Hopefully you already have some designs created so next is to spend some time on your shop’s website. If you need to brush up on your HTML skills, Acttee check out W3Schools, for a fast, simple way to learn HTML, and how to code websites. Personally, I use Dreamweaver, from Adobe. If you have a little money to spend, pick up this website building program. It has a great Help section, and online tutorials that will give you massive amounts of web building power, more than any template can give you. By completely customizing your website, you can update it at any time, with only limited knowledge of HTML and web design.

Fear is great at paralyzing us and killing our dreams. Even before starting a business, the fear of failure sets in and prevents most of us from even taking that first step. To start a business, you have to be willing to accept the risk failure. To do this, you have to be able to change your perspective and see each failure as a temporary setback on your long journey towards success.

Get your accounts sorted out now. Segregate your personal and business spending, so you can claim back GST with no problems. Make sure every transaction (sales, purchasing, spending, etc.) goes through your account, so you can see how well you’re doing by looking at your bank statement. Use the ATM machine for petty cash; your accountant will love you one day for this.

The door chimes, and Michael Palmer walks in wearing a gray “Made in the Nati” t-shirt. We exchange pleasantries and sit down to chat about Nati Evolvement, the t-shirt company he owns with business partners Colin and Adam. I look at him curiously.

If you’re not a creative person, then might want to get help with the design and the font so that it’s not hard to read and is visually appealing. Perhaps your T shirt printing company will be able to help for a fee.

Second, be on time. It’s better to get there early and wait at a nearby Starbucks than be late. If something absolutely prevents you from being on time, call ahead before the time of the meeting and explain.

A garage sell or yard sale or rummage sale is another Christian fundraising idea that you can use. Get the word out to receive as many items to sell as imaginable. Set it up for Saturday morning in a church parking area or at a garage, and use signs all over the area and newspaper classifieds to bring in big crowds. And when the weather is not bad, it can be done monthly.

This might be an pricey proposal if you look to a retail store to specialize the printing for you. How can you fulfill your goal without it being cost prohibitive? How do you manage it if you have multiple locations and require to include transportation in your budget?