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How to Start a Books & Magazines Wholesale & Distribution Business

If you plan on starting a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business, priority one is researching the competition and thinking through the business.

Thinking about opening a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business? We tell you what you need to know to get started.

Business Plan Basics for Books & Magazines Wholesale & Distribution Businesses

Startup entrepreneurs slave over the creation of their business plans, investing countless hours in the details of their startup strategy. But have you included any material about your industry?

Industry analyses are standard chapters in books and magazines wholesale and distribution company business plans and are often required by lenders or investors. In this section, your readers will gain a clearer understanding of your business stacks up against the rest of the industry.

To succeed, you'll need to be careful to avoid common industry analysis mistakes and to accurately represent your startup in an industry context.

Review the Competition

Prior to opening a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business in your area, it's essential to determine how you will fit in the competitive landscape. Try our link below to generate a list of competitors near you. Complete the form by entering your city, state and zip code to get a list of books and magazines wholesale and distribution businesses that are close by.

Is the local market large enough to support another books and magazines wholesale and distribution business? If not, you had better be sure that you are doing things much better than the competition.

Talk to People Who Are Already in the Business

Once you've finished assessing the competion, it's essential that you talk to somebody who is already in the business. Local competitors are not going to give you the time of day, mind you. What's in it for them?

However, a fellow entrepreneur who has started a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business in a different city will be much more likely to talk with you, provided that you won't be directly competing with them. In that case, the business owner may be more than happy to discuss the industry with you. In my experience, you may have to call ten business owners in order to find one who is willing to share his wisdom with you.

So, what can you do to find a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business founder in another community?

We can help. Follow the link below, try a few city/state combos or zipcodes, and then start calling!

Gaining Access to Books & Magazines Wholesale & Distribution Business Ownership

Common sense will tell you that to enter the world of books and magazines wholesale and distribution business, you'll either need to start a new business or acquire a promising company on the business-for-sale marketplace. There are a lot of benefits of buying a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business.

If you're on the fence consider this: There has never been a better time to acquire a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business. The down economy has resulted in a glut of available businesses, many of which can be acquired for bargain prices.

Consider Buying a Franchise

Your chances for growing your business are much better if you buy a franchise in lieu of doing everything yourself.

Before you get too far along in your plan to open a books and magazines wholesale and distribution business, a smart move is to check out whether franchising might be worth investigating.

The link below gives you access to our franchise directory so you can see if there's a franchise opportunity for you. You might even find something that points you in a completely different direction.

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