| Description: | Take your first step toward a career as a gift basket designer! This course will tell you everything you need to know about starting a gift basket business and running it successfully. First, you’ll learn how to make gift baskets that stand out from everyone else’s. You’ll discover where to find foods, products, and supplies to make your beautiful baskets, and you’ll find out how to set up your own design studio. You’ll also get the inside story on finding customers and marketing your gift baskets online and offline. In addition, you’ll delve into pricing your gift baskets for high profits, accepting credit cards, making deliveries, and setting up a Web site. Best of all, you'll follow step-by-step instructions to make your very first professionally-styled gift basket! By the end of this course, you’ll have the know-how and confidence you need to start your own business as a gift basket designer. Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). |
