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University of California-Santa Barbara Professor Nelson Lichtenstein Discusses His Book 'The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business'

Wal-Mart is the world's largest company and it sets the standard, both socially and commercially, for a huge swath of the global economy. UCSB History Professor Nelson Lichtenstein will demonstrate how the company's success has spread evangelical Protestantism into the workplace, made South China an American workshop, and pushed American politics to the right, when he discusses his widely-praised book, 'The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business.' This event, which is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan's Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, will include a book signing and books will be on sale at the event.

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Local Small Businesses: How Did They Start?

If you want to know more about your local neighborhood business, are curious about how a business gets started, or want advice on how to start your own business from people who have found success - this is the event for you.The panel will include several business owners - including: Scott Huckestein- Schakolad Chocolate Factory, Ann Arbor; Kevin Riley- New Chelsea Market, Chelsea; Breanne Stuart- Home Watch Caregivers, Ann Arbor. Each panel member will give a summary of how they got their ideas, followed through with them, and where there business is now. They will discuss their struggles and triumphs and also what effect the difficult economy has had on them. There will be ample time for audience questions.

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Ben Huh, Founder of Failblog.org & icanhascheezburger.com

Ben Huh - the Internet mogul behind the hit blogs - I Can Haz Cheezburger (also known as the LOL Cats blog) and FAILBlog will discuss his life as an Internet content connoisseur, what that means, and how he got started as the leader of a media empire. Huh founded his company, Pet Holdings, Inc., in 2007 and grew it into one of the largest blog networks in the world in less than two years -- while making a profit during one of the deepest recessions.He has been credited with bringing Internet memes to the mainstream and popularizing Internet culture. Huh is not shy about crediting the success of his company to the users and fans of his sites. His goal is to make the world happy for 5-minutes a day.

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Selling On eBay With Expert Carol Kamm

Carol Kamm, owner of the eBay consignment store iSold It - The Easy Way to Sell on eBay, will share her eBay expertise at a special presentation during which she will cover: selling basics, what typically sells well, item research, creating a listing, payment options, after the sale, and much more! eBay was founded in 1995 and the very first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. It has grown tremendously since that time, and Carol will offer tips on how to have the most success with the site. iSold It has offered professional online consignment sales to individuals and businesses for nearly four years.

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The Business of Game Design With Local Game Developer Brian Spence

Learn what it takes to create, design & license board, card and party games with local game designer Brian Spence. Brian has developed over 200 games and licensed 60 games including his most popular, Buzzword (by Patch Products) and Last Word (by Buffalo Games). From the fun and creative side of game design, to the business side of making a prototype and getting Mattel or Hasbro to buy your idea, you'll learn about a little known career path for creative thinkers!

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Vision to Reality: Key Steps to Starting A Small Business

Led by experts from the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, this workshop will provide a practical step-by-step process for starting a business. Participants will learn to assess the feasibility of their idea, identify key legal, tax, insurance, and employee issues, assess start-up investment needs and financing options, and learn how to build a strong support team.

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Meet the eBay Lady!

EBay enthusiasts - or those who are just curious about eBay - come to the Library to meet Birmingham's Donna Klein, the eBay Lady! AADL is pleased to host Ms. Klein when she stops by to share her eBay secrets of success. "I am the eBay lady. That's a great description of me. Every time I log on, it's an adventure. There is absolutely nothing in the world you can't find on eBay, and there is absolutely nothing in the world you can't sell there," says Donna. This program, loaded with eBay tidbits, will be interactive with the audience. Donna will offer tips and display items. There will be many opportunities for audience questions and answers.Donna was so successful selling items on eBay, her friends and relatives ecouraged her to share her knowledge. She began teaching her techniques at classes at the Birmingham Community House. She now conducts a variety of eBay classes. Donna holds a B.A. from Kalamazoo College and an MBA in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago.

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Google Comes to Ann Arbor: Grady Burnett, Head of Google's New Ann Arbor Office, Discusses The Company's Plan For Growth

AADL is pleased to welcome Grady Burnett, head of Online Sales and Operations at Google's Ann Arbor office, in a discussion about Google's decision to open the office and its plans for growth. The Ann Arbor office will support Google's AdWords advertising program. Mr. Burnett will highlight a few of Google's recent initiatives and take questions. He will also be joined by Ben Bunnell, Library Partnerships Manager of Google's Book Search team, through which Google plans to digitize millions of books from libraries.Grady Burnett is responsible for hiring, customer service, account management and sales efforts supporting the Google AdWords advertising program. Prior to building this office, Grady managed the national agency team at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. In addition to his career in advertising and management, Grady was a professional tennis player for 3 years. He is a UM grad and has an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Ben Bunnell joined Google in 2002. In Google Book Search's early days, he helped set up Google's digitization operation for UM. He holds a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University and Master's degrees in Library Science and Business from UM, whose School of Information recently named him "Outstanding Recent Graduate."