Options vary

• Field (in-ground) production
• Grow bags
• Balled and burlapped (B & B)

Time spans

• Timeline for producing Northwest cut flowers, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs

Business planning

• Prepare a business plan
• 10 traits of entrepreneurs

Establishment costs

Business licensing

• Tax registration
• Industrial insurance
• Unemployment insurance
  

• Pot-in-pot operations are expensive to establish

Legal structure

• Sole proprietorship
• Corporation
• Limited liability partnership (L.L.C.)
• General partnership

Sources of assistance

• Business Information Center
• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC's)