Wed 27 Sep 2006
You know, so much happens everyday that I mean to write here. I even pause and say, “That would go great in my Blog” but I never get to it, heh. Since my business is so small and isn’t yet established I can’t get a credit card in the business name, but I need some kind of financial institution backing the business to be able to be official enough to order from certain suppliers. So today I opened a small business operating account and ordered some business cheques. I went to the branch on campus and they don’t have small business advisers, so the branch manager had to set up the account. She didn’t really know how to do it, so I had to help her navigate the internal bank system, lol. Pretty cool :P Anyway, an hour later it was all worked out and I will have cheques with my company name on them :D
Today I also picked up some binders and dividers and set up all my business documents, purchasing info, and tax requirements in a nice and organized fashion. Looks great!
The website is also coming along nicely - products are finally starting to be listed, w00t! I’m hoping to launch it soon, then when I have all my wholesale accounts open I will decide how much to invest in each manufacturer.
Fun fun!
On Wednesday, Aug 30, 2006 I got a letter from the BC Ministry of Finance that my first name choice for my sole proprietorship was available (Canadian Craft Supply Depot). On Thursday I bought two domain names, 
The last step is to register on a municipal level with Vancouver City Hall to get a business license, then I can fax my license to my suppliers and they will ship me the wholesale catalogs and I can order stuff! WOOO! So what does it take to get a business?
