A guest Post by Chris Ambrosia of Ambrosia Books
I did all the research. I taught myself how to buy books. I taught myself how to start the business. I ran the demographics for my area and wrote a business plan. I signed the lease and spent any and all of my extra cash from my paying job to buy library red paint and material for my counters and bookshelves. I needed to make approximately 700 square feet into the best little bookstore I could. After everything was ready, the lease signed (one year, which I consider my trial run), the new books ordered and the used books acquired, I hung up the open sign on April 3(my birthday).
