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Do you want to run your own business?
We are looking for motivated and energetic people who want to run their own business. This exciting opportunity means that you will become part of the fantastic Poppy's Books team.
Poppy’s Books is growing day by day and are looking to expand into new areas. We are looking for enthusiastic people to sell a brilliant range of children’s titles. You have exclusivity in your area and can sell books to friends, at toddler groups, preschools, schools and fundraising events - the sky is your limit. You arrange your own visits or events. Books are supplied in boxes to sell on the day, no taking of orders, no return visits - you can order as many boxes as you like and start making a profit.
Investment Required This is a low cost entry option to running your own business. Boxes of books are £100 with £300 worth of books in it from excellent publishers such as Walker, Random House and Priddy. All books are great quality and easy to sell. We have read every book which goes into your box and will only include titles we know will sell well. Boxes include activity books, board books and picture books as well as multicultural titles which are very popular with groups.
Hours You decide how much you want to work. We suggest that 2 mornings per week as a minimum if you are serious about making a good income. But this is your business so you can sell when, how and where you like - sell books at home, at toddler groups/playgroups or events. You can also leave books at nurseries or businesses. It's easy to fit the work around family life.
Salary/Wage Even if you sell the box of books at half price (which moves them very quickly) you can make 33% profit, achieving £50 per box. However many agents only discount by 25%, achieving £125 per box or 10%, achieving £170, and make even greater margins.
Training Training and support is important to us and is available for all aspects of setting up and running your own business. We want you to gain confidence as you work with us and we are committed to supporting you as you build up your business.
It’s a great opportunity to have your own business and make it into what suits you best.
Another opportunity is for:
Agents to work selling multicultural, social and disability issue books directly to preschool environments.
Agents usually make appointments by phone and arrange a visit to demonstrate books. Visits can last from 20 minutes to an hour and 2 or 3 visits can be made in a morning or an afternoon.
A kit of books is supplied to agents at a cost of £100 or a larger set at £150. Agents will take orders at each visit and these will attract commission. Agents are expected to read the kit books and know all the selling points for the books that they are supplying, so you will need to have a passion for reading and an interest in books.
Agents decide themselves which days they want to work, and where. 2 mornings per week, 3 appointments per morning, could earn you over £200 per week. Training and support are provided.
If you love books and want to work selling a product you can feel passionate about then working for Poppy's Books could be ideal for you!
If you’re interested, please call Pat Saunders for a chat on 01603 860766 or email patsaunders@poppysbooks.co.uk . We would love to hear from you!
Click here to download an application form
This month I have asked one of our new agents, VL, to tell everyone her experience of working for Poppy’s Books:-
Having decided to stay at home after the birth of my first child (three years ago), I was keen to find some flexible work which would fit around my family life. I was looking for something which would allow me to work whenever I chose to and more importantly without any pressures or targets. I looked at the mumandworking website and considered several opportunities. Poppy’s Books really appealed to me because:-
a) Unlike its competitors, it operated in a niche market - i.e. providing preschool environments with Multicultural,
Dual Language, Social Issue and Disability type books.
b) As an agent you have exclusivity in your area (i.e. no other Poppy’s Books agents operate in your chosen
area).
I now visit 2 nurseries a week. I usually arrange to meet with Nursery Owners / Managers when my elder daughter is at nursery. My 6 month old son comes with me and is usually having his mid-morning nap when I have the meetings.
So far I am really enjoying being a Poppy’s Books agent and get such an enormous buzz from making a sale. The people I meet are really friendly and the books are not a hard sell at all, in fact they sell themselves.
I feel like my confidence is coming back to me and it’s so nice to have a bit of money coming in!
Poppy’s Books are keen to hear from you if you too are interested.
Contact Pat Saunders
on (01603) 860766 or 07747 808135
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