Apply for a business license to start a fresh produce home delivery service.
Start a home-delivery service to bring fresh produce from grocery stores and local farms to your customers. Even though farmer's markets have become more popular over the years, many people cannot spend time shopping for their produce when these markets are open. Do the shopping for them and deliver produce items to their homes. Work directly for local farms or grocery stores to cater to existing customers or create your own catalog of fresh produce and market your services directly to customers.
Instructions
1. Apply for a business license to start a fresh produce home delivery business. Contact the county clerk's office or small business office in your area for information about small business licensing. Contact the Internal Revenue Service to apply for an employer identification number (EIN). An EIN is used on state and federal tax forms and other business documents. Purchase business insurance to protect produce and delivery vehicles from theft or damage. Business insurance also helps protect business assets in the event of a lawsuit or settlement.
2. Create a home office to take produce orders from customers, store customer delivery information and to store business files. Purchase bookkeeping and invoicing software to track customer orders, invoices and business earnings. Purchase or lease a vehicle large enough to transport multiple produce orders at a time.
3. Contact local grocery stores, fresh produce markets and local farmers to make deliveries to their customers or create a catalog of produce items these vendors carry to market your services directly to customers.
4. Create fliers, brochures, business cards and a website to advertise your fresh produce home-delivery service. Create a monthly online newsletter and ask customers to sign up by providing their email address. Use the newsletter to provide valuable information about fresh produce, origins of the produce and tasty recipes customers can prepare at home using fresh produce. List your home-delivery service in local business directories.
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