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The Key to Managing Music Product Inventory

Location: Idea Center, Hall B Booth 5501
Time:
Sat January 17, 4:00 pm

You’ve identified the product your customers want, you’ve stocked the shelves and you have a great sales team. But cash is still tight, supplier invoices are aging and we all know why—too much inventory. Even if you guess right most of the time, you’re still going to guess wrong some of the time. How do you fix these buying blunders? This session will teach you how to correct buying mistakes and control your level of inventory. Alan Friedman, a CPA with several music dealer clients, will present his “one-page solution” to managing your entire inventory.

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