In business, creativity is crucial, particularly if you have little funds. If you do not have sufficient funds for your initial inventory, try talking to a competitor nearest your shop and borrow some of his stocks. You can tell him that you will buy your supplies and inventory from him if he gives you a little credit. To be more convincing, you can even tell him that you will give him your payment from your daily sales before he goes home at night. Take him to your store to give him the assurance that you are indeed serious, except you lack cash.
Some entrepreneurs are more than willing to help out other start-ups.
If you don't succeed on this approach, you can put a little amount as a deposit where he can deduct the merchandise that you get every time. The guy has no reason not to help you out because your offer will increase his sales. When you are up and running and he notices that your sales is growing, he might even forget that you no longer have a deposit. Try to save as much as you can from the profits you make and pay your suppliers ahead of time to give you a good credit standing. You will need good credit references when you start negotiating for bigger volumes.