Hello,
I am looking to start my own business which is an Asian grocery store in a town where the nearest Asian grocery store is a 50-minute drive away. This would be a small store that I would run by myself but maybe hire other people in the future. I spent 6 years living in Japan and have traveled to South Korea, so I have an idea of what food to sell and what the grocery stores there look like. I have been doing as much research online as I can and it seems I need to get some licenses. I also need to find a distributor or wholesaler who can supply me with the items that I need to sell. This store would start out as one not selling alcohol or refrigerated items. If this business were to work out then I would consider selling alcohol and refrigerated items. I know for selling alcohol I would need to get a different license.
I prefer to research as much as I can and get as much done as possible before I decide if this is a worthwhile venture. However, when I try to contact wholesalers they ask for my business name which I do not have yet. I also need to have my business set up before I can get any licenses. I would prefer to do as much as I can before making a decision but it seems like I need to get my business together before I can view wholesalers websites and obtain any licenses. This means that I may have to pay a whole month's rent or more before I can even open my store. Is this correct? I would prefer to have these things figured out before I rent out a store.
Besides checking my finances and finding a place to rent what else can I do to prepare for starting my own retail store?
If you have any other information about me opening up this type of business I am grateful for any information you can supply me with.
Thank you so much for your help and your time,
Mia
I am looking to start my own business which is an Asian grocery store in a town where the nearest Asian grocery store is a 50-minute drive away. This would be a small store that I would run by myself but maybe hire other people in the future. I spent 6 years living in Japan and have traveled to South Korea, so I have an idea of what food to sell and what the grocery stores there look like. I have been doing as much research online as I can and it seems I need to get some licenses. I also need to find a distributor or wholesaler who can supply me with the items that I need to sell. This store would start out as one not selling alcohol or refrigerated items. If this business were to work out then I would consider selling alcohol and refrigerated items. I know for selling alcohol I would need to get a different license.
I prefer to research as much as I can and get as much done as possible before I decide if this is a worthwhile venture. However, when I try to contact wholesalers they ask for my business name which I do not have yet. I also need to have my business set up before I can get any licenses. I would prefer to do as much as I can before making a decision but it seems like I need to get my business together before I can view wholesalers websites and obtain any licenses. This means that I may have to pay a whole month's rent or more before I can even open my store. Is this correct? I would prefer to have these things figured out before I rent out a store.
Besides checking my finances and finding a place to rent what else can I do to prepare for starting my own retail store?
If you have any other information about me opening up this type of business I am grateful for any information you can supply me with.
Thank you so much for your help and your time,
Mia