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Book board supplier June 26, 2005

I get my board from Library Binding Services in Des Moines, IA 800
247-5323
http://www.lbsbind.com

Recommendation on bookarts.com

Sales Tax notes June 13, 2005

Here is the conversation with Melanie about Sales Tax:
(given a booklet full of more info at the class)
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Restaurant Supply Store June 8, 2005

This is the results from my trip to Economy Restaurant Supply on Edgewater:

1. It was awesome. First, it was just awesome to go see what they had and shop for things I’ve never thought about needing or buying before.
2. It was really helpful to see things in person because you notice things you’d never think about but you realize you would need. So that was good. I basically went aisle by aisle and wrote down the prices of everything I thought we could possibly need. I should probably do the same thing at an art supply store just to list the things I’m probably not thinking about.
3. I don’t know if their prices are anything great. I couldn’t tell. I figure it would be good to take these prices and compare them to some places online.
4. There were lots of expensive things that lots of places use and it was kind of fun to think about what we could do to accomplish the same thing, but for way cheaper. For example, napkind dispenser = $40. Why? I am positive there are other ways to dispense napkins that don’t cost that much and is far more creative and attractive. That sort of thing. They didn’t have certain things I was hoping to price like the paper coffee cups and heat sleeves and stuff. It was more restauranty than thaat, but here are some things at least:

(In other news, I have tons of people waiting to take our survey already! I can’t wait to start seeing people sending it in!)
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Market Research June 6, 2005

1. Develop a standard set of questions. Ask potential customers what they like/dislike about your product or service. Ask them if they would buy the product or service. Ask them about their buying habits.

2. Create a simple form. Use multiple-choice or yes/no questions. Have respondents answer the questions in the same order.

3. Make your written survey easy to read. Double- or triple-space the text. Use broad, white margins on the top, bottom and sides of the document. Keep it simple by sticking with black ink on white paper.

4. Identify who should fill out your survey. Figure out the demographic you want to target. You can buy mailing lists from market-research companies.

5. Give your respondents time to answer. Don’t rush them or answer questions for them.
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