Learning from others

Other people's start up blogs are always interesting to read - if only because they serve to validate that you're not the only person in the world facing specific difficulties. Nature-friendly products is one worth looking at - it really is in its infancy. A very interesting - and critical point - that Justine makes is this, "I realised that there were a lot of costs that I had not included in my business plan. Items such as domain registration, web site hosting, email hosting, legal creation of the company, equipment needed for logistics etc. So many small items popped up that I had not considered. If I was doing a business plan again I would definitely include a larger area for smaller miscellaneous costs." For some useful advice you could read ‘8 ways to make a budget work'. And don't forget Office Accounting Express, an easy to use accounting package which can help you keep track of costs - it's free to download and works with other Office applications you already know.