STARTUP PLANNING 
How to start a gift basket business
These resources, bundled with Business Plan Pro, will give you a wealth of information to get your new gift basket business up and running smoothly.
Start a gift basket business!
A Gift Basket Service could be the perfect business for you. It is a business that gives you the opportunity to be artistic, creative and entrepreneurial. It is an industry with tremendous fun potential. You get to buy lots of cute, clever gift items; you get to pull those together in an attractive container and create a charming presentation.
This how-to kit will provide you with everything you need to know about how to start and run a successful gift basket business including:
- Identify target market
- Develop an effective marketing campaign
- Find and build relationships with suppliers
- Manage your business
- and much more!
Sample content from the guide
Basket-related equipment
The essential equipment required to assemble gift baskets is actually minimal. As your business grows, you may opt for more elaborate, sophisticated gadgets. But you can get started with just a work table (about 3 feet by 8 feet), heavy-duty scissors, a 120-inch measuring tape (to measure cellophane), tape dispensers with heavy bases, staplers and a glue gun. If more than one person will be assembling baskets at the same time, you'll need separate workstations, each equipped with the essentials.
Startup Kit:
$168.95
What's included in the startup kit:
- Business Plan Pro, the world's most popular business plan software
- Tim Berry's book The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan ($20 value)
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- $30 off any custom logo design package by Logoworks
- Free small business legal guide
- Free SBA guide to getting funded
- Database of venture capitalists
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