7 steps to start your uniform store

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7 Steps to Starting Your Uniform Store
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Uniforms are in constant demand for various
professions and industries.
And, depending on your location, you might find
that there arent that many options for people to
purchase uniforms needed for their business and
their employees.
If youre thinking about how to open a uniform
store, weve listed seven steps you need to take
in order to successfully open your storefront and
start your business.
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Target a Niche
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Before you start your uniform store, youll need
to know what types of uniforms your business will
specialize in.
Are you going to sell one niche only such as
scrubs and healthcare uniforms, or will you focus
on a variety of industries like healthcare,
construction, and law enforcement?
Depending on the industry, uniforms can vary
wildly in appearance and in the function they
serve.

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Make a Business plan
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All businesses, regardless of your industry or
what you sell, will need a business plan.
A business plan is a vital tool for laying out
how youre going to run your business.
Laying out a plan helps you to create goals that
you can reach to improve your business and your
sales.
Make sure to include the following in your
uniform stores business plan


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A detailed description of your niche
Startup costs
Monthly expenses for at least the first three
years
A three-year profit analysis
Analysis of other uniform stores - these are your
competition
Growth plans
Plans for marketing your business


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Get the appropriate permits
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When starting any kind of business, you must have
the appropriate licenses and permits to operate.
In opening a uniform store, you may need to get a
resale permit, an assumed name certificate, DBA
(doing business as), or a sales and use tax
permit.
Rules for obtaining these permits vary from state
to state, so make sure you know the process for
the state you live in.
Apply for a business permit from your
neighborhood district.
This serves to enlist your business with your
city or region.


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Find retail storage location
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When starting any kind of business, you must have
the appropriate licenses and permits to operate.
In opening a uniform store, you may need to get a
resale permit, an assumed name certificate, DBA
(doing business as), or a sales and use tax
permit.
Rules for obtaining these permits vary from state
to state, so make sure you know the process for
the state you live in.
Apply for a business permit from your
neighborhood district.
This serves to enlist your business with your
city or region.



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Purchase and personalize your merchandize
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Purchasing merchandise for your uniform store is
a very in-depth topic, and one we wont be
getting to in this blog post but is still worth
mentioning as a vital, yet obvious, step in
starting your uniform business.
The first step is to build an inventory of
products.
Start by purchasing equipment such as hooks,
clothes racks, uniforms, stock displays, sign
holders, etc.
There are free wholesale directories that have
purchasing information for different types of
uniforms.





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Get a website
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Before you can start your business, you need to
have a base of operations.
This will obviously vary based on the type of
business youre opening but in the simplest
sense, if youre opening a brick and mortar
location youll need to look for a retail
storefront for your business.
If youre going to be operating an online uniform
store the you may need to consider some type of
warehouse or storage option for your merchandise.




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Market your business
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Start by sending coupons and/or fliers to local
groups, sports teams, medical associations,
launching a promotional website, or offering
discounted shipping rates if you operate an
online uniform store.
Market your business to the offices, hospitals,
schools and other businesses that will be
interested in your uniforms.
Bring along catalog samples and business cards on
any visit.
Promote your uniform store in any distributions
that line up with your brand image.





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