It’s a case of “hurry up, then wait” right now with the ONS. I spent Thursday, Friday and Monday with my brain totally rattling off all of the things I need to do, points, I should consider, etc. I’ve approached distributors, suppliers and trade organizations. I’ve purchased packaging supplies, shipping supplies and accounting software. I’ve filed and faxed paperwork to establish a fictitious name for the business and to obtain a sales tax license. I’ve written down pages and pages worth of notes. I’ve filled out an application for a Post Office box (but not taken it in yet), opened a PayPal merchant account and have an appointment with the business accounts manager at a local bank next week to setup a business checking account.<\/p>\n
All of that, and now I have to wait. . . .<\/p>\n
I’d love to start placing orders, but I need to open and fund a checking account to link to the PayPal account before I can deal with one supplier and I need the tax ID number in order to deal with another supplier and one distributor. Then, once I have those 3 trade references, the whole world opens up to me because only then can I open a wholesale account with Hoffman Distributing Company<\/a>. That’s the big time. I can also register for a buyer’s account for the April edition of the online Needlework Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n Get your wallets ready ladies, because I’m coming soon!<\/p>\n In the meantime, I have to sit and wait. And I’m not a very patient person. It’s a good thing I have stitching to do and a storefront to design. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s a case of “hurry up, then wait” right now with the ONS. I spent Thursday, Friday and Monday with my brain totally rattling off all of the things I need to do, points, I should consider, etc. I’ve approached … Continue reading