Thursday, June 28, 2007

June recap

Well, I've started all of the bookkeeping, spreadsheeting, and paperwork for making my business "official". I've filled out my Certificate of Assumed Name for Tangerine Sunshine, and early next week I will be applying for a tax id number. My paypal has been switched to a merchant account, and I purchased a set of spreadsheets from serena to do my bookkeeping (trust me, they're a lifesaver! I don't know if I could have set this all up myself, or how long it would have taken me if I could). With the start of July I am also going to start setting weekly, monthly, and long-term goals for myself. Blogging more often will be among the long term goals, so be sure to check back! I am also going to be including some links in here about how to start up a business so I can hopefully help some other people out. I just got a book in the mail that I ordered -- it's called Handmade for Profit! and I'm hoping it will give me some good advice for turning my hobby into a profitable business. My biggest problem is STILL pricing, so that would be some of the most helpful advice right now!


I've made a few more sales over the past week or so, and I've listed a few more things in my shop. I also have quite a few projects that I'm working on, so I'm hoping I'll have a few more things to list in the next few days. I would totally be happy if I could manage to list something new every day for the weekend (or maybe even two new things!) I would like to get my inventory up to about 25 by July 1 (which is Sunday), so I should probably list 2 or 3 things each day.

Well, I'm signing off for the night. Don't forget to stop at Tangerine Sunshine to see if anything suits your fancy!

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