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Starting a Small Business the Smart Way - Lily - 01-15-2024
Thinking about starting a small business? You usually have two options: source products or create your own. Sourcing products requires money and can rack up high start-up costs. Creating products demands skill, effort, and the willingness to work a lot for relatively small returns. Buying raw materials, manufacturing, and setting low prices to compete can narrow your profit margin. A smarter approach could be dropshipping or print-on-demand. Both don't require spending money upfront on sourcing or manufacturing. With dropshipping, you sell products from your store fulfilled by someone else. With print-on-demand, you make money selling product mockups.