Start and Run a Profitable Gift Basket Business: Your Step-By-Step Business Plan (Self-Counsel Business). This item is unavailable.Start and Run a Profitable Gift Basket Business: Your Step-By-Step Business Plan (Self-Counsel Business)

With little more than some working space and a few basket-making items, an ambitious and creative person can cash in on the gift basket boom. The potential for unearthing new markets and finding motivated clients is unlimited in this easy-to-run small business. Includes:
-- Researching the existing market
-- Finding a suitable work space
-- Pricing the gift baskets
-- Creating theme and seasonal baskets
-- Dealing with wholesalers
-- Finding clients
-- Taking advantage of the huge tourism and cruise industry

People give gifts for a variety of reasons, both personal and professional. Giving a gift in a basket or in a useful container can set it apart as a special and thoughtful present. Whether your operation is a full-time endeavor or a sideline to earn extra income, the potential for finding clients for a gift basket business is unlimited.

With little more than some working space and a few start-up items, you can operate a profitable gift basket business out of your home or in a rented studio.

Start & Run a Gift Basket Business provides practical instructions for setting up and operating a successful gift basket business, whether run on a seasonal or year-round basis. Combine your creativity with the valuable advice in this book and create a lucrative business designing gift baskets for any budget and occasion.

Topics covered include: - Researching your market - Finding a suitable location - Gathering equipment, inventory, and supplies - Determining start-up costs and budgets - Pricing your gift baskets - Managing daily operations and staff - Advertising and promoting your service - Using the Internet to expand your client base - Meeting legal requirements