I agree with the earlier post about creating a business plan. I believe that is always step one before putting in any time and/or money.

The next step in my mind is to clarify what type of business you want to have. I think in your case you have two basic options from a planning perspective:

1 – high margin low volume
2 – low margin high…[Read more]

I think people spend too much time caught up in naming their company vs. building it.

In this case I would ask if you ever plan to expand beyond hampers, if you do a majority of these names become obsolete. My advice would be to start with a simple name and focus on marketing and growth, if you have a product that people want at a good value…[Read more]

In my opinion, the two most important steps to a successful presentation are:

1 – get clear on the story you are trying to tell
2 – refine through iteration

Start with a one or two sentence summary of what you are trying to convey to the audience. This is harder than it sounds. don’t start on the presentation until you have that primary or…[Read more]