| Nickname: | Arlington, VA United States |
| Headline: | Specialty BrickNMortar retail -- for now |
| Description: | 2 years ago, I left a cushy corporate desk job because I was bored to death, and started working as a lowly cashier in a quest to work my way up to specialty small business owner. In less than a year, I rose to the Director`s level at a small specialty store located beside a major tourist attraction. The proprietors have been wonderful, teaching me everything they know about the industry, as they know that I want my own store one day. Additionally, I studied online retail marketing & related topics when working on my Master`s. I see starting a home-based online retail store through a major online retail outlet (such as ebay or amazon) as the logical next step in my growth as a fledgling entrepreneur. The store I envision will sell products from small manufacturers of handmade, `green`, or otherwise unique products that are seldom found online -- at least not in as big a marketplace as I plan to expose them to. I intend to broaden consumer exposure to these awesome products. Then I will take my knowledge and experience from that venture and. . . eventually. . . I`ll have about 5 businesses going, both online and on the main drag ;) Not all of them in retail, hopefully! |