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So I've been hanging around my condo, feeling like a drain on society, and trying to figure out what to do for some extra cash.

I mean, I blog here, but one cannot live on blogging alone.

Or rather, you can, but at the moment I'm not.

So I took a careful inventory of my interests (shopping and vibrators) and decided to open a sex shop.

[22.95, Self-Counsel Press]

As I'm not the most savvy businesswoman there is, it was obvious I needed help. Luckily, this book (with accompanying CD-ROM) actually exists.

Bedinger's book asks of me the usual questions for those planning a startup business, but then dives right into the nitty-gritty of the sex industry:

• researching the market: adult video stores, adult bookstores/superstores, & women- and couple-friendly shops
• location and market research
• developing a business plan
• financing your business
• merchandise inventory and packaging
• marketing and advertising
• etc.

The CD-Rom goes further, including a resource guide (vendors, industry literature, and more) and printable worksheets.

In short, it's the startup business guide you'd want if you were starting any business, fleshed out with specifics for the industry at hand. For example, a section on customer service and sales techniques touches upon the comments you may hear from particularly obnoxious customers ("Will you model this for me?"), and tells you how to handle them. It also advises you to keep locks on your dressing room doors, so no one sneaks in there for nookie (hehe). Another section goes into every type of adult product you could ever think to stock, ensuring that you know your inventory like no one else.

Looking to get into something a little less...risque? Self-Counsel Press has a ton of these guides, including ones for bed & breakfasts, coffee bars, daycare, event planning, and more.

Boundless riches...here I come.

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