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As a retail entrepreneur, you know that cash flow is the key to running a profitable inventory-business.

But...
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  • Offering the right products at the right price
  • Keeping up with customer service demands
  • Operating a sustainable business
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... Are persistent retail problems.

​Overcoming business challenges once isn't enough because retail problems aren’t one and done.
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In fact, they keep cropping up because of the changing nature of the retail industry:
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  • Seasonal highs and lows
  • Shifts in customer behaviors
  • Rising business costs​
  • Changes to public health and safety​
You need to know where your profit will come from so you can feel financially stable, creatively inspired, and personally happy — consistently.

But the speed of retail is fast and customers are fickle. ​You have to be able to stop on a dime and respond quickly to stay relevant and profitable.
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For times when you want financial security, creative freedom, and personal boundaries, Merchant Math teaches you how.

Merchant Math is a membership-based training and group coaching program for Retailers, Manufacturers, and Makers.
Created By Merchant Method
Monthly business training and retail coaching help you improve your profit in simple and achievable steps. Every 30 days, you’ll learn new ways to:

      ✔    Manage your inventory
      ✔    Price your products
      ✔    Develop relationships with paying customers
      ✔    Prepare for seasonal highs and low

Now you can break cyclical retail problems and replace them with what works. Then when things change again, you’ll be able to get ahead of it.

Merchant Math gives you consistent, regular access to answers that solve retail problems when they crop up, monthly.
With Merchant Math, this is what's possible.
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Have more consistent cash flow with Merchant Math
Learn to use the tools you have so you can improve and evaluate your sales, profit, and cash flow, every 30 days.
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Sell more products at full price with Merchant Math
Get more profit from your inventory by selling your customers what they want at a price that’s worth the value. 
Personalize your plan of action with Merchant Math
Choose a plan of action that works for you, whether you run your business alone or have support to get things done.
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Merchant Math launched in 2015 with its signature program, Price for Profit. It grew into a tutoring program with four separate multi-week courses.

Clients learned how to price for profit, forecast sales and inventory, develop products that sell, and manage a budget.


Still there's more to running a business than covering your expenses.
Having worked with program graduates after Merchant Math, I’ve seen that regular access to training and coaching can bring:
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      ✔    ​Financial stability and long-term sustainability​
      ✔    Freedom to be professionally creative 
      ✔    ​Personal boundaries all too often ignored

This includes paying yourself consistently, hiring employees, and enjoying your personal time. 
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Every month, you get a simple masterclass, achievable results, support to make what feels impossible possible, and an ROI you can measure.

But what you’re really getting is:


➜   A clear vision of where your profit comes from each month and a path that gets you there, without wasted efforts

➜   A sense of ease and security that come from informed action instead of hope

➜   Achievable results and a business you love are waiting for you if and when you invest in yourself as you have in your business and customers
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#1 PROFIT MASTERCLASS

Say goodbye to knowledge gaps that keep the profit you need out of reach. Say hello to fresh ideas built on top of a proven framework!

​You have monthly access to profit -focused training that will help you now... and that will keep on giving.
Monthly profit masterclasses with Merchant Math
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#2 ACTION PLAN

Your path to profit is achievable. Use the 30-day planning calendar included inside every Merchant Math Field Guide to create your personalized action plan.

When you’re ready to grow, implement the optional action steps to go further.
#3 COACHING CALL

Most Retailers learn how to manage inventory and analyze sales on-the-job, which can take longer than necessary.
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With monthly retail coaching, you’ll learn how to think critically about your choices so you can get the results you want.​.. sooner.
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#4 COMMUNITY SUPPORT

You now have a Retail Board of Advisors who value independent retailing and small businesses as much as you do.

​Plus, your Merchant peers are able to think knowingly about inventory profit and cash flow.
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"I just wanted to say that the pricing class I took with you last year is still having a tremendous impact on our business - not just in our retail pricing, but as we've launched our DIY kit line. ​I feel like I actually have a handle on costs, wholesale pricing, and retail pricing.

​I don't even know where I'd be if I didn't have the background from your class!"
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Merchant Math Monthly Member Price
  • A la carte it would cost $500 each month to get this Merchant Math training, implementation tools, and group coaching.​
  • However, as a Monthly Member you secure a price of $107 per month... for life
  • Your monthly membership price won’t change unless you cancel and decide to return
  • And you’ll get personalized feedback from me to help ensure your success​
Secure Your Membership Now: $107/mo
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Your Merchant Math monthly subscription includes
Access to the following immediately (and on the 1st Monday of every month)

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Profit-focused business class with bite-sized lessons that you watch as videos or listen to as podcasts.
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Monthly members’ coaching call to get answers to your questions and to inspire creative solutions for your business.
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30-day planning calendar to help you personalize how and when you’ll take action so that you can improve your profit fast.

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Private community forum focused on insider tips, retail insights, and accountability. Get unstuck and find ways to take action.

Merchant Math four training pillars
​Every month, we'll cover one of Merchant Math’s four training pillars:
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        #1   Inventory Management
        #2   Sales and Forecasting
        #3   Product Assortment
        #4   Seasonal Highs and Lows​

​Your Member subscription includes everything in the monthly subscription PLUS these bonuses worth $250…
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  • Each month I offer a private coaching session to a fellow Member to get help on any topic. Coaching sessions are then turned into monthly case-studies shared inside Merchant Math.
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  • You can apply for this bonus 1:1 coaching experience too.​
​You’ll meet the uncertainties of running an inventory-business with the confidence and clarity to make your financial security, professional creativity, and personal boundaries results you can count on every month.
You know what's possible. Here's how you'll get there.
If you sell physical products or have an inventory-business, then the Mechant Math membership is right for you.
Apparel & Accessories
Shoes
Jewelry
Kids & Baby
Sporting Goods
Toys
Books
Fine Art
Stationery
Crafts & Yarn
Fabric & Notions
DIY Kits
Gifts
Health & Beauty
Personal Care
Kitchen & Grocery
Home Goods
Pet Supplies
Subscription Boxes
Made-to-Order
Retail
Wholesale
Direct-to-Consumer
... And more!
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"The class was super helpful to get me thinking about a lot of things that weren't on my radar before. I also started tracking my inventory and it really helped me gain a better picture of where I had stale inventory and weeks on hand. All in all, it was worth the money and I feel more confident in my knowledge!"
- Tiffany Ju, Chunks

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​"I chose Merchant Math because of the program's convenience/curriculum and the fact that Chris was so well-versed in retail inventory. I felt like she really could teach me so many new things and also reinforce previous knowledge I had back from business school. The class helped me to feel confident in my plans to buy for my new store and made sure that I was prepared for all I needed to start and run a successful business."
- Taylor Eberhardt, Lou Collective
"The experience as a whole is an eye opening way to think about how to make our inventory work for us. Merchant Math helped me to look at pricing and inventory from multiple aspects! Chris teaches the lessons in an easy to follow and fun way. The information and lessons are all explained in a super approachable way, and also there's an amazing amount of detail covered in a few short weeks. The way everything is presented made it super easy and relevant to apply to my own business."
- Brittany Freeman, Freeman

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I had reviewed my overall cash flow for my business to a very granular degree, but Merchant Math provides a zoom-in on retail financial management. It compliments the cash flow analysis well, which created a balanced view of the health and growth of my retail shop. Not to mention, it was fun!

- Amy Tipton, Sassafras
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Hi! I’m your coach, Chris Guillot.

I’m the instructional designer of Merchant Math, and CEO & Founder of Merchant Method.

I teach Retailers, Manufacturers, and Makers how to improve profit in simple and achievable steps.

Though I love taking entrepreneurial risks and making bold business moves, I won’t leap on blind faith. I gather information, listen to my personal experience, and then make the best decision I can with the information I have.


​I want to teach you how to do this too!
Chris Guillot Merchant Method CEO & Founder
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I was named “The New Face of Retail” by bestselling author and entrepreneur Erika Lyremark. I’ve also been featured by Business Insider, Big Commerce, Vend, Compliant IA, and Shopify.
Suzanne Ragan Lentz Botany of the Soul Merchant Math Client
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"Chris packs a serious punch of retail know-how. I was in the process of shifting my small retail biz from selling on Etsy to wholesaling to boutique shops. Chris offered the perfect class in which I was able to get my head around the real price of the goods I was creating and met the most wonderful small business owners in the process.

​Her classes helped create my retail community and bring my product to market sooner than I could have alone."
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Here's how it works:
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Financial security, creative freedom, and a business you love are possible because you’ll have a clear and achievable path from insight to action, and from action to profit — every 30 days.
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Your questions answered.
What’s included in my monthly subscription?
Your monthly subscription of $107 includes...

Immediate access to the following (and on the 1st Monday of every fiscal month)
  1. Profit-focused business class with bite-sized lessons that you watch as videos or listen to as podcasts.
  2. 30-day planning calendar to help you personalize how and when you’ll take action so that you can improve your profit fast.
  3. Monthly members’ coaching call to get your questions answered and to inspire creative solutions for your business.
  4. Private members’ forum dedicated to insider-support, retail insights, and two-way accountability. Get unstuck and find ways to take action.

Your Member Subscription includes everything in the monthly subscription PLUS…
  • Each month I offer a private coaching session to a fellow member to get help on any topic. Coaching sessions are then turned into monthly case-studies shared inside Merchant Math.
  • You can apply for this free 1:1 coaching experience too.
Is Merchant Math right for my industry?
If you sell physical products or have an inventory-business, then the Mechant Math membership is right for you.
Apparel & Accessories
Shoes
Jewelry
Kids & Baby
Sporting Goods
Toys
Books
Fine Art
Stationery
Crafts & Yarn
Fabric & Notions
DIY Kits
Gifts
Health & Beauty
Personal Care
Kitchen & Grocery
Home Goods
Pet Supplies
Subscription Boxes
Made-to-Order
Retail
Wholesale
Direct-to-Consumer
... And more!
What type of topics does Merchant Math teach?
Every month, we cover one of Merchant Math’s four training pillars:
  1. Inventory Management
  2. Sales and Forecasting
  3. Product Assortment
  4. Seasonal Highs and Lows
How do I cancel?
You can cancel at any time. Click here to view the cancelation policy and terms of service.
How do I contact you?
You can schedule a Q&A call about Merchant Math or drop me a line below.
 
 
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