Daily in the Discover Seminar Room - FREE

With real-time market results from July 2009, David Brown from Retail Edge Consultants will present each day of the Fair strategies for success in current market conditions.

Hear where the market is heading, and discover new ideas for meeting the challenges the next 12 months will hold.

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10.30-12pm Sunday August 30 in the Discover Seminar Room - FREE

Debt and Stock Reduction. Increase Your Profit and Maximize Cash Flow
Don Greig, President-Focus Business Management Inst., Henderson, NV USA

Don’t miss out on this informative seminar presented by Octahedron. We’ll demonstrate and define; reducing debt, inventory control, buying plans, sales plans, and supplier relations. Having the right inventory, from the right suppliers, at the right price is crucial for the profitability of a fine jewellery store. Learn how simple disciplines practiced every day can make all the difference.

Former retail jeweller and now a widely respected international management professional, Don has been presenting management seminars to jewellers for 30 years in four countries. Prior to the formation of Focus Business Management Institute where he is the current President, Don was Co-founder of ARMS and President of ARMS-USA (Advanced Retail Management Systems). Don has taught business management courses by invitation at several universities in Australia and New Zealand and at The Gemological Institute of America. He has spoken at many regional and national Jewelers Association conferences and is a Past President of the Canterbury Westland Jewelers Association in New Zealand. Don and the Focus Team currently provide the retail jewellery trade with management seminars, monthly one on one consulting and the reporting tools necessary in developing a business. This allows a jeweller to develop additional management skills, reduce debt, maximize cash flow, manage inventory and increase profitability.