Preparing for Your First Show

[gables]

A friend and I are going to do our first show at a Gun and Knife Expo in September. My impression of these shows is that my selling range should be in the $75-$150 range. I am planning to invest in the device and software to be able to take credit cards on my Iphone. What advice do you have for the following:

- Setting up tax id, LLC business, etc
- Show insurance (I see Blade requires some coverage)
- Table display, decoration
- Blade finishing, handle materia and sheaths for this price range of knife

Thanks in advance.

[Steve Nuckels]

I'm interested in information about LLC or Sole propetership too!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

[Lin Rhea]

My advise is to keep the business side of things as simple as possible, especially at first.

A table cloth is nice as is individual mats for each knife along with clear but discreet pricing. A photo album is nice and also some nice business cards.

Stand up as much as possible, eye level with folks. Dont be eating or reading a book while folks are at your table. Greet people and make eye contact.

Pricing is a difficult thing to advise.