| My best advice on starting a business making wedding | | | | for a copy of their catalog so you can sell their |
| stationery is to stop thinking about it and just do it! You | | | | products to your client. When you set this up with |
| know? Like the Nike commercial. Just do it! It's a very | | | | them, they'll also probably include all the necessary |
| easy business to run and anyone can do it. Even YOU! | | | | paperwork like order forms and anything special you |
| Like any good business owner, the first thing you | | | | need to do for their record keeping. Be prepared for |
| should do is consult your accountant. He'll know your | | | | this to cost you a few dollars. Those sample books |
| family's financial situation and he'll be able to advise you | | | | aren't easy to make up and they have a lot of |
| on the best financial set up for your business. He'll also | | | | Information in them. |
| be able to tell you about any special licensing that may | | | | If you'd rather go into one of the more profitable areas |
| be required in your state and help you avoid any | | | | of the wedding invitation business, your next step |
| unnecessary fines or fees. | | | | would be to find suppliers offering pre-made blank |
| The next thing you need to do is decide on a name | | | | wedding invitations. With this method, the invitations are |
| for your business. You may think this is unnecessary, | | | | already made and you print our inserts with your |
| especially if you're only go to do a few sales a month | | | | computer to finish customizing them. This is really the |
| just to get yourself some pin money,, but some of the | | | | best way to go with a wedding stationery business |
| suppliers that you work with may ask for a business | | | | because the assembly and finish process is a breeze, |
| name. Some of your potential clients, too. Having a | | | | but you can charge whatever you want for the |
| name for your business makes you appear more | | | | customization. So this plan lets you make a little more |
| polished and professional. | | | | profit with only a small amount of time invested. You'll |
| Next, make a stop at your bank and open up a new | | | | also have to have a really good printer for this, and |
| checking account for your wedding stationery | | | | plenty of ink. |
| business. Even if you'll only be writing 3 or 4 checks a | | | | The most profitable method of running a wedding |
| month, which is highly unlikely because you are going to | | | | stationery business it to create each card yourself. |
| be so wonderful that everyone will be throwing money | | | | This method works best if you're an extremely |
| at you, you'll still need a separate checking account to | | | | creative person. But you also have to be a good |
| keep the tax man happy. | | | | business person to be able to recognize when you're |
| Your next step will be to line up suppliers. If you're | | | | getting a good deal on your supplies. For this business |
| planning on going the simplest route with your | | | | method you'll need a source for blank cards and a |
| stationery business, which is being a representative for | | | | source for craft supplies or embellishments for |
| a manufacturer of wedding stationery, then this step | | | | decorating your wedding stationery. |
| could be as simple as calling them up and asking them | | | | |