Run Your Shop Without It Running You : A Practical Guide to Efficient Shop Management

A Practical Guide to Efficient Shop Management, Run Your Shop Without It Running You offers jewelers useful advice to managing their shop. Take-In Procedures, Setting-Up a Shop, Pricing Repairs, and Productivity in the Shop are just a few of the subjects covered. With over one hundred and fifty pages of information, illustrations, and worksheets, this is the most comprehensive book on Shop Management available today.

This Valuable Guide Is A Must In Every Jewelry Store

Learn a variety of methods to improve profitability of the jewelry shop. Including; how to set correct prices, improve scrap material management, and avoiding costly mistakes at the take-in counter.

Learn methods of increasing productivity without sacrificing quality. Including; organizing and scheduling jobs, shop design, organizing the bench, motivating the bench jeweler, and many other topics.

Run Your Shop Without It Running You will show you how you can have a shop that is efficient and profitable. In the ever-changing business environment, retail jewelers are compelled to make every aspect of their business profitable. If a store is to survive in the future, not only can it not support a loss in the shop; the shop must contribute to the profits of the store. In the years ahead, the shop may very well be the most important asset for the independent retail jeweler.

It Is Now More Important Then Ever To Operate The Shop Professionally And Profitably.

The business environment has changed over the years, and business practices must change along with it. No longer can the shop be the Necessary Evil, the Achilles Heel of the retail jewelry industry. The shop must be able to stand on its own and provide its share of profits to the store. Then, the store will not just survive in the future, it will THRIVE.

In 1999 Bench Media first published Run Your Shop Without It Running You and is the Best Selling book on Jewelry Shop Management. Here is what other has said about this book:

“All in all, the book is a no-nonsense guide to running a tight repair shop – It’s A Must Read.”INSTORE Magazine

“For too many years jewelry storeowners have believed the fallacy the shop can’t be a profit center. Brad Simon destroys that notion step-by-step with a practical book that shows owners and shop mangers the keys to profitability.”Professional Jeweler Magazine

“This is the best book on setting up and running a shop that I have ever seen. It is a must for every jewelry store and every jeweler should read it.”Andy ‘The Tool Guy’ Kroungold

“Brad is one of the few people who understand how to make a profit in the shop and how to set prices. If you have a shop or are going to install one, you should buy this book. It’s great on setting things up in an orderly fashion for best efficiency, which speeds things up and lowers cost. Buy this book; it’s a good one.”David Geller

“This is going to be one of those classic books that comes to mind whenever someone asks about going into the trade or gets serious about making their shop profitable. There is a lot of practical business sense and many bench tips.”John Caro

“Brad Simon reviews much that should be common sense, but unfortunately is often overlooked. It is good to see it laid out and explained for a bench jeweler’s perspective. Thanks Brad for such an informative manual.”Tony Baldwin

“Brad Simon has taken a potentially boring subject and made it interesting to read. His years at the bench are obvious from the detailed descriptions of what goes on in the shop.” David Lantz

“Very well done. An excellent reference guide and tool for jewelers. Jewelers will definitely benefit from this book. I recommend it to all.”Arthur Gordon

Bradney W. Simon is a JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler whose jewelry experience began in 1968 when at age 12 he taught himself to cut and polish agates and set them in plated jewelry. He learned how to make jewelry using casting and fabrication techniques while attending Quincy Senior High School of Fine Arts. He furthered his education at Gem City College, where he studied Jewelry Manufacturing and Business Management. Bradney has worked in the Jewelry Industry since graduation from college. He has worked in several AGS guild stores. He also worked for a chain store, setting up and managing shops in eight retail locations. In addition he owned and operated a trade shop, overseeing the work of four jewelers serving 20 retail accounts. He is known for his quality custom jewelry manufacturing, expert jewelry repair, and professional stone setting. He is an imaginative and creative jeweler, who has won regional Design awards in both Illinois and South Carolina. He has won three national awards, the 1997 Vision Award for Quality from the American Pearl Company, the 1998 JCK Retail Jewelers Design Competition, and the 1998 Platinum Passion Award from Platinum Guild International. Bradney has been active in the jewelry industry attending numerous conventions, conferences, and seminars. He served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Jewelers Association and currently serves on the South Carolina board. He received an Award of Appreciation "For his leadership and unyielding commitment to the Board of Directors of IJA." In addition to the Certified Master Bench Jeweler, Brad also has received the title of JA Certified Store Manager. Bradney is an accomplished speaker, and a member of Toastmasters International. For 22 years, he has taught adult bible school classes. He has spoken to several church and community events, once over 600 people attended. Bradney is a committed Christian, actively serves in his local church in leadership roles, and teaches an Adult Bible Study. Brad enjoys singing and participates in both his church choir and the Spartanburg Symphony Choir. Brad is also a member of Optimist International. He is an Eagle Scout and enjoys the outdoors camping and hiking.