Food trade is one of the most demanded spheres of activity. The financial cost and risk factor are minimal, and the experience is invaluable.
Instructions
Step 1
Go to the market administrator and ask if there is a free space that can be rented for a grocery outlet. If there is, ask him to show it. Stay at this place for a while and try to assess the direction of the customer flow. Find out the rental price. If everything works out, inform the administrator that you are going to complete the paperwork and will be back soon.
Step 2
At your local tax office, contact a consultant and ask what documents you need to collect and submit in order to obtain permission to trade as a sole proprietor. They will explain everything to you. Follow the advice and recommendations of the consultant exactly. If you do everything correctly, you will not have troubles from the inspection and control services.
Step 3
Choose an assortment of goods, taking into account the specifics of the place that you got, and this market in general. Keep in mind that people with an average income level predominantly shop in grocery outlets on the market.
Step 4
Take the trouble to find reliable suppliers. Ask about them from neighboring traders - those who have been selling food on the market for a long time. Perhaps they will kindly share information about wholesalers or warehouses where they buy themselves. And you may have to call and go around not a couple of bases, but a lot more in order to opt for a conscientious, in your opinion, wholesaler. The quality of the product is the key to future income and the success of the business in general.
Step 5
Calculate the start-up capital and compare it with the amount, which will include the costs of processing the necessary documents; rent for a trading place; purchase of the first batch of products from wholesalers; equipment of the workplace, taking into account the purchase of commercial equipment and refrigeration units, if necessary and if they are not provided by the market administration; Unexpected expenses. This should include possible spoilage of products, their shrinkage-shrinkage, markdowns, etc. If the amount of costs according to your calculations exceeds the available amount, try to cut the batch of products or take out a loan.
Step 6
Provide the administrator with a ready-made package of permits. Pay the rent. Make contracts with suppliers. Install the equipment at the trading place and arrange the products so that the entire assortment and price tags are clearly visible to customers. Give your face a welcoming expression and start trading.
