Get Paid to Shop : Be a Personal Shopper for Corporate America

by Lumpkin, Emily S.

• ISBN13: 9780966635102
• ISBN10: 0966635108
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Forte Pub

Summary

Are people around you reinventing themselves, launching successful careers and achieving personal satisfaction, while you feel stagnant? Are you trapped in a dead-end job? Have you been out of work for so long that returning into the unknown business world has paralyzed you with fear?

Table of Contents

Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride?	p. 1
What is a Corporate Shopping Business?
Corporate Shopping -- Personal Shopping -- Different or Same Thing	p. 8
Client Registration Starts the Proces	p. 10
The Corporate Shopping Connection	p. 12
Great Expectations	p. 16
Ready, Aim, Fire!	p. 20
Whoever Said Money Can't Buy Happiness Doesn't Know Where to Shop
Buy It Wholesale -- It Makes Business "Cents"	p. 21
Terms of Endearm	p. 37
Getting Credit Where Credit is Due	p. 41
Forget Marts -- Buy It Right From Home	p. 43
Penny Wise and Pound Smart
The Price is Right!	p. 49
One Person's Trash is Another Person's Treasure	p. 50
Create Your Own Field of Dreams	p. 55
Reversal of Fortune	p. 62
Wrap It Up	p. 63
Prospecting for Gold
Network, Network, Network	p. 66
Stand Up and Be Counted	p. 68
Cross-Over Gifts Can Be Trouble or Treasure	p. 80
Practical Advice on Profitable Prospecting	p. 82
Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper, Let Me In!	p. 86
All Dressed Up and Somewhere To Go	p. 86
Telephone Tidbits	p. 88
Your Only Fear is Fear Itself	p. 96
Developing a Winning Marketing and Advertising Approach
To Market, To Market	p. 104
What's in a Name?	p. 107
Your Reflection in Print	p. 108
Mind Your Own Business	p. 116
Free at Last! Free at Last!	p. 120
Advertise the Way the Big Shots Do	p. 134
The Order of Things to Come
Your Ordering System: The Framework for Impressive Customer Service	p. 154
May I Take Your Order?	p. 155
One Step at a Time	p. 166
Purchase Order Form	p. 171
A Room -- or Office -- of One's Own
Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place Like Home	p. 172
Home-Based Office: Things to Consider	p. 173
Separate Office: Things to Consider	p. 183
Staples of Life	p. 187
Keeping Your Private Life Private
A Separate Business Telephone and PO Box	p. 192
Smooth Operator	p. 198
Don't Get PO'd	p. 202
Don't "Drive" Yourself Crazy Over Deductible Business Expenses	p. 204
Two Things in Life are Certain -- Death and Taxes -- and, oh yeah, Needing a Banker
A Separate Bank Account is in Your Best Interest	p. 207
Cash or Charge?	p. 217
Taxes and Insurance: What and Why You Need to Pay	p. 224
The Bureaucratic Two-Step
Choosing Your Business Structure: Sole Proprietor, Partnership or Corporation	p. 225
What is a Retail License?	p. 231
Getting a Federal ID isn't a Federal Case	p. 233
And Yes, You May Need a Business License	p. 234
Damn the Torpedoes -- Full Steam Ahead!
Congratulations! This is Why You Shaved Your Legs	p. 236
I am Woman, Hear Me Roar!	p. 240
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 242
Keep Up-to-Date with Our Newsletter	p. 247
Visit Our Website	p. 248
Proven Business Forms
Business Set-Up Checklist	p. 249
Business Letter Forms	p. 251
Establishing Credit Forms	p. 255
Governmental Forms	p. 258
Miscellaneous Forms	p. 261
Purchase Order and Billing Forms	p. 276
Appendices
Resources/Bibliography	p. 279
Glossary	p. 292
Index	p. 310
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