americamamushi
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Michigan
I've recently thought about trying to start my own business (just myself, no employees or anything) to try and generate an income from home due to my anxiety disorder (can't leave the house alone, so I can't get a normal job) If I was going to start making things and selling them (online and/or offline) what kind of things would I need to worry about before doing this? In order to resell things would they need to be purchased from a supplier? (ie. Terra cotta pots. Would I be able to buy them from a local craft store, paint them, and resell them? Or would I not be able to purchase things I was going to sell from a normal store) Also, in the case of something like gift baskets, are there any restrictions about what can and can't be put in there? (ie. Would I be able to put nestle/hershey/ect products in, or would I need to take special steps in order to be able to sell them or use products made by certain companies)
Please just inform me of any things I would have to do before starting this, or problems that could arise legally (not legal problems that would always arise, but ones that potentially could), at what point of income I would need to deal with taxes (or if no matter what income I make i'd need to file), and if possibly, just an average ball park of costs (or just an average total cost) of any registrations, ect. I also would run this out of the home if that makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can lend me
I've recently thought about trying to start my own business (just myself, no employees or anything) to try and generate an income from home due to my anxiety disorder (can't leave the house alone, so I can't get a normal job) If I was going to start making things and selling them (online and/or offline) what kind of things would I need to worry about before doing this? In order to resell things would they need to be purchased from a supplier? (ie. Terra cotta pots. Would I be able to buy them from a local craft store, paint them, and resell them? Or would I not be able to purchase things I was going to sell from a normal store) Also, in the case of something like gift baskets, are there any restrictions about what can and can't be put in there? (ie. Would I be able to put nestle/hershey/ect products in, or would I need to take special steps in order to be able to sell them or use products made by certain companies)
Please just inform me of any things I would have to do before starting this, or problems that could arise legally (not legal problems that would always arise, but ones that potentially could), at what point of income I would need to deal with taxes (or if no matter what income I make i'd need to file), and if possibly, just an average ball park of costs (or just an average total cost) of any registrations, ect. I also would run this out of the home if that makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can lend me