Trade is a fairly popular type of entrepreneurial activity. If you decide to open a trading company, then there are a lot of materials and advice on this issue. Regardless of what you trade, you will have to take some standard steps.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide on the type of organizational activity of your trading company - whether you will work as a private entrepreneur or organize a limited liability company. Select a taxation and accounting system depending on the planned turnover. If the turnover of the pack company is low, you better use a simplified form of accounting and reporting.
Step 2
If you decide to work in the market as a private entrepreneur, paperwork and registration will take about 7-10 days. In the case of registration of a legal entity, the paperwork can last a month. Do not forget to obtain a license for the type of trading activity that your firm will be engaged in.
Step 3
Study the area in which you want to open your business, for a start, it is better to rent a finished premises. Contact a real estate agency. If you use the services of a consulting firm, you will not only be assisted in choosing a suitable premises, but will also conduct a marketing analysis taking into account its location.
Step 4
Depending on the type of product, you need to take into account the seasonality factor. So, if sales in a grocery store practically do not depend on the time of year, then for a building materials store this factor is decisive. To the most favorable season for you, and time the opening of the store in order to be able to recoup the costs or part of them already in the first months of sales.
Step 5
When you want to save money on commercial equipment, buy one that has already been in use. It will cost almost half the price of a new one, but it will not be inferior in functionality. Don't forget to get a reliable, easy-to-use, good quality cash register. Agree on its service and register it.
Step 6
Pick up store staff, commercial director, sales manager. If you are delivering the goods yourself, you will also need a driver with a car. Find suppliers of products, conclude contracts with them.
Step 7
Obtain a permit to work in the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service and the State Fire Inspection, get the appropriate certificates. Run an advertising campaign and start working with customers.
