Good Startup Businesses
Starting a Jewelry Designers Business
If you are contemplating opening a jewelry designers business, start by checking out your competitors.
Wondering how to start a jewelry designers business? We take you step-by-step from start to success.
How to Write a Simple Jewelry Designers Company Business Plan
Haven't created a business plan for your jewelry designers business yet? You could be in big trouble.
Rather than avoiding your business plan, keep your business plan simple. Ultimately, your business plan is intended to be a resource for you, the business owner.
If your time is limiting, outline the essentials of your jewelry designers company's business plan now and make a commitment to come back to it later.
Evaluate Competitors
Long before you open a jewelry designers business in your town, it's worthwhile to determine how you will fit in the competitive landscape. Use the link below to find competitors in your city. Simply enter your city, state and zip code to get a list of jewelry designers businesses in your town.
It's important to be aware of what the competition is doing. Take the time to visit the competition to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses.
A Good Source of Advice
If you want to open a jewelry designers business it's a wise move to learn from folks who are already in business. Local competitors are not going to give you the time of day, mind you. What's in it for them?
On the other hand, an individual who has a jewelry designers business in a location that is not competitive to you can be a great learning resource for you, provided that you won't be directly competing with them. Many business owners are happy to give advice to new entrepreneurs. Our estimate is that you may have to contact many business owners to find one who is willing to share his wisdom with you.
How do you locate an entrepreneur who is running a jewelry designers business who is willing to advise you because you live in different cities?
We can help. Follow the link below, try a few city/state combos or zipcodes, and then start calling!
Why You Should Buy (Instead of Start) a Jewelry Designers Business
We know . . . From the time you were a kid you dreamed about starting a business from scratch and growing it to a position of market dominance.
Yet a healthier and safer strategy may be to purchase an existing jewelry designers business.
Existing jewelry designers businesses are proven operations with dependable revenue streams. And that's not to mention the fact that a purchase let's you avoid the trial-and-error mistakes that are common in startups.
Consider Franchising
If you are a newbie entrepreneur, you may want to consider going with a franchise network.
If you are thinking about opening a jewelry designers business, you would be wise to investigate whether franchising might help you avoid common entrepreneurial mistakes.
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.
Entrepreneur Interviews
These interviews should be of interest to you.
- Interview with Gaines Horn of Horn's Jewelry
- Interview with Brian Ree, Co-Founder and CEO of GoldenMine.com
- Interview with Kevin and Kalen Redmon, Co-Owners of Limon Verde
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