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Contact: Flora M. Brown, Ph.D.
Day/Evening 714-637-1455

Gift Basket Classes Help Retailers Wrap Up More Profits

Anaheim, CA (January 21, 2006)-– Designer, writer and speaker, Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D., returns to Orange County, CA this spring to teach gift retailers how to create eye-catching designs, get corporate orders and increase profits.

On Saturday, February 25, 2006 at California State University, Fullerton in the University Conference Center, the first of the series is an intensive half-day seminar “Transform Your Gift Basket Business into a Profit Maker.” Attendees will learn business basics, tips for buying wholesale and retail inventory, pricing, affordable marketing techniques and promoting business on and offline. In this half-day seminar, the fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.

On Saturday, March 18, 2006 at JDW Distributors in Orange, CA retailers registered in “Create Profitable Gift Baskets for Spring and Summer Sales,” will design a gift basket to take home. The fee includes a handout and all the supplies, including shrinkwrap, for completing a finished design.

On Saturday, April 8, 2006, at California State University, Fullerton in the University Conference Center, in “Capture Your Share of the Hotel, Real Estate and Other Lucrative Markets,” designers will learn the techniques and strategies that attract corporate sales and watch your profits soar. In this half-day seminar, the fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.

On Saturday, May 6, 2006, California State University, Fullerton in the University Conference Center, in “Create Gift Baskets Beyond the Basket: Learn How to Use Boxes, Bags, Trays and More,” attendees will learn to add pizzazz to your designs using alternative containers.

Class fees include a handout and all attendees have a chance to win $100 worth of supplies in a drawing to be held at the end of each class.

For more details or to register, visit www.giftbasketbusinessworld.com/classes.htm

Contact: Flora M. Brown
446 S. Anaheim Hills Rd., #167
Anaheim, CA 92807
714-637-1455; FAX 714-282-8659
www.giftbasketbusinessworld.com/classes.htm

Email: flora@giftbasketbusinessworld.com

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