Starting a business?

I was thinking about starting a small business (florist shop) in a downtown area, I'm going to have to take out a small business loan, how much should I take out, enough to get started and keep it running for a year..or more than that? How do I get started after I find a building to lease?

Starting a business?
Do a business plan. In doing so, you will answer all of the questions you've asked and some you haven't yet. You'll need to know about marketing, about the competition, state and local taxes, zoning, shipping, vendors and a host of other things that can't be answered in this forum. A business plan will also show you how realistic your idea is and how to make necessary adjustments to make it work (i.e. opening a shop in downtown vs the burbs). Most of the research can be done for little or no money and there are tons of resources out there to help you. Start with visiting your state and city government websites for business start ups. Then visit your local chamber of commerce--most have free business counseling and can help you draft your business plan and make financial projections. You'll also benefit from talking to some florist (maybe in a city close by so they won't see you as a competitor) and look up trade association. Good luck
Reply:To help you with the rest of your challenge of starting your florist shop, I would recommend that you talk to a business counselor before you do anything especially spend money. I'd call the local office of SCORE (go to http://www.score.org and input your zip code to find the chapter nearest you), the advice is FREE.





The counselor at SCORE will most likely advise you to write a business plan which is very good advice because it will force you to dig out all of the start up details and the costs of getting your florist shop started and force you to also understand all of the aspects of this business including the customers you'll concentrate on (your market ) and how you'll go after them.





Try this link :


http://www.ychange.com/small-business-co...


and read some of the articles especially the ones about a business plan and starting a business.





Good Luck
Reply:The first thing you need is the cash!


At least for a year in payments, but also you can get credit card for business to make monthly payments for your business, hope you have good credit.


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