How do i start my own business in Photo restoration?

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i dont have any business experience so tell me what to do right from beginning to end? Do i just need a liscense or do i need to be certified?

Answer 1

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Starting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck.

Some things you need to consider:

- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?"

- "What are my abilities?"

- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?"

- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?"

- "Who will be my customers? How do I reach them"

Here are six basic steps to launch a new business successfully:

1. Provide a benefit.

2. Determine the fit with your market.

3. Right timing is everything

4. Be ready to support your business

5. Develop a blueprint for success - business plan

6. Market, market, market

I recommend that you read the following books:

- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs

- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money

- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More

- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur

- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed

Here are resources for your photo restoration business

Wilhelm Research Institute http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

Retouch Pro forum http://www.retouchpro.com/ (where others in the photo restoration business converge)

http://www.digitalretouch.org/

If you need guidance in starting a business, there are several places that provides help to starting entrepreneurs. Here are places where you may be able to find a mentor:

- Government Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtable...

- Volunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org/ which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs

- Formal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallin... , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/ , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org/

- Professional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html

- Industry and trade associations

- Local business groups, such as the chamber of commerce

- Local chapters of business groups

Source(s): "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm

Answer 2

I think it's a good idea for a small-scale home business. Depending on where you live and your marketing skills, it could develop into full-time work. However, something like this is all about the marketing. You should also plan to print the restored photos and even have matting capability.