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If you’re looking to turn your love for greenhouse gardening into a profitable business by starting your own commercial or neighborhood greenhouse business, you probably have a ton of questions vying for your attention.
 
• What initial start-up costs will you encounter when starting a greenhouse business?
• What type of marketing is appropriate for a greenhouse business?
• Do you need a vendor’s license prior to opening your greenhouse business to the public?
• Are there any zoning restrictions that prohibit a greenhouse business in your neighborhood?
• What can you do if you aren’t very good at book keeping?
• How do you do if your greenhouse business doesn’t turn a profit the first year you are in business?
• How many plants should I grow for my first season open to the public?

These questions and many more will determine the direction, quality, and success of your greenhouse business. But where do you start? You start with a dream.
 
Dreaming Your Greenhouse Business

The best greenhouse businesses start with a blue-sky dream. What would you imagine for your greenhouse business if there were no limitations- if anything was possible? This vision of the ideal greenhouse business will guide your greenhouse in the not-so-brighter days of your business venture. After you’ve concocted a solid dream greenhouse business, take a look at your budget, your available space and you capabilities and determine what parts of your dream are realistic.
 
Next, it’s important to develop an honest list of your own personal strengths and weaknesses as a future business owner. If you’re unsure if you know enough about a business topic or if you are undecided if you want to tackle a particular business area, make a separate list of these items for future research. After learning a bit more about one of these gray areas, you may find that you’ve developed the confidence to tackle an area on your own. Otherwise, move it to your list of weaknesses.
 
Once you’ve compiled a list of your weaknesses, you’ll need to start locating resources to help you fill in these gaps. You may hire an accountant to help keep books, a marketing consultant to help you spread the word about your business, or a maid to help keep your home and your new greenhouse business neat, tidy, and organized. You don’t need to become a superman or superwoman in order to make your greenhouse business a success, you just need to know when to seek help.

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