Planning my first Outdoor Market!

Riding the happy wave from my first Market success, it was now time to plan my first outdoor Market. Easy right? Just repeat the process, right? Absolutely not!

The only thing common to an Outdoor Market and an Indoor Market, is the fact that it is a Market. So, time to break out my handy sketch pad and get ready for the outdoor mock set up. And, as before, "go big or go home" was my motto.

I think one of the things many people don't think about when first starting a business is - you have to invest in the business from day one. It is necessary to invest in your set up, and you must invest in such a way that your set up lasts throughout the entire season, if not several seasons. After researching, couponing, bargain shopping and many deliveries by UPS, I had assembled all I needed for my first Outdoor Market. On to the mock set up.....

The Just Off Pine outdoor set up