A successful yard sale is a one day small business

Question: When is a successful yard sale not a yard sale?

Answer: When it's a one day small business.

I wrote something similar to this yard sale article a few years ago. Clients would come into the ministry center asking for help with a bill or gas money. A few dollars made a big difference for some but others needed to develop skills. That's when we decided to create a flier on how to have a successful yard sale. 

Not everyone took us up on it. Those who did looked at successful yard sales in a new way. Clients who didn't have much to sell were helped when we gave a bag or two of excess clothing or other items. The rule was that they had to 'give back' to our organization later in some way and always did.

A successful yard sale is a weekend small business. This article may help you understand why that is. Feel free to share the link to this series with anyone who may be interested. Comments are always welcome. Please post them below.

Start-up money

This is the money you need to get started. Posterboard, magic markers, tables, scissors, pens and tape have to come from somewhere. Take an inventory of what you already have and compare it with what you may need. Anything that you spend will cut into your yard sale profits. Decide how much to spend and where to get the best deal. (Next...)