Target a specific need or want that is under-served or could be significantly improved. Talk to people in your community and try to understand what they want the most. Take some paper and a pen, and brainstorm all the things you would like to sell in your store. The more good items you come up with and get for a low enough price, the bigger profit you will make. For example, if you wanted to own a wine cellar, you wouldn't just say you are going to sell wine. You would say you want to sell Sauvignon Blanc, etc. Avoid basing your entire business on a single product; this is what separates the stores of the world from the lemonade stands. Ask questions, keep your eyes peeled for opportunity, and consider making a survey about which products would sell well in a certain area. You can either adapt your business to what the market lacks, or find a specific area that suits your business. Make sure that there is a legitimate need for a given service. For instance, if you find out that there is no DVD or music shop in an area, this doesn't necessarily mean that the market needs such a placeit might just mean that people are getting everyone from the Internet. To run a market study, you can: Hang around an area, visit shops, and ask questions about the local market. Record statistics: sit in a cafe and take notes. How many people pass by? How old are they? Are they mostly male or female? Do they work, live, and/or shop here? Which times and seasons seem to draw the most shoppers? Speak to customers and potential customers. If you ask the right questions, you might get the right answers. Trust your intuition. Your hunch is just as important as the results of market research. Find businesses with which your planned business would compete. Research them and learn as much as you can from them. Try to find out their revenue and expenses. This is easier than you think: buy from them one specific day of the week, then wait ten days and buy from them again. Count how many receipts they have issued in a given period of time, imagine a reasonable average price per receipt, and multiply the 10-days-worth of receipts by 3 to estimate the competitor's sales revenue for a 30-day period. Avoid provoking the large established leading player(s) in the area, which might react violently and cost you a lot of money. They are in a better position to bleed money than you are. Think of what you would do to improve the product or service offered by your "competitors," and by how much it will increase revenue (and profit). Deduct, say, 15-25% as your margin of error. Review your calculations and try to imagine how your business could be more profitable. Do not expect a favorable prediction from your first analysis, or even from your third. Head to the next town, find similar businesses, and speak to the owners. Be frank about your intentions to set up shop in your targeted area. Some will be more than willing to tell you about their experience and their mistakessome may even tell you about their profits. Consider asking to work for them for free for a few days to learn the ropes. It may help if you offer a confidentiality agreement with a clause promising that you will not set up shop in their area. Do not think that your time has no value. It has an "opportunity cost," which is how much you would earn by being employed. Include this in your cost calculations. Make sure that: What you plan to sell is needed and wanted by the community in which you plan to sell it. Your plan is legal. All items and activities related to the store should be compliant with any relevant governmental regulations. Make sure that you have secured a business permit. You have planned out all of the financial and organizational details, and that it makes sense for you to own and operate this store. You have enough resources (financial capital, manpower, emotional support) to set up your store and make it last. The above have been handledor are being handledby the time the store opens.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a niche. Study the market. Feel out the competition. Do your research and make sure that your idea is viable.

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