{"product_id":"how-to-start-a-stuffed-animal-plush-business-everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-plush-from-idea-to-the-shelf-paperback","title":"How to Start a Stuffed Animal (Plush) Business: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Plush from Idea to The Shelf - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePromise Monsters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThinking about starting a plush (or stuffed animal) business, but don't know where to start? Or have you started, but can't figure out how to make that first sale, how to grow your company, how to talk to retailers, how to mass produce your plush, how to apply lean manufacturing to your plush, how to pass safety standards, or what licenses you need? Maybe you don't even know yet what questions to ask  Learn everything you need to know from the founders of Promise Monsters - plush monsters with an act of kindness that started in a garage and are now for sale in retail stores across the country. Written in an easy-to-understand and straightforward style, this book will guide you all the way from getting that idea out of your head and onto those shelves. It's a specialized industry, and this book has the knowledge you need to be successful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Table Of Contents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eINTRO 3 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGETTING STARTED 11 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing the Prototype 29 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTARTING THE BUSINESS 31 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Business Plan 32 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Financial Plan 37 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating Your Business Entity 38 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaxes \u0026amp; Bookkeeping 41 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal Concerns 42 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaising Capital 51 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYOU'RE IN BUSINESS NOW 65 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducing Your First Batch 72 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturing Overseas 79 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging and Tags 81 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting Sales - Your First Retailer 86 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Do Retailers Think? 90 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're in the Money 99 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelling Online 105 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipping 105 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour Website 107 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing and Public Relations 113 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Sales 121 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawyers and Patents and Copyrights and Trademarks 122 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGROWTH \u0026amp; OPENING YOUR SHOP 127 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmployees 128 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquipment 129 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgile Manufacturing 132 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanding Sales 134 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigns and Displays 135 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking This Thing Forward 137 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced Plush Sewing 139 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFINAL THOUGHTS 145 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPPENDIX A - RESOURCES 148 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52242125750546,"sku":"9781523243198","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/Y2JMbFdJVldZWG83VXBDZWtOOEFrZz09.webp?v=1777912173","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/how-to-start-a-stuffed-animal-plush-business-everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-plush-from-idea-to-the-shelf-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}