START HERETHE SIMPLE VERSION
How to start a resale business: the simple version
Ten steps. No fluff. Read the field guide for each one when you're ready to go deeper.
- 01
Pick one category
Do not start with everything. Pick something you can learn and source again.
- 02
Figure out where you will sell it
Marketplace, storefront, ecommerce, wholesale, or a mix later. Start with one.
- 03
Make one small buy
Your first purchase is tuition. Do not make your first lesson a truckload.
- 04
- 05
Separate the business money
Open a dedicated business account and stop mixing personal and business activity.
- 06
Get the business paperwork right
Understand entity choice, EIN, sales-tax registration, and resale documentation. They are different things.
- 07
- 08
Start keeping books
You need to know revenue, COGS, gross profit, expenses, cash, inventory, and what you owe.
- 09
Build trust before asking for credit
Pay suppliers as agreed. Keep records clean. Terms and credit come after trust.
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