REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING A HOME-BASED BONSAI BUSINESS Gardening Skills - Unless you're willing to pay for hired help, you have only yourself to depend on for nurturing your bonsai plants to growth. If you weren't born with a green thumb, you can still learn the necessary gardening skills for having a bonsai business either by self-study or enrolling in a gardening or bonsai growing workshop.



Small to Moderate Capital - The amount of your investment will depend on the size of the business you wish to establish, and whether you wish to grow outdoor or indoor bonsai plants. A bonsai business however will prosper depending on your skills the level of attention you give it and requires no equipment or machineries to run. As such, investment costs are still minimal compared to other types of businesses.

Space - If you don't have a garden to work with and use as your business setup, you have the choice of reserving a portion of your room for your bonsai business and focus primarily on growing and selling indoor bonsai plants.

Licensing - To ensure smooth operation of your business and pay your dues to society, do take the time to apply for a license for your home-based bonsai business. Since your business doesn't generally involve or produce too much noise or disturbance, getting licensing for your business should be a simple thing to do. If you live in a subdivision or village however, you'll have to ask for additional licensing and permission from the authorities of your residence community.

TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR BONSAI BUSINESS EARN BIG If you are using an outdoor setup for your bonsai business, take the time to decorate it beautifully as this is will be the basis of your customers' first impression about your products. Remember to post a moderate-sized but tasteful signage in front your home to let people know about your business.

Take advantage of the global market of the Internet. Advertise freely about your bonsai business by building a website, posting messages in gardening forums, placing ads in online classifieds, and discussing it in your blog. Consider making podcasts as well by giving free bonsai tips then inserting in the middle of your discussion an advertisement about your bonsai business.

Similar to how bonsai plants take time to grow, expect the same from your bonsai business as well. Be patient however and your patient effort will surely be rewarded!