High Point Market adds two more seminars to April schedule
Providing business-building ideas and information
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, April 13, 2010
HIGH POINT — Two newly announced seminars at the High Point Market will provide small and medium-sized independent stores and interior design firms with business-building ideas and information, according to the High Point Market Authority.
Both will take place Monday, April 19, on the first (top) floor of Suites at Market Square in Room 400, and are free to market attendees.
At 10 a.m., Mary Knackstedt, will address interior designers with a focus on ideas for improving (and ensuring) profitability in design practices in "Designers Hold the Key to a Profitable Year: What Part Do You Play?" She is an interior designer, author, educator and sought-after consultant, said Brian Casey, Market Authority president and CEO.
"Clients want change now -something creative and exciting that meets their special needs," Knackstedt said. "Designers know how to interpret those needs, but they can't do it alone. They need partners - professional sources with the right know-how, skill and products. In this session, we'll focus on having a team in place ready to fast-track before the designer has the job."
For independent retailers, the Market Authority is presenting "Turbocharge Your Retail Business: How to Outmaneuver and Outperform the Big Guys," at 2 p.m. Roy Prevost, an author, speaker, futurist and customer service activist, will speak.
"Having spent 25 years in the giftware industry as an importer, exporter, manufacturer, sales agent and retail store owner, Roy Prevost is uniquely qualified and understands the challenges independents face today," said Casey. "Hundreds of books have been written about the retail industry, yet few focus on the independent retailers who are the backbone of the industry."
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