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| Brenda |
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I'm looking at starting a business soap, candles, body products. Is this govt. stuff as big of a pain as it sounds??? Licence, business name registration, tax crap, and INCI...  |
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| Soapbuddy |
| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:03 pm |
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| Rowena |
| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:53 pm |
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I've also been looking into starting a small home based soap / body care business. One that I just sell at craft shows and through word of mouth for the first few years. My biggest concern is if someone uses my product, and for some reason has a bad reaction to it and then decides to sue me. It looks like the only kind of insurance one can get for this would be a commercial policy which would runs from $800-$1000 annually!
Does anyone know a less expensive option? Are there any organizations or associations in Canada or Ontario that one can join and get a lower insurance rate?
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| Brenda |
| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:33 pm |
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Hi Rowena,
If you find cheaper insurance I would love to know. As for me I have started a business small scale so far....soaps and notions in a new consignment store & word of mouth so far. Off to a slow start. Hoping to redo our garage for a shop. Like you, I need to find a reasonable insurance in Canada. Cheers.....Brenda |
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| Soapbuddy |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:51 am |
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What about AARP?
I have RLI now, but I don't know if it's available in Canada. |
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| Brenda |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:31 am |
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Thanks Irena.  I will look into both. |
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| Brenda |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:38 am |
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Hello Irene,
I was looking at your site. Very nice... Do you also have a home store as well? If so which seems to get the majority of sales? Online or store sales? Also I noticed those cute little soap bathtubs you have. May I ask where you purchased them? They are so cute!!!! |
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| Soapbuddy |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:46 am |
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Brenda wrote: Hello Irene,
I was looking at your site. Very nice... Do you also have a home store as well? If so which seems to get the majority of sales? Online or store sales? Also I noticed those cute little soap bathtubs you have. May I ask where you purchased them? They are so cute!!!!
Thanks!
I only have an online store right now. I did have an actual store in a small strip mall. It was bought out and my rent doubled. So I closed it.
I collect bathtub soap dishes. I must have hundreds of them by now.  |
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| Brenda |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:17 pm |
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| Thanks Irene. I've thought about going online. I just wondered if it made a difference in the bottom line, (money) or not. |
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| Soapbuddy |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:09 pm |
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| I do a few farmer's markets and fairs and that helps getting the word out about my products. |
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| Brenda |
| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:57 pm |
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I have my stuff in an artisan consignment store and the owner wants to do the local home show for exsposure. I want to do samples and draw baskets as well as display for sale items. Hopefully this will help both of us. Every little bit helps.  |
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| cbergen |
| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:06 pm |
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Hello;
I was just going through the past discussion regarding Insurance for a soap business. Did any of you fellow Canadians find reasonable insurance?
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| Sweetgrass |
| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:47 pm |
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| cbergen |
| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:57 pm |
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| Wonderful, thank you so much! |
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