, the author shares his years of experience with
you. One way out of the rat race is to become a shadow merchant!
1993, 5½ x 8½,
152 pp, illustrated, soft cover.
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