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| Starting A Boutique | |
4/27/2011 12:00 AM
| Starting a Boutique A "Boutique" is a French word for a small clothing or fashion store that sells specialized clothing. To start your own business as a boutique, you will need to first know what type you want. - Then find a location, unless you starting from home as a home based business.
- Obtain licenses, permits, and tax id numbers ( You will need at least a business license, a DBA fictitious business name registration, and a seller's permit license to buy at shows and wholesale. If you will hire any workers, you will need a federal tax id number and a state employer tax id number EINs.
- Market your boutique.
- Get your suppliers lined up.
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| - 1. There are different types of boutiques:
For example, there are sports, fine clothing, and special accessories types of boutiques. You can also try to get into a consigment type if you cannot afford a location. You may want to open an upscale fashion boutique with brand names. - Beachwear
- Novelty items
- T-shirts
- Lingerie
- Shoes and sandals
- Handbags
- Accessories
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| Do I need a lot of money to open a Boutique? You only actually need $5,000 to $10,000 to open one because there are ways to start without much capital. This will take care of some of the start up expenses and the inventory. |
| Limited Budget? Try these alternative forms of a store: - Consignment store
- Kiosk
- Home boutique
- 2. Select a location for your boutique. A location where there is a lot of foot traffic is best for boutiques so try something like a busy mall or a promenade type of street.
- 3. Obtain permits and licenses so you can buy wholesale and be legally operating. So you will need a business license, a seller's permit resale number and an assumed business name registration for the boutique company name to be officially registered. 4. Market your boutique by advertising in local newpapers and radio or TV. Marketing can also be done on the internet and passing out coupons for clothing discounts.
- 5. Who will your suppliers be? Most boutiques now buy from China manufacturers but for special clothing you may want to design your cloths here in the USA.
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| Additional Services and Accessories To Supplament your Income Potential Increase your income by 20% by offering alteration services and other accessories such as: - Fabrics
- Arts and crafts
- Greeting cards
- Accessories
- Sunglasses
- Hats
- Lingerie
Income Potential If you had a $10 per dress shop, the $10 would be the price and you would figure out by counting the dresses you sold. Other than that, the utilities, employees and other expenses limit your income. |
| Find the fees for all these permits and more at the following link: The cost of these is about $199 for the licenses, tax ids and permits. Keep in mind that we have just cut our already basement prices across the board. |
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