Sunday, September 27, 2009

Our Regular Price List...

Here's our regular price list for the various levels... but don't forget our pre-opening great specials (see below from my post Sept 23rd), which is good until our opening date (tentative October 18th)... contact us today!





Friday, September 25, 2009

New flyers...

Fresh out of the oven! :)


Sunday, September 20, 2009

Pricing now available...

Okay! Now that we've settled on the design, we are also putting together a preliminary price list...

We are priced competitively: our lowest-priced box goes for only $25 a month. That's < $1 a day! And we got lots of boxes along our high-profile storefront, starting at only $45 a month...

We are innovative: we are proud to be the first store in Toronto which offers multimedia capabilities. This includes our dual large-screen displays, and for selected boxes along the windows we provide power outlets so you can hook up digital frames! No other provider lets you do that!

We can promote your business 3-dimensionally: beside the box, we can also help you advertise on our large-screen displays. Prices goes as low as $50 per month... and your store is automatically included on our online network.

So that's our package!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

How can we help YOUR business?

I'm back! We've finished cleaning up the old store, and we put up our first set of promo materials on the window...

We offer 3-dimensional promotional services – retail space, LCD display ads & online for businesses such as:
  1. Established business – try out new products and see how the market response.
  2. Entrepreneurs – your IPO starts here!
  3. Online business & home business – an excellent media to show your clients the actual products; clients can pick up your product at our store - save your time & money for delivery & shipping
  4. Individual hard-working salespersons – get more referral through us to expand your network (niche markets here are interested in your featured homes, travel deals, & your great products and services).
It is also suitable for individuals such as:
  1. Working class – keep your day jobs, chase your dream!
  2. Designers/ Talent – showcase your masterpieces to the public. Let the world prove your ability!
  3. Second-hand reseller – match-making your “re-useful” treasure with the best-fit users.
  4. Stay-at-home-mom – yes, it’s you! You can also start your business while still taking care of your family!
  5. To serve our community – check our sponsorship program for your charitable fundraising!
  6. Everyone else – if you have an idea we haven’t thought of, give it a try!

What's in the name?

I just remember that I never explained how we got the name for the store...

As a new business, we're looking for a name that is: a) memorable; b) catchy; c) demonstrative of our enterpreneur spirit. It'd be a place where people find hidden gems that are not available elsewhere, and voila! We thought about GEM... as a stock market symbol!

GEM is an alternative stock market for startups in Hong Kong (http://www.hkgem.com), similar to New York's NASDAQ. This market is for enterpreneurs who need to raise funds on the public market, but not quite ready for an IPO in the more tightly regulated stock market. This is a perfect allegory to what our business is all about: providing space for budding enterpreneurs a place to showcase their products or services, and help them prosper into bigger business...

So that's the story behind our name, Growth Enterprise Market...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Store Layout


Hi!

We're back... we got a picture of the store's layout! It's going look pretty close to this...

Our store is Unit 118 in the mall (good Chinese number!)

The store's got 3 sides facing the mall, and we're taking full advantage of it... we'll have lots of boxes - over 70 of them spread over 5 layers - which has tremendous exposure to the crowd. And on top, we'll have two large TVs which will run ads that can help promote your business. The boxes at the end of the window will be a little different from the diagram: they will have the same window space as the other ones (not double), but they will extend inside along the wall, so they're larger than a regular box.

Inside the shop, we'll have quite a few boxes inside as well, and they will be lined up against the wall. The middle will be modular, so we can try different things out...

Now that design's done, we're ready to furnish the store...