[Nfb-krafters-korner] Creating a business

[minh ha]

Thanks for all the advice. I'm still in colleege so I was thinking of
making this really small. Does the licensing/tax requirements apply
even if I'm, lets say only selling 50 dollars worth of stuff a month?
It does sound really daunting.

Minh

On 5/8/14, Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Licensing includes zoning and tax regulations.  I know all of this sounds a
> bit over whelming, but just take it a step at a time and you will get
> through it and not have any regrets later.
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Nancy Yeager
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 11:28 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Creating a business
>
> Min,
>
> You also have to check licensing requirements in your state and/or
> locality.
>
> Sorry if this was already mentioned.
>
> Nancy Yeager
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Ramona Walhof
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 10:29 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Creating a business
>
> Min, you need to figure out how much volume you will be able to make.  Then
> test the market, so you know you are making a product that will move.
> Packaging and shipping is a matter of calling the post office and UPS and
> getting rates. You can do this online also.   Of course, you will have to
> choose some destinations to price as examples, but you can learn their
> basic
> approach.  The farther it goes, the more it costs.  UPS will come to your
> business and pick up items ifyou have enough volume.  I would go look at
> packaging materials.  IF it is just a few items, retail packaging materials
> may be best.  But if you will have a lot, then wholesale would be better.
> There are a lot of large envelopes these days made of durable materials.
> Write me direct if you like.  My data isnot current, because I closed my
> business some time ago.  But it included a mail room.
> Ramona.walhof at gmail.com.
>
> p.s.  When you are ready to go, the first thing you need to do is get a tax
> ID number which can be done by phone.  If you are going to be big enough to
> hire one or more employees, there is a bunch more paperwork.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 11:52 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Creating a business
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am inerested in creating a business for the crafts that I am making.
>> I was wondering for those of you that have experience in this, what
>> are the things I should consider before embarking on this. My
>> boyfriend is a web developer so he's going to make a website for me,
>> but I'm not really sure what I need to do to get this off the ground.
>> Packaging and shipping costs would have to be considered, but how do I
>> go about figuring this out? Thank you so much for any advice you can
>> give; I'm goign to make this my project for the summer.
>>
>> Best,
>> Minh
>>
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"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence