Friday, February 18, 2022

A lifetime in bookstores, and DOUBLING your store

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  Galaxy of Comics, courtesy Warren Jaycox Warren Jaycox grew up in bookstores, loved bookstores, and by 2008. started his OWN bookstore. He...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Trading Baseball Cards? STILL HOT!

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Trading baseball cards? It's no longer kids sitting on the curb. It's online, largely through Twitter and sites such as SportsCollec...
Friday, January 21, 2022

From Living at the Store to Franchising Them

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  David Wheeler and Dragon's Lair, courtesy Wheeler It's a rarity—no McDonalds, these!—but some comic/game stores are actually franc...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

The 2022 Labor Market, Working Smarter, and More

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  Little Shop of Magic in Las Vegas, courtesy Little Shop of Magic "Specialty" retail such as comic and game stores needs specialt...
Friday, December 17, 2021

From Hamburgers to Comics, and a 30-year career

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  Gib Bickel and The Laughing Ogre, courtesy Bickel The Laughing Ogre is one of the most venerable and respected comic stores in North Ameri...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Marketing, Business, Life Advice

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  Steve Rotterdam, courtesy Rotterdam Steve Rotterdam has spent 35+ years at ad agencies and publishers. In that time, he's learned a LO...
Monday, October 18, 2021

From a text message to owning a business

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  Bob Seabold and Tower Games, courtesy Tower Games Bob Seabold had a 27-year career in film and video production, but was feeling burned ou...