Todate I have started establishing business credit. I have contacted a SCORE mentor, applied for a DUNS number, applied for a Capital One Mastercard. I have been turned down by BB&T small business loan center. I started negotiations with a landlord for retail space, however my financials are not perfect and therefore I am unable to proceed.
There is so much information on web but it is difficult to see what will help and what will not. I had a company call me to offer to build my business credit for $999.00 in three installments. Even D&B wants $547.00 to help me manage my business credit. I did find one company Businessfinace.com that is offering a coach and will help build my business credit for $247.00; but how do I know this is not a scam? I am also looking into companies that offer merchant loans on credit card transactions. Any thoughts anyone?
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Intro
Welcome to Ceramic Notions a studio and handcrafted gift shop where a visit to an old country home ambiance is created which will incite memories of your childhood farm house, or The Andy Griffith Show. Ceramic Notions was inspired by my parents and my grandparents home where the house always smelled of fresh bake cookies and pies, where the front porch morning coffee always ended at night on the back porch with neighbors, co-workers, and church brothers and sisters socializing and smoking pipes.
Ceramic Notions is currently held as a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Robert J. Riffle with the support of friends and family. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia we have stimulated interest in our manufactured, hand-painted ceramic housewares, gift and collectibles. We have tested our products in the market place and found 20% of our customers requested a studio to return back to a craft they once enjoyed or a family member once participated in.
We are seeking a capital infusion of $100, 000.00 for first year operating cost and startup. We believe we can sustain an average monthly revenue of $10,000.00. Because we manufacture our products in house; we are ready to accept our first customer within one month from funding. We have chosen Gwinnett County, located in the Metro Atlanta Area in Georgia because the demographics meet our target market with the income levels of the residents able to create our market share of the craft industry and for us to achieve our goals.
Our market and sale strategy compliment each other. We will launch an advertising campaign to include radio, news paper, local flyers, signage, and location to inform and invite the community to our studio country home. We will aggressively seek a variety of hand crafted projects for consignment contracts from individuals as well as form client contracts with local commercial business that also compliment our products. Such companies will include florist shops, and pet stores, day cares, and senior homes.
Together with our finished product, our "Front Porch" studio, our social corner "Back Porch", consignment contracts, commercial contracts, and Internet sales we will maximize our revenue streams and capitalize our profits.
Ceramic Notions is currently held as a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Robert J. Riffle with the support of friends and family. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia we have stimulated interest in our manufactured, hand-painted ceramic housewares, gift and collectibles. We have tested our products in the market place and found 20% of our customers requested a studio to return back to a craft they once enjoyed or a family member once participated in.
We are seeking a capital infusion of $100, 000.00 for first year operating cost and startup. We believe we can sustain an average monthly revenue of $10,000.00. Because we manufacture our products in house; we are ready to accept our first customer within one month from funding. We have chosen Gwinnett County, located in the Metro Atlanta Area in Georgia because the demographics meet our target market with the income levels of the residents able to create our market share of the craft industry and for us to achieve our goals.
Our market and sale strategy compliment each other. We will launch an advertising campaign to include radio, news paper, local flyers, signage, and location to inform and invite the community to our studio country home. We will aggressively seek a variety of hand crafted projects for consignment contracts from individuals as well as form client contracts with local commercial business that also compliment our products. Such companies will include florist shops, and pet stores, day cares, and senior homes.
Together with our finished product, our "Front Porch" studio, our social corner "Back Porch", consignment contracts, commercial contracts, and Internet sales we will maximize our revenue streams and capitalize our profits.
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