How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business (Home-Based Business Series) - Softcover

Frazier, Shirley George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762701447 ISBN 13: 9780762701445

Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr, 1997

Synopsis

Shirley George Frazier, a successful home-based gift basket entrepreneur, shows readers how to cultivate their creativity and employ savvy marketing techniques to run a thriving gift basket business.

About this title

From the Author:

Greetings, aspiring gift basket entrepreneurs! If you plan to build a successful business, this book provides you with the tools to start your enterprise on a firm foundation. You'll learn what it's like to be a designer, how to choose and store products, where to find customers, who's your competition, how to market for more sales, and learn the best shipping and delivery options for your baskets. Review the numerous charts and forms, read the profile of a successful designer, and look at gift basket design pictures. The appendix includes resources that would have taken you months to find, but it's all here. If you're ready to start, this book is your mentor. Best wishes to you!

From the Back Cover:

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own gift basket business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you will need to launch and grow your own business. Author Shirley George Frazier, a successful home-based gift basket entrepreneur, shares her experience and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based business. She will show you how to develop a business plan, estimate your start-up costs, price your services, and stay profitable once you're in business. From painless record keeping to savvy marketing techniques, her step-by-step methods are realistic, innovative, and easy to understand. Whether you want to earn your living making gift baskets for the general public or specializing in custom creations for corporate clients, this guide can help you experience the satisfaction of building your own home-based business. (7 x 10, 288 pages, customer profile form, sample business plan, buy chart for supplies, sample purchase order, sales invoice sheet, delivery schedule form, income statement, expense analysis worksheet, sales checklist, product listings, diagrams)

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0762701447
• ISBN 13: 9780762701445
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 249