Ten Amazing Ways to Motivate your Retail Sales Team to Have the Best Holiday Ever!

It's true... 30- 40% of most retailer's sales are done during the Holiday season. Are you ready? Have you set the goals for your team? Thought of contest ideas? How do you engage your sales team to sell more? What will set your store apart from your competition? We will talk about these questions and more when we explore 10 amazing ways to motivate your retail sales team to have the best holiday ever! Be ready to engage with your fellow retailers in this interactive, fun session about how to make the holidays a very special, rewarding season for you, your team and your customers.

Speaker(s): Annette Pedersen, Summit View Retail Solutions

Co-Sponsor(s): City of Longmont, Longmont Economic Development Partnership, Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, Longmont Downtown Development Authority

Speaker Bio: After spending over 30 years in the specialty women's and men's apparel business, Annette Pedersen decided to take her passion for training and retail knowledge to independent retailers throughout the United States. As a regional vice president for a national women's retailer she was responsible for up to 120 store locations and prided herself in building revenue and sales by focusing on the development of teams, providing training in leadership, merchandising/display, hiring/training, mastery of customer service, marketing and inventory management. Having graduated with a Masters in Organizational Leadership, she has much to teach and share with others. Additionally, she can relate firsthand with the struggles of independent retailers since she owns her own women's boutique. Her retailing consulting firm, Summit View Retail Solutions, strives to build financial security for independent retailers by providing them the best expertise in the industry. *Thanks to sponsorship from the City of Longmont, Longmont Economic Development Partnership, Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, and Longmont Downtown Development Authority, current and prospective city of Longmont businesses can attend at half price ($20 per person)! Just click on "City of Longmont business" when you get to the payment screen for the discount. The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsors' or participants' opinions, products or services. The Colorado SBDC is a partnership between the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Colorado's institutions of higher education, and local development organizations.

Fee: $ 40.00