ForumsStarting a Business

Newbie, Welcome

How soon are you looking to start a business ??
A Business Name is very important and so is a Business Plan.

Do you know about SCORE?? SCORE is FREE.

Why not use your own name? That's worked for almost every successful jewelry maker and seller (large and small) I can think of.

Welcome to the community and good luck with your new endeavor!

Thanks for all the tips. A question I have about the photo album book is if I buy jewelry wholesale and then resale it should I still keep pictures for those also?

The problem I see with reselling jewelry is everyone is doing it. I suspect if you went into jewelry getting into a specialized area would be the way to go. Ebay may make you some small amounts of cash but if you want long term stability here is how I would do it first of all the nicolas hyak watch makeing school is superb, This is a very intensive specialized field that has a super high demand for employees and custom watch and clock makers. The sky is the limit. Statistically the number of watch makers in the world has been declining steadily to the point that the swiss have opened intensive schools in the USA. Most of these schools are free yet very high demanding but could place you in a career makeing alot more money than a doctor. In my opion there is nothing better than being able to take pride in you labour. Maybe this idea isn't your thing. Have you ever though of learning to laser weld jewelry that would open the door for a high paying career that really entails custom pieces. This field as well if you mastered it pays a very very high salary. Needless to say before I got on ebay or the net reselling the same stuff that everyone else is selling. I think I would sit down and evaluate my life,my goals,my intrests,as well as personality traits. I would find a specialized niche in the jewelry industry. Alot of the time you have to crawl before you can walk and apprenticeship programs are an excellent way to get your foot in the door and I have never met a jewler who won't take on somone who wants to learn the buisness. Most people can't just say hey this is cool I'm going to start a buisness. You may have the idea of the century I don't know but I would recomend getting as much experience in the field as I could and then go for your dream. A real winner will fall flat on there face a thousand times and each time he or she learns a lesson the person who perfects there craft by falling on there face and getting back up until they suceed are the ones who make a nice living and make alot of money. I say use your name in the name of your buisnes. Like coras custom jewelry just an example but sometimes keeping it simple is a good thing. I also recomend always haveing a safety cushion to fall back on. If you look you will see I am in two diffrent areas of buisness. I diversified myself if one market goes bad I have that safety net to fall back on this protects me and also protects the bank in a responsible way. People tend to put all there eggs in one basket. I believe in having a safety net. Good luck to you and I hope you suceed and have a wonderful day..