Novel Model Alliance

Novel Model Roundtable: Tools Share
2023-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Google Meet
In our last roundtable of the year, we will discuss the technological tools we all use in our businesses, including the POS and accounting systems that work best for us, all that Edelweiss offers, including E360 and Analytics, Batch, Bookshop, Libro, Bonfire/Printful, Airtable, Trello, etc. Come prepared to discuss the tools you use in your business and get your questions answered by others who might be using the tools you want to use!
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Novel Model Roundtable: Creating Balance
2023-09-26 13:00 - 14:00
This month’s roundtable is all about creating balance. We’ll discuss how we balance our bookstore work, day job, and personal lives and how we make it all work, including what we do for self care. How do you balance, especially when working another job (or two) AND running your novel model store? Come prepared to discuss how you balance everything in life (or how you struggle to!).
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Novel Model Roundtable: Creating Space
2023-08-29 19:00 - 20:00
In this month’s roundtable, we will discuss how we create unique spaces. How do you create a unique space when you don’t have space (or a permanent space)? How do you accommodate your customers and make them feel safe and comfortable? How do you make your space stand out from the crowd? What does your virtual space look like? Come prepared to discuss how you create unique spaces, online and in person.
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Novel Model Roundtable: Planning & Preparing for the Months Ahead
2023-07-25 13:00 - 14:00
In this month’s roundtable, we will discuss planning and preparing for the months ahead, considering the potential UPS strike and upcoming holiday season. How early do you begin holiday ordering? Where are the best places to pop-up during holiday season? How many events (including pop-ups) do you schedule during November and December? How do you sell online and promote orders during holiday season? What does your marketing look like? Come prepared to discuss!
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Novel Model Roundtable: Introductions & Business Models
2023-06-27 19:00 - 20:00
The topic for our first roundtable is a meet and greet and our business models. We’ll all introduce ourselves to each other and talk about how we run our stores – if we’re mission based, what partnerships we have, if we have permanent or semi-permanent space, if we’re pop-up, bookmobile, nonprofit, co-op, etc., what our store focus is, etc. This will be a structured conversation about who we are, what we do, and how we do it! After we all introduce ourselves, we will talk about business models and have a Q&A.
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