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What is the quickest and easiest way to start a business from my home?

Posted by Jade Martins on Feb-6-2010

I currently decorate awesome cakes in my spare time, and everyone keeps telling me that I should start a business. I think I am ready to do that, but not sure exactly what the steps are. I started making a free web page on geocities to get the word out, but no one has looked at it. I have made business cards and am passing them out everywhere, but so far I have no customers. It has only been a few days though. I plan to pay someone to make me a better website so thats a start. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips? Are there any legal things I need to do in order to be able to make and decorate cakes from my home? Please don’t laugh this is a first start for a website and business for me, but please check out what I have done so far at www.geocities.com/mysticalcakes/ and let me know what you think.

Missy
I’m not trying to do everything from the internet. I have been passing out business cards everywhere I go, there is word of mouth advertisements as well from those that I have already made cakes for.
Do I have to have a business and food license if its just a small operation from my home?
How do I set up a business profile on myspace? I have never seen that as an option, and don’t recall anyone ever looking up businesses on myspace.

myspace!! If you set up a myspace account for you business it will help attract local people! Send out comments to your friends and not only will they see them but also their friends…. Business cards are a good way to start and you can get like 250 for about 6bucks at www.vistaprint.com and also at www.giggleprint.com

Since this is your own business you will probably need to file for a ficticious business name. That way you have rights to your name!

GOOD LUCK




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2 COMMENTS
  1. Nonya B Said,

    You can’t do everything on the Internet. You have to advertise locally because the chances are people living in your town won’t find your web site. Advertise in the local Yellow Pages, local ad magazines, local newspaper. Do you have a business and food license? Look up your states requirements for operating a food business.
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  2. tantalizingseduction Said,

    myspace!! If you set up a myspace account for you business it will help attract local people! Send out comments to your friends and not only will they see them but also their friends…. Business cards are a good way to start and you can get like 250 for about 6bucks at http://www.vistaprint.com and also at http://www.giggleprint.com

    Since this is your own business you will probably need to file for a ficticious business name. That way you have rights to your name!

    GOOD LUCK
    References :

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