New focus

I have been brainstorming with a friend, and it looks like we may go into business together sometime in the future. We were super excited, but our excitement seems to have died down a bit. But, we have been talking about setting up a booth at a farmers market or craft fair to get the word out about our business. We would feature all types of WAHM goods and pass out fliers about that aspect of the business. That way, when we finally open, people may have already heard about what we're doing. We have been shooting for June as a month to open a booth.

Collaboration, perhaps.

So I finally posted my thoughts about this whole thing at a message board I frequent. I got an extremely positive response so far! I'm even meeting with one of the gals this morning to discuss things. I got a lot of feedback and questions, and it has pushed me more in the direction of a non-profit. I'm super stoked that I did this! I was waiting around for my ideas to be perfect, but it turns out that I needed other people to collaborate with.

Obviously, no real progress

So obviously, I haven't made any progress. And now I have this new idea brewing. What will I ever do with myself!? So the new idea is a co-op. Members could pay in, volunteer store time, and pay rent and expenses based on percentage of sales. Or, we could sell other products besides WAHM stuff to pay expenses. Must research.

Still at it...

I am researching now about for-profit options. Not because I've had a change of heart and want to make a ton of money, but because I do want some control over operations. I will decide this week and try to file incorporation documents by January 31st. I will post more later on how I am weighing the options.