Nelda Barchers has been operating retail stores in Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. Her specialty buying and merchandising has focused on American made luxury goods, handcrafted in natural materials, wood, glass, steel, ceramic, concrete, gold, silver and textiles. On Fourth Street in Berkeley Zosaku became known for its jewelry collection. As a consultant she is available for all aspects of store planning, new store openings, business plan writing for financing, sales projections by month and for busy seasons, open to buy plans, forms for organizing staff communications, daily to do lists, hiring recommendations, staff needs, writing the employee manual, sales training and approach, government requirements and forms, marketing plans, priorities time lines, store concept and review, store design, traffic flow, best selling areas, displays, props, merchandise resources, computer and point of sale references, consultant referrals. In addition ideas for selling on Ebay and online to augment your market are part of her personal expertise. Consulting is available by the hour, project or day. Materials, books, forms etc. are included in the fee. Under 2 hours $100/h.