Opening a business/small shop? -

My partner and I were thinking of doing this in a year or so, when the financial side of things has (hopefully) picked up a bit.Anyway we would be selling new age, witchy pagan things,joss sticks, candles, tarot cards that kind of thing.I have some limited retail experience, but what are the main things we need to know to do this.? what essential things should we be aware of when taking it further?We don t expect to make ��millions but to make a living for us both would be good.

It will take a lot of money to open a shop, advertise, etc.Another option is to sell your wares in a consignment shop that is shared with another shop. Since your products are pretty specific, it may be difficult to find a good partner store (it wouldn t pair well with a soap and candle shop for example!)

You will need lots of money to buy / rent / lease a shop, then pay for stock, have you got lots of money?Other thing is, you have to have a shop that people will want to come into, why not give up the physical shop idea and run it from home via the internet. Its much cheaper, no physical shop required.