Fashion Entrepreneurship: Retail Business Planning, 2nd Edition

Michele M. Granger , EdD, is a Full Professor in the Fashion and Interior Design Department, College of Business Administration, at Missouri State University. She has authored seven textbooks with expertise in the areas of fashion merchandising, internships, and entrepreneurship. In addition to academics, Granger has worked in the industry as a buyer, manufacturer’s representative, specialty store owner, and currently as a presenter and consultant. She is a member of International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA).

Tina Sterling is the founder and managing partner of CēChange, LLC, a strategy and marketing consulting firm specializing in innovation, strategy, and business design. Her clients range from early stage to the Fortune 100. She has consulted to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest Foundation in the country with entrepreneurship as its focus, is a frequent national speaker, and has served on panels with the nation's thought leaders in entrepreneurship education. She has been a judge for national business plan and venture capital competitions, and served on various boards and advisory teams. Sterling has served as adjunct faculty for Stephens College, teaching graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship courses.