Hi
I am in the process of starting up a seasonal business selling handmade and vintage Christmas items online. I am planning to use this Christmas as a small test run to make sure the idea is a viable business as I would like at some point to leave my current job and be at home with my DS while bringing in an income at the same time. I realise that I wont make the same money I do now but I would like to think I could still make a contribution to mine and DHs household income while being at home with DS.
I know an accountant who is willing to double check I am keeping my records correctly and will help me with any of the necessary paperwork relating to tax. I dont feel it would be worthwhile setting up a limited company. I am also looking into making sure I have the correct insurance and how much this would be annually.
I am planning on only selling about 10 different items at the beginning to judge interest and have worked out costings but I am not sure if I should use my own website or just Etsy for the time being. Also I am not great with computer based design and although I know what logo I want I am not sure how to get this into a format I can use both online and on my packaging.
Can someone please advise who I should contact about my logo I typed logo design into google and prices varied from 15 to over 100. I want something decent and I am willing to pay someone properly for their time but I do not want to be overpaying.
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