What is the best way to start a home based business possibly marketing specilised stationery?
A friend and I are hoping to start up a business to cater for the "wedding" and other special events market in our city as we see a vacuum in the market for the "personalised" touch and wonder how we could get started, what to look out for and what pitfalls to avoid – could anyone give us some pointers. Thanks in advance.
The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you’re interested in.
I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.
Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:
* How to Really Start Your Own Business, Fourth Edition by David E. Gumpert
* How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan: Step-by-Step Guide by David E. Gumpert
* What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business: Real-Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business) by Jan Norman
* Business Start-Up Kit by Steven D. Strauss
* Start Your Own Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Up) by Rieva Lesonsky
Online Specific:
* Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 4th Edition by Greg Holden
* How to Start and Maintain A Successful Online Business by Kelly Thornton
* The Complete E-Commerce Book: Design, Build, and Maintain a Successful Web-Based Business by Janice Reynolds
There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
Take cash, otherwise, "The check is in the mail" and you will go broke. Nay, it is a joke, the pointer is you gotta explore the net for some fantastic and economical setup, keep on looking one, till you specialise in this field. A very difficult field, but paying field – especially when goodwill turns up in a year or two, or three years, make it three, because 3 is a number which is a ready to go.
References :
The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you’re interested in.
I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.
Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:
* How to Really Start Your Own Business, Fourth Edition by David E. Gumpert
* How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan: Step-by-Step Guide by David E. Gumpert
* What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business: Real-Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business) by Jan Norman
* Business Start-Up Kit by Steven D. Strauss
* Start Your Own Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Up) by Rieva Lesonsky
Online Specific:
* Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 4th Edition by Greg Holden
* How to Start and Maintain A Successful Online Business by Kelly Thornton
* The Complete E-Commerce Book: Design, Build, and Maintain a Successful Web-Based Business by Janice Reynolds
There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
References :
http://www.sba.gov
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://www.startupjournal.com
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/9FA25870-14F1-4657-9778F19FB41FB93D/111/228/ — Nolo’s Starting a Business – Resource Center
Articles:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-for-Starting-A-Small-Business,-Part-I&id=103363 – Tips for Starting a Small Business, Part 1 by Monique Hawkins
http://ezinearticles.com/?Checklist-for-Starting-a-Business&id=114795 – Checklist for Starting a Business by Matt Bacak
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-10-Business-Plan-Myths-of-Solo-Entrepreneurs&id=5410 – Top 10 Business Plan Myths of Solo Entrepreneurs by Terri Zwierzynski
http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Things-to-Remember-for-a-Successful-Business-Startup&id=200793 – 10 Things to Remember for a Successful Business Startup by Lee Lister
http://ezinearticles.com/?Start-an-Online-Business&id=192909 – Start an Online Business by David Gass
http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Starting-An-Internet-Business-(Have-I-Missed-The-Boat?)&id=198438 – Starting an Internet Business…by Jim D. Williams
http://www.ezinearticles.com/?So-You-Want-to-Start-an-Internet-Business—Now-What?&id=181996 – So You Want to Start an Internet Business – Now What? by Hermas Haynes