Should I open a formal dress boutique? Any information on small business grants?

Tracy Huesso: that's a good idea what u have.1st you need to know what kind of customers that u want to attract . then in which place,then the cost of ur interior work,then the cost of ur purchase of goods.then the man power. first u need to know the secret of the business. if u invest 5lacs u should at least get a daily business of 15000 thousand rupees for a day. that's three percentage of what u invest. thats the ratio of a small business. if ur confident of startin the business u should stay with the business for three years as a basic rule. only then after u would know what have u earned from the business. its like a new born baby u should feed it till it walks.u should be having back up for ur rent and other expenses for 6months which would help u to learn ur position better...Show more

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Hollis Demasters: A lot of people dream of owning their own clothing store. My recommendation is always to start by researching on the business and learning everything about it -- before starting. Clothing stores, especially, require lots of capital to start so you cannot afford to make a lot of mistakesHere are some articles that provide information on how to start a clothing store:How to Start a Clothing Store http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,287057,...Starting a Specialized Clothing Retailing Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol89/specialized.htmStarting a Retail Clothing Store http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1102...One of the first steps is to prepare a business plan. Especially if you are planning on applying for loans, the process of business planning can help you think through your business. It can help you decide on the typ! e of store, determine the costs involved, how to get suppliers! to sell to you, how to market the store, expected profitability, etc.Here are sample business plans for a clothing store that you can check out: Retail Clothing http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans...Men's Clothing Retailer http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans...Special Needs Clothing Store http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans...For detailed information, I suggest you check out the following books: Start Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback) by Entrepreneur Press Retail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store Revised by Carol L. Schroeder You may also want to check out the resources of the following associations: Professional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com/ American Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/ Worldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/American Apparel and Footwear Association http://! www.americanapparel.org/National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ Fashion Group International http://www.fgi.org/ Apparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/ As for grants, unfortunately, if you are in the US, the government hardly gives any grants for starting a for-profit business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the in! fo is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.E! ven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_B...Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating f! rom DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs...Show more