How To Start A Home-based Gift Basket Business( Series - Home-based Business Series )

Have you 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 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 business. She will show you how to develop a business plan, estimate start-up costs, select inventory, price services, and stay profitable. From painless record keeping to helpful hints on designs and 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 will put you on the path to building your own home-based business
Learn All AboutWhat It Takes to Be a Gift Basket Professional
Setting Pricing Policies
Getting Paid
Home Office and Workspace Setup
Taking Your Business Online
Setting Up a Realistic Schedule
Appealing to the Ideal Market
Making Corporate Contacts
Use these special features and workbook pages:
Sample Business Plan
Customer Profile Form
Buying Chart for Supplies
Sample Purchase Order
Expense Analysis Worksheet
Sample Invoice Sheet
Extensive Resource Listing
Delivery Schedule Form


Crucial advice on how to design, promote, and sell gift baskets from a home-based operation. Tips on managing finances, beating the competition, organizing work spaces, and avoiding common pitfalls, along with helpful worksheets, will help turn an amateur into a successful entrepreneur.