Services Offered by Praxis

Books change lives. They are the repository of culture. They teach. They entertain. They are scholarship. They are art. They're portable. You can pay twice as much for a sweater and the only thing that you will have is warmth and maybe good looks, but your life will not be changed and, once the sleeves wear thin, or the neckline frays, you will have nothing. But a book, even if the binding cracks, and the pages come loose, will stay with you, in your heart and mind, until you go to the grave." ---John Ruskin

Praxis Bookstore Group/Little Professor Book Centers Services

Comprehensive Site Selection Assistance detailed market analysis, including: in-depth competitive analysis retail analysis market demographics site visit, evaluation, and selection assistance lease review, analysis, and negotiation Initial Financial Planning Support loan package preparation third-party financing facilitation Small Business Administration (SBA) Little Professor Inventory buy-back program cash flow projections budgeting assistance Ongoing Financial Consultation & Guidance projections and proformas loan packages accounting software support and assistance annual financial survey and benchmarking Store Opening Coordination store layout and design fixture ordering and delivery signage ordering and delivery computer system and delivery computer installation and training initial inventory and training account set-up with preferred suppliers staff selection and hiring assistance comprehensive 8-week countdown-to-opening schedule Comprehensive Training training in five key areas: Bookselling, Marketing, Financial Planning, Personnel, and Daily Operations 5-day initial training at the Little Professor home office 7 to 10 days in-store training at time of opening 2-day in-store follow-up training 3-6 months after opening fully documented store operations procedures (Confidential Operating Manual, Advertising Planner, Retail Operating System Manual, Accounting Software Manual)

Ongoing Training & Communication continual support from designated operations team weekly newsletter with timely industry and Little Professor news and information (In The News) electronic franchise-wide bulletin board annual Little Professor convention and tradeshow Franchise Advisory Council Marketing Support & Assistance nationally organized local advertising program publisher co-op funds management book catalog and newsletter programs market research custom advertising materials special events and promotions assistance public relations program Yellow Pages program opening advertising plan and materials grand opening planning assistance federally-registered trademarks Inventory Programs automated new book ordering program special inventory purchasing and returns program exclusive inventory benchmarking Computerized Operations computer technical support during your hours of operation computerized inventory management point-of-sale customer sales tracking accounting system electronic ordering and receiving Rebates & Price Reductions exclusive publisher and distributor rebate programs national telephone discount program discounted business insurance program discounted Yellow Pages advertising program credit card transaction cost reduction program What Do I Do Now ? Next Steps...... If you would like to learn more about owning your own Little Professor bookstore: E-Mail:lpbchome@aol.com Call: 1.800.899.6232 Fax: 1.734.663.8738

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