There are pleanty of resources online and offline to help you start your own business and write a business plan.
Online:
SBA Articles About Business Planning
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/...
Free Online Business Plan Program and Start-Up Articles
http://www.diybizplan.com
They also have an overview of the process of starting a busienss and articles on the registration process with links to additional resources here:
Starting a Business Overview
http://www.diybizplan.com/default.php?ac...
Business Registration Overview
http://www.diybizplan.com/default.php?ac...
Business Legal Structure - Single Owner
http://www.diybizplan.com/default.php?ac...
Financing Your Buisness
http://www.diybizplan.com/default.php?ac...
More articles on Starting a Business
http://www.startupbiz.com
Offine:
Check with your local
SCORE Office - voluneteers who mentor entrepreneurs
http://www.score.org
SBDC Office - Help with Business Planning, Financial Projections and Identifying Loan / Financing Resources
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html
I hope this helps
dwadholm
How can I start up a flower shop business?
The "how" is the easy part, being successful is another story.
First you must do lots of planning and preparation that includes
contacts with many suppliers so that you will be able to get what you need when you need it.Next, get you liscense, and your DBA, (Doing Bussiness As). Now find a building in a good location. Try to pick a location that has very few if any bussinesses of the same type, and has lots of potential customers. From there, it is a matter of stocking the correct flowers for you intended customers,.
This is of course a simplistic explanation, but is the basic process. The most important part is researching potential clientel
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