Starting A Professional Organizing Business
Most
Professional Organizers are home-based business owners. Some PO's start
out working part-time and establish their businesses while working at
full time jobs. Others jump right in and get going.
Your financial resources will determine if you can quit the day job, if
not, there is no reason why you can't start building your
business in your off hours. Many have done that and were
eventually able to build the business to the point where full time
attention was necessary and by that time they had established a firm
foundation for their organizing business.
If you don't have a business background, there are many online
resources to help you learn more about starting, building and managing
a home-business. The links I share here are ones that I found
very helpful and although it is time consuming, it is well worth it to
set your business up properly, it will save you time and money in the
long run.
Getting Started
Before you
do anything else, you need a business plan. It doesn't have to be a
full blown corporate manual of a plan unless you are seeking a bank
loan or some form of government funding. If you are doing this on a
shoestring (as most of us are) you can get all the information you need
from the following web links.
SBW Interactive Business Planner
Go through and answer questions as you make your own business plan, see
the sample plans for ideas.
Business Start up- Assistant
Very comprehensive government of Canada Website with info for all parts
of Canada on starting a business.
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