The Trials and Tribulations of Starting a Candle-Making Business

Reader Contribution by The Surrey Beekeeper
Published on June 13, 2012
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Here is the latest excerpt from Iain’s guest blog series charting his aims to build a socially responsible candle company working with disabled people. To find out more about his project you can read about it here on my Guest Beekeeping Blog Page. I hope you enjoy his latest post….he is on an amazing journey.

With any start up business there is always talk of how to market your product or service, and how difficult it is to get that product to market. Getting our product to market has turned out to be no less difficult. We decided on a three fold approach, selling our candles on the internet, selling our candle through retailers, and selling them directly to members of the public.
Our e-commerce website is now being constructed, all good! We have an appointment with a buyer from a well known gift shop later this month ( I won’t say where just in case I jinx it!!) Thirdly we decided to sell our candles at craft markets in London.

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