I have a bunch of art and clothing handmade that I need to sell so I figure the best thing to do is to open my own business, something small like a store or a stand. But I don t know how, when and where to start.I need ideas, info and advices please.Thank you for your time and knowledge.
Before you look at starting a business and creating a lot of overhead expenses for yourself here is a quick thought if this is new to you. If you have a street fair, farmers market or flea market near you rent a stall to see what it is like and if you can sell your items and the price they sell best. Take your time and think it through. Good luck
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It appears that you have never been in business before, therefore, I would strongly recommend that you talk to a business counselor before you do anything especially spend money. You have to determine whether you ll start a web based business or one with a store front. I d call the local office of SCORE (go to http://www.score.org and input your zip code to find the chapter nearest you), the advice is FREE. The counselor at SCORE will most likely advise you to write a business plan which is very good advice because it will force you to dig out all of the start up details and the costs of starting a small business and force you to also understand all of the aspects of this business including the customers you ll concentrate on (your market) and how you ll go after them.You ll need to register the business with your state controller s office and make sure that you check to see whether any city and county licenses are needed where you live. All of this will come out in a business plan.Try linking to YCHANGE International and read some of the articles especially the ones about a business plan and starting a business.
make a small stall...not a store but if your playing to get more supplies then a store...you need to have a name for it...something catchy like:art and pleasure..but since im not any good and then make the prices for each item and make sure that nothing is torn or make sure its at its best quality you need stands for putting art and shelfs and hangers for clothes make the stall look nice and attractivehope it helps :P
You can open an online store business in ecrater, etsy and more.This is a great way for you to sell your products.For information on how to open an online store at ecrater, visit my source link below. There you will find steps on how to open an ecrater online store business.
well in order to have a small store you must be sure that you are finacially stable and that you can pay the rent and expenses monthly. you can sell your stuff on etsy.com, ebay, craigslist, people around you because its a lot cheaper.hope this helps.
sell to your friends and family first, save the money, also make some free money online to help get you nest egg built up. www.online-richgirl.wetpaint.com