| As a Christian, maybe you've dreamed of owning | | | | complete the necessary paperwork, as it takes |
| your very own bookstore and cafe at some point | | | | some time to apply and get approved for |
| in your life? Learning how to start a christian | | | | wholesale pricing. Concordia Publishing, Zondervan, |
| bookstore and cafe satisfies the need that a lot | | | | and other major Christian publishing companies, |
| of folks have of owning their own business. Read | | | | can take an extra three to four weeks before |
| more to learn how to start your own bookstore. | | | | you receive your first shipment. |
| This article will help you with the tools you will | | | | 7) Purchase a good accounting software program |
| need to succeed. | | | | to help keep track of all your sales, taxes, and |
| 1) Produce a business plan to outline goals and | | | | other information specific to your business. |
| input as many details as possible about the | | | | 8) Think about buying clearance items from |
| bookstore. | | | | places like Christianbook.com, or other on-line |
| 2) Make a decision whether you will establish a | | | | distributor that has discounted prices for large |
| "brick and mortar" store or entirely Web based. | | | | orders. |
| Establish and promote your business accordingly. | | | | 9) Should you start with an Internet business...? |
| 3) Entertain the option of a pre-made bookstore. | | | | The advantage to this is that it will allow you to |
| All you have to do is maintain your site, while a | | | | sell your books through a large website, such as |
| third party will furnish all of the inventory. This | | | | This is a viable option to help build the capital |
| type of bookstore can cost $400.00 and up for | | | | required to open an offline location. |
| the just to get started, contingent upon what | | | | In summary: |
| characteristics you want your store to have. Just | | | | 1) Produce a business plan |
| type "how to start a christian bookstore and | | | | 2) Decide on "brick and mortar" or web-based |
| cafe" into your search engine for a list of sites. | | | | 3) Entertain the option of a pre-made bookstore |
| 4) Write a mission statement. The mission | | | | 4) Write a mission statement |
| statement can be between four to five | | | | 5) Do some research |
| sentences total, and give a clear summary of the | | | | 6) Complete the necessary paperwork |
| quality of service your customers can expect | | | | 7) Purchase an accounting software program |
| from you. | | | | 8) Think about buying clearance items |
| 5) Do some research on other stores that sell the | | | | 9) Start with an Internet business |
| same items that will make up your inventory. A | | | | I hope this helped answer your question on how |
| good resource is 6) Allow yourself time to | | | | to start a christian bookstore and cafe... |