How To Start A Christian Store
If you are looking for an extension of your Christian ministry in the field of business, then starting your Christian store may be an option for you.
You can help your fellow Christians strengthen their faith and help spread the gospel through religious books, music, videos, and other novelty items.
Guide to Starting Your Christian Store
Like any regular business, everything starts with a business plan. Outline your goals, your vision for your store, and your strategies for executing them.
Decide whether you will put up a physical store or an online business. This will depend upon your startup capital. Note that a physical store requires a more significant investment because of bigger overhead costs than an internet-based store.
“Brick and mortar” Christian store
A significant factor for the success of your “brick and mortar” Christian store is location. When looking for the perfect spot, consider which site will give you the best exposure to your targeted customers.
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Secure necessary business permits and licenses to operate in your area. If your startup capital is insufficient for a store, look for sufficient financing with reasonable interest rates.
You will need an accounting software program to help you track pertinent information such as sales, taxes, and inventory. A good software program will save you lots of time handling the volume of figures and data you need to process. Choose wisely.
Learn more about the retail business and marketing strategies before you open your store. You can use your network in the church and affiliation with other religious organizations to promote your store.
Research wholesale stores that carry the items you want to sell in your store. You can also check out clearance items from other online Christian store distributors to avail of discounted prices when you buy bulk orders.
It is also essential to ask your potential suppliers how fast they can fulfill your orders so you can schedule your purchases and replenish your inventory. Major Christian publishing companies such as Zondervan and Concordia Publishing usually deliver your shipment in two to four weeks.
Keep your inventory and promotions current all the time. You can provide various selections for young and adult customers, like Bibles, Christian books, music, videos, novelty, and fashion items like shirts and hats. You can place a listening booth so customers can sample music before purchasing.
As a Christian store, your store must operate with integrity and honesty. When hiring staff, ensure you screen potential employees thoroughly, not just on their professional qualifications but also their character.
Online Christian store
You might consider starting a pre-made bookstore, wherein a third party will provide your entire inventory. Your responsibility is to maintain your website. You can find a list of sites in your search engine when you enter “start a Christian bookstore.”
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Composition of Trainees target: Men – 50% ; Women – 50% PIONEER LAUNCH REGION: Northern Uganda PIONEER LAUNCH DISTRICT: Apac District PIONEERLAUNCH COUNTY: Maruzi County PIONEER LAUNCH SUBCOUNTY: Ibuje(Ibuze) TOTAL PARISHES COMPRIZING A SUBCOUNTY IN UGANDA(AVERAGE): 25 Parishes VILLAGES TOTAL COMPRIZING ONE PARIS IN UGANDA: 15 Villages CELLS /WARDS/ZONES TOTAL COMPRIZING ONE VILLAGE IN UGANDA: 5 Wards/Cells/zones Total Cells in Ibuje Subcounty : 1,800 Cells/Wards. TRAINEES BENEFICIARIES TARGET: 150 Trainees selected by Leaders and Stakeholders and Villages and Celle authorities and Community Groups and associations themselves to be accepted for representing them into the training programme. FINANCIAL ASPECTS: The Costs of delivering CEVTTEN to One Subcounty is $US 9,500 (United States Dollars Nine Thousand Five Hundred only). Policy Guidelines: Beneficiaries who are Six(6) in numbers –women and men in equal proportion selected and nominated by their localities for the CEVTTEN training from each of 15 villages that comprise 25 Parishes forming Ibuje subcounty, in Maruzi county, Apac District, northern Uganda. · Upon successfully completing CEVTTEN training in Ibuje Subcounty, the programme will be conducted into the other Subcounties which comprise Maruzi County in Apac District, namely: - Akokoro Subcounty ( training cost: $US 9,500) - Apac Subcounty ( Training costs: $US 9,500) - Chegere Subcounty (training costs: $US 9,500) - -Chawente Subcounty ( training cost: $US 9,500) - Then winding/wrapping up the CEVTTEN phase one programme in Maruzi County- whereby each Subcounty package shall have cost $US 9,500, times (United States Dollars Forty Seven thousand Five Hundred only). - The above cost ( $US 47,500) is the Financial Requirement Package to enable effective delivering CEVTTEN programme in Apac District alone. - there are 137 Districts in Uganda as in 2013, this will mean multiply the CEVTTEN programme cost per District with 137 - Thus= $US 47,500 per district x 137 districts throughout Uganda = $US 6,497,500(United States Dollars Six Million,Four ninety Seven thousand Five Hundred only) Outputs of CEVTTEN PROGRAMMES:- - Training Outputs then would be multiply 750 trainees per District TIMES (x) 137 Districts equals = 102,750(One Hundred and Two Thousand, Seven fifty) Ugandans shall have been trained throughout the country with direct connections and links and cooperation with the Five Topmost District Government Offices and Directorates, namely Offices of: - - 1- Education & SportsMinistry - 2- Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry - 3- Trade & Industry Ministry - 4- Health Ministry - Besides - 5- Public Services Ministry. 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The uniqueness of CEVTTEN is that it delivers trainings to underprivileged youth to learn Tailoring/Dressmaking, Metal Works and Metal Fabrications, Carpentry & Joinery, Photography(including Videography), Knitting & Weaving,Needlework, Catering /Bakery/Confectionery, Handicrafts making, Computer knowledge & Basic ICTs, Brickworks & Concrete Practice,Plumbing & Sanitation Technologies and Fittings/maintainance, Motor Vehicle Mechanics and Driving, Bicycle Repairs and maintainance, Boat making, Motor Vehicles Repairs, Building and construction, Improved Farming and Organic Farming, Printing & Decoration works(including commercial signs-making), Food Processing, Candle making, Beautycare and Hairdressing, among others, while Training Programmes are Designed in Modules & Models packs to be delivered as well as completed in 90 Days(3 months) in a given location. BUDGET STRUCTURE: The expenditure Figure indicated per Subcounty includes:- · Logistics · Instructors Facilitation · Training Materials Purchase some 10 % Budget will be for Manpower facilitation costs. Name: PROFESSOR OKULLU-AYOR First name: VINCENT E-mail address: okulluayor@gmail.com
- My name is NGOLLE Silas, a Cameroonian living in the city of Douala. As a christian and somebody who wish to serve God I need to know how I can get this vision accomplished. A Christian Relaxation Centre with the facilities of a bookmart, grocery, snack/restaurant and a guest house in the future. If you can help me with the budgeting, I will be very please. Kind regards, NGOLLE Silas, ngllsilas@yahoo.co.uk, +237 674 88 48 58
- Hi, my name is Jackie have anyone started a Christian bookstore? And if so can you tell me how it's going? The reason being I want to start one soon here in Michigan.
- Godwin. by name. service am called for, I want to serve my generation with Christian books. work in an organization that has the same passion and vision. please help me locate such people. 08104022030
- I want to start up a Christian Book store alongside ministry in Guwahati, Assam, India.
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