With this foundation document to refer to, you are less likely to forget your good plans and resolutions in the heat of getting your business under way. Any changes you later make can be made both consciously and with consideration. To write a complete description of your proposed business, follow a few simple suggestions. Identify Your Type of Business Find the business category listed below that most closely matches your business. You'll use the description that follows as a reference when you describe your own business.
Retail businesses buy merchandise from a variety of wholesalers and sell it directly to consumers.
Supermarkets, mail order catalog merchants, computer stores, dress shops, department stores and convenience marts are retailers. Wholesalers buy merchandise from manufacturers or brokers and resell the goods to retailers. People with a particular skill sell it to consumers or to other businesses, depending on the skill. Manufacturers assemble components or process raw materials into products usable by consumers or other businesses. Developers create and finish a saleable commodity by assembling resources for a one-time project.