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How
to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business
3rd Edition (Home-Based Business Series)
by Shirley George Frazier
Paperback: 304 pages
Globe Pequot; 3.00 edition (October 1, 2003)
ISBN: 0762727624 |
| 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. |
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Start
and Run a Gift Basket Business (Start & Run a)
by Mardi Foster-Walker
Paperback: 194 pages ISBN: 1551805030
Self-Counsel Press; Bk&CD-Rom edition (October, 2003) |
| 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. |
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Start
Your Own Gift Basket Service
by Entrepreneur Press
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (Dec 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1891984888 |
| This guide tells you everything
you need to know to start a successful gift basket business: Identify a target market,
Develop an effective marketing plan, Find and build relationships with suppliers, Manage
the administrative side of the business (include record-keeping, billing, taxes and
insurance), Find customers, and Market your business. You'll learn how to design the
business the way you want it, whether it's part time or full time, homebased or in a
commercial location, with employees or without. |
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The
Gift Basket Design Book: Everything You Need to Know to Create Beautiful,
Professional-Looking Gift Baskets for All Occasions
by Shirley George Frazier
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1.00 edition (June 1, 2004)
ISBN: 0762727950 |
| A successful gift basket
entrepreneur reveals basket-building and design techniques that yield expert results.
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and photos show you exactly how to craft gift
baskets for all occasions. Includes: Guidance on selecting supplies, gifts, and foodstuff.
The best techniques for placing and anchoring contents. The most effective ways to wrap
your baskets. Special design touches to complete your look, Ideas for using unique
containers, such as boxes, bags, teacups and more. Also contains: Color photos of more
than thirty completed baskets, hundreds of detailed step-by-step photos illustrating
basket-building techniques, and a special chapter showcasing four professional gift basket
designers and their most successful creations. |
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