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Ask The Gift Basket Expert

Ask The Gift Basket Expert

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How do you learn to get more business and make fewer mistakes when starting a gift basket business or adding gift baskets in your store? You ask an expert!

Shirley George Frazier, author and gift basket industry expert, provides solutions to easy and complex questions in this $5 billion industry.

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  • How Do You Make a Gift Basket Fan Topper?

    Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 09:11 in design tips

    Shawn asks: “I would like to know how to make the fans that I see placed in some gift baskets?” A fan, which is made from cellophane, gets its name from the left-to-right accordion shape it displays atop a gift basket. Some wholesale cata...

  • Gift Basket Drop Shippers - A Good Business Option?

    Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 21:28 in drop shipping

    Annette asks: “I’m considering starting a gift basket business by working solely with drop shippers. What do you think about that?” Gift basket drop shippers are a viable option for: Aspiring business owners who’d rather sell ...

  • Making Gift Baskets for Warehouse Clubs

    Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 21:06 in warehouse clubs

    Susanna asks: “How do companies get to make gift baskets for places like Costco and Sam’s Club? Is that kind of opportunity open to me?” I don’t know the exact method companies use to get wholesale club accounts, but I do know...

  • Are the Holidays a Good Time to Open for Business?

    Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 06:17 in startup help

    Ruby asks: “I’m thinking of starting a gift basket business next year, but I want to make money now so that I have some extra cash to officially start making baskets. So are the holidays a good time to jump into this business?” Wall...

  • How to Collect on Non-Paying Accounts

    Posted on Sunday December 7th, 2008 at 10:47 in getting paid

    Lydia asks: “What’s the best way to collect on an account that isn’t paying? I made the mistake of trusting a new client, and now it’s costing me money. It’s just a $50 basket, but it’s my money. How do I make her ...

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