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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: How To Start Your Own Soap Business\nEvent Url: htt
 p://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/50467/How_To_Start_Your_Own_Soap_Busin
 ess\nEvent Date Begin: 2009-10-03\nEvent Date End: 2009-10-03\n\nHave you 
 been contemplating starting your own soap business\, but aren't sure where
  to begin? Come join this small\, intimate class - which runs after the mo
 rning class session of Cold Process Soap Making - to learn how you can sta
 rt your own business with very limited startup costs. (Please sign up sepa
 rately for the Cold Process Soap Making class.)  You'll learn from me\, Ma
 rla Bosworth\, a 12-year soap industry veteran\, who started my business\,
  Back Porch Soap Company\, literally on my back porch with only a few doll
 ars. Currently I supply more than 200 upscale boutiques\, resorts\, gift s
 tores and spas with my products. In this class you'll learn how you can do
  the same!  I'll share with you tips and secrets that I've learned in my b
 usiness experience. You learn the mistakes I made in my early years (which
  cost me much more than the cost of this class!).  We'll cover the followi
 ng: 1. Legalities (Business License\, Tax ID\, Insurance\, Taxes\, Tradema
 rks\, Labelling\, etc.) 2. Finding Your Niche (afterall\, there is a lot o
 f competition out there) 3. Developing Your Products\, Packaging and Prici
 ng 4. Sourcing Ingredients 5. Planning Your Business 6. Developing A Marke
 ting Plan\, Including Internet Marketing and Social Media 7. The Ins and O
 uts of Wholesaling 8. How To Effectively Retail\, Including The Pros and C
 ons of Having a Retail Establishment (I ran my store for three years) 9. Q
 uestions and Answers 10. Tour of My Soap Making Studio.  Saturday\, Octobe
 r 3  2 - 5 p.m.  $125 (includes class handout with valuable resources and 
 information)  Update 9/25/09: Only two spots left!  Class is held in my Du
 xbury\, Massachusetts studio located 30 minutes south of Boston and 40 min
 utes from Providence\, RI. Address details and driving directions will be 
 sent upon confirmation of registration.\n\nStart time: 2-5 p.m.
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SUMMARY:How To Start Your Own Soap Business
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