I’m wanting to start a home based business. I’d do personalized paper products. I could take a digital photo of anything and turn it into stationary, post cards, letterhead. I also do personalized products, greeting cards, postcards, letterhead, envelopes, business cards, etc. Anyone have any idea what I would need to do to get it started. Are there grants out there to help me fund it? What all would I need to do to make it legal? Basically start to finish building your own business. Thank you for your help!
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You’d need a book to answer all yours questions, and I do recommend hitting the book store for business advice. Most states also have a Small Business Office and they can provide a great deal of information, especially on things like a wholesalers license. Minority Business Office might be a separate state agency or it could be part of the Small Business Office. Check the local government pages in your phone book or check with your Chamber of Commerce for small business support groups in your area and possible start up grants.
Prepare a business plan – you can look up what that is in wikipedia.org – because without one you will not receive any grant funds. They all require detailed business plans. You can’t just walk in and say “I wanna’ sell personalized paper products. Gimme money to do it.”
Get out and about and see who your competition is. What do they sell.. how much do they charge.. are there minimums.. what is t heir turnaround time. what can I offer that these businesses don’t have? Why would anyone buy from me over them?
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There are pleanty of resources online and offline to help you start your own business and write a business plan.
Online:
SBA Articles About Business Planninghttp://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/…
Free Online Business Plan Program and Start-Up Articleshttp://www.diybizplan.com
They also have an overview of the process of starting a busienss with links to additional resources here:http://www.diybizplan.com/default.php?ac…
More articles on Starting a Businesshttp://www.startupbiz.com
Offine:
Check with your local
SCORE Office – voluneteers who mentor entrepreneurshttp://www.score.org
SBDC Office – Help with Business Planning, Financial Projections and Identifying Loan / Financing Resourceshttp://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html
I hope this helps
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I hope this helps to get you started, but I recently went to a candle store and in the very back of the store there was a small office and the lady there did the same thing you want to do, but I believe it was a program she had installed in her computer. So I would reccommend that you visit a similar place and ask them more detailed questions and let them know what you want to do and I am sure they would be glad to help you out.
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First find out who will buy such items and for how much.
Will your costs be covered? Will there be a profit?
I ‘d be glad to share a useful resource (link) that might be of help to you.
Send me an email if you’d like it.
Good Fortune to you.
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Hi Stephanie,
Tried responding to your email but it wouldn’t go through. You don’t seem to be confirmed so I’ll respond here…I hope the yahoo-bosses are OK with that.
First: You can find suppliers for most things at: http://suppliers.first411.com... But
In reading your question, I was reminded about Margit who has a business of personalizing items too. She did a few things extra in her business that created added dimensions that may be of interest. Check her story at: http://youtube.first411.com.
Additionally, http://work-from-home.first411.com may help you too,
My response is more focused at your underlying goal to succeed in your own home based business that speaks to your creative abilities. I really hope this helps you.
Drop me an email – let me know how things are progressing for you.
God Bless and Good Fortune to you.
Fred
PS: there are many other credible success storys besides Margits. Explore! Enjoy!