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Starting a shop: how to start up a bookshop
For many people starting a bookshop is a long held business dream and here shopsforsale.co.uk there are premises that will be suitable dotted around the country. As with any shop based business, the location will be key for its success and profitability. This means that it will inevitably need lots of passing footfall of people…
Shops for sale: starting a beauty spa or salon
One of the most lucrative businesses to start in a retail outlet is that for a beauty salon or spa and here at shopsforsale.co.uk we have various premises that may well be suitable. Despite many industries suffering in the recession, one of those that was relatively unscathed was that for the beauty salons in the…
Buying a shop: starting a delicatessen
Here at shopsforsale.co.uk we offer a wide range of retail outlets either as going concerns or with the opportunity of starting a new business. One particular outlet which could cash in on the popularity of speciality foods is a delicatessen. In recent years the British taste for food has become increasingly varied, underpinned by an…
Buying a shop: Starting a pound shop
Here at shopsforsale.co.uk we offer a range of retail businesses that will provide an excellent business opportunity for ambitious people and we offer tips on how to start a shop. Among the new breed of shops that have thrived on Britain’s High Streets are the pound shops and discount stores. It will not have passed…
Buying a shop: Starting a sandwich shop
Here at shopsforsale.co.uk there’s a wide range of retail businesses for sale which will offer an excellent livelihood and a rewarding career. For many people, starting their own business means running a shop and among the most popular of those opportunities is to start a sandwich shop. There’s no doubt that having a sandwich shop…
Buying a shop: Newsagents
Here at shopsforsale.co.uk we have been looking at the variety of business opportunities available when buying a shop and few can compare with the opportunity of a buying a newsagents. Alongside Post Offices, the purchase of a newsagents is extremely popular because they have a variety of revenue streams. Newsagents don’t just sell newspapers, they…
Buying a shop – start with a ‘pop up’
Buying a shop can be a time-consuming and expensive process but things can be made easier, and essential experience can be gained by opening a pop-up shop. Here at shopsforsale.co.uk there are lots of potential retail outlets that will make for excellent businesses but for many people they will also entail making a big step…
How to buy a shop – Part 2
Previously on the shopsforsale.co.uk guide to starting up a shop, we discussed what premises to look for and offered tips for success. Part two of our guide will cover the issue of pricing to make a profit and the legal requirements for start a shop. The aim of starting a shop is to earn a…
How to buy a shop – Part 1
Buying a shop can be a long and complicated business but the end result is the opportunity of creating a marvellous business for you and your family. Here at shopsforsale.co.uk we have a variety of outlets for leasing or buying and this is the first part to our guide on how to buy or start…
Shops for business – tips for success
Many people would like to realise their dream of starting a business in a shop but they are not always so sure about what they should do to make that dream a successful venture. Here at shopsforsale.co.uk we appreciate that there are people with ideas for pop-up shops, these are shops that operate for a…
