"Want to make sure you don't get bogged down with the day-to-day duties of running a specialty retail store? Buyting's book imparts quick but surefire strategies for working on the business instead of in the business." 
-Michael E. Gerber, bestselling author, E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

"The Retailer's Roadmap to Success provides great insight into the secrets of specialty retail. Andy's grasp of the subject and concise approach provides the independent specialty retailer with an invaluable tool and more than a few entrepreneurial ideas." 
-Annette Verschuren, president, The Home Depot Canada & Asia 

"In The Retailers Roadmap to Success, Andy Buyting drives home 33 important concepts that will help entrepreneurs and retailers stand out among their competitors. This book will benefit everyone who really wants to succeed in business."
-Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager and The One Minute Entrepreneur

"It is one thing to inspire a retailer to take action; it is quite another to provide directions that allow the retailer to make his dreams a reality. The Retailer's Roadmap to Success provides both." 
-Tom Hill, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul

"I cannot wait to give this book to my daughter, who is a retailer with seven employees. This book reaffirms the things she is doing right with a whole lot of advice on what she can do better." 
-Jack Stack, bestselling author, The Great Game of Business

"If you read a good book, you'll walk away with one or two clever ideas. If you read a great book, you'll walk away with three or four. But if you read The Retailer's Roadmap to Success, you'll walk away with 33 phenomenal ideas for overcoming barriers to growth and producing a profitable independent retail store."
-Verne Harnish, author, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm and founder of the Entrepreneurs' Organization

"Fresh ideas for knock-your-socks-off customer service that results in increased customer loyalty and huge earnings potential."
-Barbara Wold, retail and consumer expert, author of The Yearbook

"Having just recently ventured into the world of retail, I found Andy Buyting's book to be an invaluable resource. All the concerns I had before opening our store were addressed in a clear and concise fashion. Without question we are a stronger, more viable business having followed the roadmap."
-David Corner, owner of The Shed Coffee Bar

"Having been in the retail business for many years, I found The Retailer's Roadmap to Success to be an excellent source of information for owners and managers. It deals with a wide range of topics and ideas, all of which can be easily and quickly implemented into any business. I have already used many of the ideas in my own business and found them to be effective and well accepted by my staff. The book offers interesting examples of real situations, which makes for a very enjoyable read. I highly recommend it."
-John Vanderwees, president of Vanderwees Home & Garden

"The Retailer's Roadmap to Success is a business plan any retailer could strongly benefit from. Solid and simple advice told by someone who is actually doing and living it. Excellent strategies that can be implemented and executed immediately."
-John R. DiJulius, III, author, Secret Service: Hidden Systems that Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service

"Retailing is a people business. The fundamental competitive advantage any independent retailer can build is to relentlessly hire A Players. As Andy Buyting shows in The Retailer's Roadmap to Success, all other advantages flow from having the right people managing your business and interfacing with your customers."
-Geoff Smart, Chairman and CEO, ghSMART

"At the best of times retailing is a demanding game. This book will help you win by giving you both great tips and motivation to serve your customer better and build a strong team. Buy it and use it!
-John C. Williams, Founder, J.C. Williams Group Limited

"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to stand above his competition and excel in his industry. An easy-to-apply, practical roadmap to success!"
-David Boulanger, chairman of the Supplierpipeline Group

"The Retailer's Roadmap to Success draws upon the author's hands-on experience from the trenches on up. A must-read guide to what really works!"
-Jim Bale, president of Soft Signs

"Required reading for every entrepreneur and independent retailer. The take-aways are clearly communicated. It provides a blueprint on how to compete in the era of the big box store."
-Stuart Trier, president of Kismet Inc.

"Want to free up your time and increase your sales? This is the book, and it's packed with powerful, street-tested systems for reaching big success." 
-Jack Daly, speaker and author, Coaching Companies to Greater Sales and Profits

"The Retailer's Roadmap to Success has given me a ton of ideas to implement in my own business. This book is so powerful that I almost don't want to recommend it. After all, if I keep these secrets to myself, I'll definitely have a competitive advantage."
-Paul Reeves, vice president of operations, Plant World