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THE BARON SERIES
Top 10 Business Motivational Speaker Website (Ranking.com)
2007 Best Lecture Speaker & Workshop Website (Black Web Awards)
THE BARON INSIGHT
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"Life is like a race track. Going 200 miles an hour, you're bound to crash into a wall unless you slow down and plan for the curves. Don't let life's day-to-day grind prevent you from doing adequate planning and learning new skills and information that will keep you on your path to success." - William R. Patterson
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How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List Teleseminar
Today, April 18, 2007
8:30-10:00 PM EDT Register Now!
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
If you are in business and don't have a mailing list of thousands or tens-of-thousands of people,
you are likely throwing away a 20-40% increase in your revenue. Imagine owning a storefront and
being able to put thousands of paying customers in your store anytime you wanted to present them
with a product or marketing message. This is the power of a qualified opt-in mailing list. If done right, there
are few forms of marketing as profitable as building an email list. With the right list and marketing message,
you can create best-selling books and CDs, sold-out events, ensure successful product launches and sustained sales.
In this workshop, you will learn a step-by-step approach for cost-effectively building an opt-in
mailing list from scratch.
You will also discover:
- 5 highly-effective strategies for having thousands of people opt-in to your mailing list
- How to choose the best mail service to host your list and the problems you should "watch out" for
- Tools for managing your list, increasing referrals, and driving traffic to your site
- How to increase your delivery rates by keeping your newsletter and mailings out of subscribers' spam and bulk mail folders
- Ways to create greater value for your subscribers that will generate higher returns and reduce membership turnover
- 5 ways to secure advertising for your newsletter
- The 3 most overlooked revenue streams for list owners
Register NOW for Only $99.95!
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Financial Term of the Week
Cash Flow Statement
Financial report that shows the flow of cash in and out of a business over a specific period of time. It reveals the sources and uses of cash covering the company's operating, investing, and financing activities. The cash flow statement helps analysts, investors, and lenders assess the company's ability to sustain itself from its own operations and cover expenses.
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Learn to Read Financial Statements Now!
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THE BARON SOLUTION™ Minute
Title: Effective Financial Planning in the Event of a Job Loss or Recession
Length: 2:24 Minutes
Short Description:
Recently, we've seen unemployment highs and a number of signs of weakness in economy. With many unpredictable factors looming including changes in government, rising oil prices, conflict abroad, stock market volatility, and a meltdown in the housing market, it is more important than ever that individuals take important steps to be prepared in the event of an unexpected job loss or recession.
Listen Now!
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Wealth Coach William R. Patterson on SiriusXM Radio 169 - The Power
This week's show topics:
- Effective Financial Planning in the Event of a Job Loss or Recession
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid jumped to the highest level in two months last week, while retailers warned of softer sales in April after a stronger-than-expected March, suggesting some weakness in the economy.
- The Increase in Mortgage Defaults and How to Protect Yourself from Foreclosure Scams
Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said the share of its mortgage portfolio that faces foreclosure nearly doubled in March from a year earlier in a difficult housing market.
William provides a fresh, innovative road map to financial empowerment and debt-free living. You will learn how to take advantage of free wealth-building Resources to estimate how much money you will need to invest for retirement and/or to become a millionaire.
Listen Now!
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New & Upcoming Teleseminars
In response to your valuable feedback and many requests, we are offering the following new teleseminars in April through June to help you move closer to your business and financial goals:
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New Teleseminar Workshop Bundles
Take Advantage of the Direct Sales 3-Workshop Bundle:
- How to Explode the Profits of Your Direct Sales Business
- Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
- How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List
Register NOW for Only $249.95!
(Total Value - $300.00)
Take Advantage of the Book Publishing 4-Workshop Bundle:
- BARON Book Publishing and Marketing Success Secrets
- Using Teleseminars to Generate Multiple Streams of Income for Your Business
- Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
- How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List
Register NOW for Only $399.95!
(Total Value - $550.00)
Take Advantage of the Speaker Success 4-Workshop Bundle:
- How to Build a Six-Figure Speaking Business
- Using Teleseminars to Generate Multiple Streams of Income for Your Business
- Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
- How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List
Register NOW for Only $399.95!
(Total Value - $550.00)
Take Advantage of the Web Business 4-Workshop Bundle:
- How to Generate and Maximize Profits from Your Web Business
- Using Teleseminars to Generate Multiple Streams of Income for Your Business
- Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
- How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List
Register NOW for Only $399.95!
(Total Value - $550.00)
Take Advantage of the Music 4-Workshop Bundle:
- Success in the Independent Music Business: From Conception to Cash
- Using Teleseminars to Generate Multiple Streams of Income for Your Business
- Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
- How to Add Thousands of People to Your Mailing List
Register NOW for Only $249.95!
(Total Value - $300.00)
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Women Entrepreneur CEO Training
Dates: Every Thursday, July 19th - August 16th
Time: 8:30 -10:00 PM EST
Training Workshop Includes:
- 5 Live Teleseminars with The Baron Leadership Team
- 10 Audio CDs with Online Replay of Calls
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
This is a high-powered, tailored version of THE BARON SOLUTION 5-Week Entrepreneurship Training designed to address the specific needs, challenges, and opportunities faced by women entrepreneurs.
Everyday more and more women are embracing entrepreneurship as a viable, fulfilling career alternative to traditional forms of employment and a powerful means of building wealth.
Women entrepreneurs own over 6.5 million businesses generating $940 billion in revenues. This BARONESS course will teach you the financial and business fundamentals
that every woman entrepreneur must know to compete and run her business profitably.
Female entrepreneurs face both exciting and challenging times. Despite unprecedented opportunities for success, many barriers still exist in the form of accessing:
- Affordable business and financial training
- Start-up and expansion capital
- Useable and timely information
- Government resources
- Strategic partnerships
- Mentoring programs
The Women Entrepreneur CEO Training workshop will help you address and eliminate many hurdles, pitfalls, and obstacles including lack of time, money, experience, and other resources.
Discover the mindset, vision, skills, and strategies needed for success.
Through this BARONESS training program, you will learn:
- How to capitalize on the female entrepreneur's unique position in the marketplace
- To think differently and strategically when it comes to female and minority business development
- How to leverage innovative strategies to finance and grow your business
- How to most effectively use strategic partnerships to increase chances for success and the magnitude of opportunities
- How to overcome common barriers such as inaccessible markets, lack of information, and scarce resources
Program offering also includes:
- Sample business plan, financial statement forms, and contracts
- The TBS "Insider's Resource List" of small business friendly vendors, and low cost and no cost products and services
- Web Entrepreneurs Toolkit
- And much more!
Register NOW!
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Using Teleseminars to Generate Multiple Streams of Income for Your Business
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
Teleseminars if used correctly can add thousands of dollars to your bottom line.
They are a powerful tool for both content providers and participants. They are an extremely
cost-effective means of providing sustaining support to customers, conducting training,
creating and promoting products and services. In this workshop, you will learn step-by-step how
to plan, market, manage, and host a profitable teleseminar and create back-end products. You will
also gain valuable knowledge on how to structure offers and use proper sales protocol and call etiquette to
convert significantly more prospects into customers.
You will discover how to:
- Profit from the 10 streams of income created by teleseminars
- Use teleseminars to quickly build your email list
- Market and brand your teleseminars for maximum exposure and return
- Get "big name" people to participate in your teleseminars in order to boost attendance, enhance your brand, and multiply your income potential
- Host teleseminars at zero cost, creating an infinite profit
- Avoid common technical and on-call marketing mistakes made by new and veteran teleseminar hosts and instructors
- Choose the best conferencing service to host your call and the problems you should "watch out" for
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Register NOW for Only $99.95!
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Highly Effective, Low Cost Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Any Business
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
Have you ever heard the mantra "Build it and they will come?" Unfortunately, that saying
happens to be one of the biggest misconceptions in business today. Entrepreneurs often
think that if they have a great product or service that will be enough. However, without the
proper marketing, branding, and distribution, even the best product offerings will fall flat.
Cost effectively reaching prospects and converting those prospects into customers is the biggest challenge of any business.
Learn invaluable strategies for profitably marketing your products, services, and company on a limited
budget both online and offline.
You will discover how to:
- Generate thousands of dollars in free publicity for your business
- Improve your sales and marketing communications to convert more prospects into repeat customers
- Significantly increase traffic from qualified buyers to your website
- Use winning strategies to sell your products and services online and offline
- Find untapped online resources for market research, low cost advertising and promotion
- Find methods to dramatically increase your business referrals
- Track the effectiveness and optimize your marketing and advertising campaigns for a higher return on investment
- Use partnerships and affiliate programs to lower your advertising costs and increase conversions
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Register NOW for Only $99.95!
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How to Explode the Profits of Your Direct Sales Business
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
To sell your products and services, are you using outdated, ineffective scripted sales pitches such as:
- Are you open to other income opportunities?
- Would you give me your opinion on my ___ business?
- Call this toll-free number and listen to a recorded message that will change your life.
- I'm working with a billion-dollar company in the ___ industry and would like to talk to you about...
- How would you like to make ___ thousand dollars per week or day?
Learn how to build your direct sales business and organization the right way, recouping your startup and promotional
costs faster and with higher returns. In any direct sales organization, membership turnover and sustained customer sales are
a major challenge. Discover winning strategies to increase business referrals, create synergy, increase cross-selling opportunities,
and find new markets to sell your products and services. Use this workshop to empower your representatives with new knowledge
and skills crucial to building a solid base of customers and down-line representatives. Learn The Baron's inspired approach for
motivating others to take meaningful actions that will help their businesses thrive.
You will discover how to:
- Develop a new mindset and innovative approach to building a successful brand and business that includes direct sales, but not limited to direct sales products
- Properly evaluate direct sales opportunities to find the best business and product line combinations appropriate for you
- Create the greatest value in the marketplace and overcome the challenges of being in a commodity-based business where everyone is struggling to sell the exact same product the exact same way
- Capitalize on the 5 significant untapped revenue streams that nearly all network marketers miss
- Benefit from direct sales opportunities when you don't have the money to join a particular organization and/or buy products
- Get associates and prospects excited about the business and limit your down-line and organization turnover
- Use innovative strategies to sell your products and services online and offline when you have limited time and money
Register NOW for Only $99.95!
Take Advantage of the Direct Sales 3-Workshop Bundle for Only $249.95!
Bundle Includes: Direct Sales, Marketing & Promotion, and Email List-Building Workshops
(Total Value - $300.00)
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BARON Book Publishing and Marketing Success Secrets
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
Have you always wanted to write that "bestselling book," but don't know where to start or
all the revenue opportunities available to you? Do you have an existing book, but are experiencing
only lackluster sales? Have you struggled to get your book carried in stores and with online sales? Learn
from the expert BARON Leadership Team a step-by-step process for creating a winning book concept,
writing, producing, publishing, and marketing a quality book quickly and on limited budget. Don't wait for
fame to find you. Create your own success!
You will discover how to:
- Avoid the 7 common mistakes that most new independent and mainstream authors make regarding contract negotiation, marketing, and distribution
- Position your title to become a book club selection and/or "bestseller"
- Get "big name" people to endorse and support your book
- Produce and promote your book on a limited budget
- Get radio, television, and print coverage for your book
- Find the best distributors for your book(s)
- Set-up live and virtual book tours to increase your profits
- Make money abroad by selling or licensing rights to your book(s)
Register NOW for Only $249.95!
Take Advantage of the Book Publishing 4-Workshop Bundle for Only $399.95!
Bundle Includes: Book Publishing, Teleseminar, Marketing & Promotion, and Email List-Building Workshops
(Total Value - $550.00)
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Speak Your Way to Wealth: How to Build a Six-Figure Speaking Business
Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
Do you have an important message that needs to be heard? Are you looking to build your brand and increase sales for your
company, product or service? Do you want to learn how to supplement, replace or multiply your current income by becoming
a professional speaker? Then this workshop is for you! You will learn a step-by-step process for building a successful speaking
business even if you have limited resources. You will also learn how to use THE BARON SOLUTION model to capitalize on your
success as a speaker in order to take advantage of investment opportunities and create and acquire other businesses.
This invaluable workshop will also help you identify the critical things you should be thinking about in terms of long-term financial and
business planning, including retirement.
You will discover how to:
- Use strategies and resources to book "high-paying" speaking engagements
- Find meeting planners not only interested, but "excited" about your topic
- Get thousands of dollars in speaking fees even if your meeting or conference planner is working with a limited budget
- Speak for free and still make hundreds or even thousands of dollars
- Create and introduce complementary product and service lines to significantly increase your speaking income
- Take advantage of 5 revenue opportunities that even most seasoned speakers miss
- Dramatically increase your speaking referrals with 3 simple strategies
- Increase the real and perceived value of your brand as a speaker to generate higher fees
- Use 3 strategies to generate significant income as a speaker from the comfort of your own home
Register NOW for Only $249.95!
Take Advantage of the Speaker Success 4-Workshop Bundle for Only $399.95!
Bundle Includes: Speaker, Teleseminar, Marketing & Promotion, and Email List-Building Workshops
(Total Value - $550.00)
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How to Generate and Maximize Profits from Your Web Business
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
This in-depth workshop reveals THE BARON SOLUTION strategies for building a successful business online.
You will take away invaluable insights that will help you start, fund, and grow your online business the right way.
From product and service line development to marketing and the administrative side of operating a web business,
you will learn what you need to develop, plan, and implement a profitable business model. If you are serious about
doing business on the web, this is one workshop you don't want to miss!
You will discover:
- The 7 critical elements of a "cash flow" generating website
- 11 tips for converting prospects into customers and driving greater sales and page views with your website copy
- Where to find free content, tools, and services to quickly and consistently drive traffic, increase page views, and expand your site
- How to attract paid advertisers
- 5 ways to increase your Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Alexa rankings
- 3 easy ways to get others to promote your products and services for you for free
- How to find the "best" key words, manage email lists, affiliate programs, and traffic campaigns
- 5 ways to make money on the internet even if you don't have your own product or service to sell
Register NOW for Only $249.95!
Take Advantage of the Web Business 4-Workshop Bundle for Only $399.95!
Bundle Includes: Web Business, Teleseminar, Marketing & Promotion, and Email List-Building Workshops
(Total Value - $550.00)
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Success in the Independent Music Business: From Conception to Cash
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT
Training Workshop Includes:
- Live Teleseminar with The Baron Leadership Team
- Audio CD and Online Replay of Call
- Access to Special Notes and Online Resources
Seminar Description:
Any independent artist will tell you creating great music is the "easy part," but cost effectively marketing and
distributing your music are the two major hurdles that will "make or break you" financially in the industry.
This powerful workshop provides an integrated financial model for independent artists to follow in order to build
wealth through their own businesses. It provides a step-by-step process for the independent artist who may have
a limited financial or business background to get started building wealth. Time and again, we hear stories about
artists who make millions of dollars, but at some point end up losing their money or going through
bankruptcy. You will learn to develop the insight to help you avoid similar situations and reap greater profits from your
music and other offerings. In a way that people can understand, this critical course breaks down the important things
that independent artists need to know including:
- Forming Strategic Partnerships
- Financing
- Product Line Development
- Marketing and Promotion
- Branding
- Distribution
- Diversification
You will discover:
- What you should be thinking about as an independent artist or label owner before getting into the music business from both a personal finance and a business perspective
- A step-by-step approach to starting an independent music label and finding funding to launch your music career and/or business
- How to find major outlets to market, promote, distribute, and sell your music online and offline
- Important considerations for contract negotiation with artists, distributors, and other labels
- Financial strategies for diversification for artists after they leave the business and independent artists who are not selling many units now
- Strategies to properly build your brand in order to increase your profits and market recognition
- Untapped revenue streams for you as an independent artist
- How and with whom to form strategic partnerships
Register NOW for Only $99.95!
Take Advantage of the Music 3-Workshop Bundle for Only $249.95!
Bundle Includes: Music, Marketing & Promotion, and Email List-Building Workshops
(Total Value - $300.00)
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The Baron Son (Hard Cover)
The Baron Son is a revealing allegorical tale designed as the ethical road map to wealth, power, and success. A legend from centuries past, it is the tale of a young
boy who loses everything and through struggle finds the secret to become the richest, most powerful man the world has ever known.
Order the book that's changing lives around the world and give the gift of knowledge to family and friends.
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The Baron Son (Audio Book)
The Baron Son unabridged audio book is available now! Learn the secrets of ethically attaining wealth, power, and success even during your idle time.
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Order NOW for Only $24.95!
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The BARON Ultimate Wealth-Building Bundle
Invest in yourself and make 2014 your best year ever! For those who are serious about attaining financial independence, we've put together a very special offer, The BARON Ultimate Wealth-Building Bundle.
The Ultimate Bundle includes:
- THE BARON SOLUTION - Six-CD Package
($599.70 Value)
- A New Mindset: How to Overcome Debt and Build Wealth
- BARON Tools and Strategies for Stock Market Investing
- BARON Real Estate Investment Strategies
- Personal Finance & Entrepreneurship Success Fundamentals
- How to Start and Run Your Business the Right Way
- Accessing Capital: How to Obtain Government Grants
- The Baron Son - Hard Cover Book ($19.95 Value)
- The Baron Son - Audio Book ($29.98 Value)
- FREE Audio Files, E-books, and Discounts ($3,631.00 Value)
We have teamed up with Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, David Bach, and many other extraordinary
experts and international best-selling authors on wealth-building, personal development, leadership, business,
and success to bring you vital resources designed to move you closer to your financial goals.
Hardcover
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Audio Book
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BARON 6-CD Wealth & Business Success Package
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This is a time-sensitive offer.
Own The Ultimate BARON Wealth-Building Bundle Today!
Order NOW for Only $499.95!
Total Value - $4,280.63
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In the Media
William R. Patterson is now the wealth coach and business expert on We Ourselves with Ambrose I. Lane, Sr. on XM Radio 169 - The Power. He can be heard every Friday from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT. You are encouraged to call-in with your business and financial questions to (866) 801-TALK.
NATIONWIDE - April 20th
We Ourselves with Ambrose I. Lane, Sr.
SiriusXM Radio 169 - The Power
Friday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
CHICAGO, IL - April 22nd
The Louie Jones Show
WCFJ AM 1470
Sunday, 3:30 - 3:45 PM CDT
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Upcoming Events
WASHINGTON, DC - May 11th
Urban Agricultural Learning Fair and Career Day
Kamit Institute
100 Peabody Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Youth Symposium Keynote Address
Friday, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST
HYATTSVILLE, MD - May 19th
Karibu Books
The Mall at Prince George's
3500 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, MD 20782
THE BARON SOLUTION Youth Financial Workshop
Saturday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
More Information:
http://www.karibubooks.com
NEW YORK, NY - May 22nd
Signing and Discussion
SLIQUE Magazine Launch Party
Hotel Pennsylvania
401-7th Avenue
Manhattan, NY
Tuesday, 7:00 - 10:00 PM EST
More Information:
http://www.sliquemagazine.com
WINTER PARK, FL - June 23rd
The Knowledge Shop
1000 N Orlando Ave, Suite C
Suite #1 (door F)
Winter Park, FL 32789
THE BARON SOLUTION - Workshops for Wealth and Business Success
A New Mindset: How to Overcome Debt and Build Wealth Saturday, 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM EDT
BARON Tools and Strategies for Stock Market Investing Saturday, 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM EDT
Entrepreneurship Workshop Saturday, 12:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
Technical Analysis for Stock Investors Saturday, 12:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
Accessing Capital: How to Obtain Government Grants 3:30 - 6:00 PM EDT
Options for the Conservative Stock Investor 3:30 - 6:00 PM EDT
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Support Your Local Independent Bookstores
In addition to major chains, The Baron Son book and audio CD are now carried by the following independent bookstores:
HARTFORD, CT - Cull Books
151 New York Park Avenue
Suite 25 B
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: 860-256-8062
Website: http://www.cullbooks.com
NEW YORK, NY - Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Between 124th and 125th Streets
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-665-7400
Website: http://www.huemanbookstore.com
YONKERS, NY - Body and Soul Essentials Bookstore
20 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
Tel: 914-375-7133
BALTIMORE, MD - A Good Book
2101 Gwynn Oak Avenue
@ Windsor Mill Road
Baltimore, MD 21207
Tel: 410-944-5565
Website: http://www.agoodbook.biz
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA - All Karibu Books Locations
3500 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Tel: 301-352-4110
The Mall at Prince George's
3500 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Tel: 301-559-1140
Pentagon City Mall
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-415-1118
Centre' at Forestville
3283 Donell Dr.
Forestville, MD 20747
Tel: 301-736-8853
Iverson Mall
3817 Branch Ave.
Hillcrest Heights, MD 20748
Tel: 301 899-3730
Website: http://www.karibubooks.com
WASHINGTON, DC - Busboys and Poets
2021 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-387-7638
Website: http://www.busboysandpoets.com
WASHINGTON, DC - Howard University Bookstore
2225 Georgia Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20059
Tel: 202-238-2640 or -800-919-5997
Website: http://www.hubookstore.com
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