- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Globe Pequot; Second edition (Oct 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076270764X
- ISBN-13: 978-0762707645
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,621,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Business Information,
By Reader Rabbit "private_storm" (Baltimore, Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 3rd (Paperback)
Anyone will tell you that starting a business is a lot of preparation before getting into the acutal running of the company. This book focuses on that important fact. Any business that deals with a product to a customer should have insurance. Some people may choose this business because they think that it is inexpensive and easy to sell your product, and yes it can be that if you work hard at it but the business information presented in this book is what will help save you from yourself and lack of knowledge about running a business. While it may seem improbable that someone could sue you for food poisoning because a product you sold them made them sick, it becomes very real when you are about to lose your house and all your possessions because you were not insured. Small business insurance is probably the most important thing that someone should have if they are a sole propiertorship. This may not be good news to someone who is looking to start a business on a limited budget but it a necessity. I was impressed with all the business information that was included in this book because a lot of home based business books skip over that section and instead focus on the product. If you have the idea than you already have the product, the rest is implementation. Get this book if you have ideas but not aware of how to run a business.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Book,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 3rd (Paperback)
This book is really great! It is such an easy read and it really takes you step by step on how to start in this business. I began reading it not to long ago, and I can't wait to start my business.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Fabulous - a MUST HAVE!,
By Sara Wilson (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 3rd (Paperback)
This book is by far the best handbook written about running a gift basket business. I've owned a gift basket business for one year and was looking for new marketing ideas, so I purchased several gift basket business books from Amazon. This book stood out from the rest because it includes TONS of marketing ideas and tells you who to contact at various types of businesses/potential markets. I am really impressed! The ideas in this book really work and have encouraged me to get even more organized and focused in my marketing. If you are interested in learning more about my gift basket company, go to www.BasketAct.com. I strongly suggest this book for any and all gift basket makers, whether they've been in the business for years or are just starting out.
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