Initially, she started by using index cards and spreadsheets to manage and process rental bookings. When Anna introduced board game rentals to her comic store, she faced the question of how to rent out board games. Alongside comic books, she also rents out board games, which have been a massive success for Illusive Comics and Games since they were introduced. This is particularly true among the LGBTQ+ community, who receive more respect than they do in other local comic stores. Now, it has a reputation for being the place to go in silicon valley for comic book enthusiasts. Anna is very proud to be one of them, and she believes that these shops should be “more of a community gathering space than a mere business.” So, she made her store a safe, bright, clean, and welcoming store for everyone interested in comics. Of the 2,400 comic book stores in the US, only 4% are owned by women. Eventually, he decided that he needed to sell it, and Anna snapped up this opportunity because she knew what she needed to do to turn around the fortunes of Illusive Comics & Games. He asked her for advice, which she gave him for over a year, but he didn’t follow it. In 2007, Anna’s friend was facing problems making his comic store successful. When she saw her friend’s failures in running his business, Anna stepped in and bought it from him. If they can’t make the right ones, their business is in jeopardy, but they can completely turn their business around if they can make the right ones. Many factors go into the success or failure of a business, but sometimes it all comes down to the owner’s decisions.

Illusive Comics & Games is now incredibly successful, and recently, she has shifted focus to digitizing its rental process with Booqable. She was able to turn the failing business around during the middle of an economic recession. Anna Cebrian took the “I’ll do it myself” attitude to the next level when she purchased her friend’s business in 2007.

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