What is the best way to start up a local IT business?

What is the best way to start a small business with a range items, by internet, or open small shop?

• I have several nice purses (modern and vintage), clothes, dishes, and books. I shop and collect things from my hometown in Upstate New York, and Atlanta, Georgia area where I live. I need ideas on what is the best way to get the widest audience to buy my stuff. For example, if people google vintage purses, my name pops up? If opening a shop is a good option, what is the least expensive way to get started? ANY BUSINESS SAVY PEOPLE PLEASE RESPOND........THANKS IN ADVANCE!

• Answer:

  Hi, It all depends if you have lots of cash to start or like me you started with alsolutely nothing. I like your idea that a google search comes up with your products. If it does you don't need too much help. If not then go for the free business listing sites and list your business.These normally want you to put a link to their site on your website(do you have one?). If you don't have a website go to Yahoo sitebuilder it's really easy.Are you dealing in what we call collectables and general bric a brac?This can be a real hassel carrying it all around and if selling via ebay can be a problem packing. Do yourself a favor find out about trade exhibitions(I mean international)should be one near your state.Here you will find every product known to man.Find companies who will send your orders out from their premises with just an email and payment from you (you've been paid already)( no outlay) just profit.I love selling Hammocks this way especially at this time of year. Avoid shops they are so expensive and it's not easy to get it right.In the current economic climate you would throwing your money away and causing yourself a lot of heartache.Spend your cash on ebay for instant results.Get your prices right and make the customer pay full P &P.Can you imagine how many listings you could get for $1000 a shop would eat that in 5 minutes. Keep in touch Roger In sunny UK ebayer (860)feedbacks