In the year 2013 I made a hundred thousand dollars selling $10 - $25 bags of tea; my 1st year as a Tea Entrepreneur. By my 5th year Zen's Tea House hit over a million dollars in sales and over 90% of those sales were direct to consumer with prices ranging from $12 - $35 bags of tea.
Zen's Tea House, a 12 year old million dollar tea company was not an accident and it was not luck. There was No special endorsement from celebrities or influencers, and No social media content went viral. There was No investor, No family or insider hook up. With only $5,000 the Zen's Tea House company was built.
On this page the best practices and secrets are provided to help you start your tea business with little money to no money. Watch the video below to learn more.
Starting a tea business with little to no money is not easy and if you are cheap, thinking I want to invest the least amount of money and make a bunch of money, then guess what? You are going to either put in countless hours to make your first $1,000 (thousand dollars )and if you are lucky enough to not burn yourself out, it will take several years before you hit $100,000 (hundred thousand dollars).
Building a Business costs Time, Money, Energy and it will take a lot out of you. Begin with setting aside how much time you have to dedicate to your New Business. Ask yourself how much time do you have allotted to work on this business? What's your sleep schedule? How long does it take you to eat? How much time does your regular 9 to 5 job take? Are you willing to endure for years the wear and tear on your time, on your body, your mind. Entrepreneurs trade a 40 hours a-week-job for an 80 hours a-week-job. You got to count the cost, not just in money. Money is easy to count. You work with me, I will send you a basic breakdown of how much is going to cost. Tell me what your budget is. I'll work with that. What I care most about is your time.
A lot of people who go into the tea industry they think it's all about how nice and pretty their tea is. Yes it has to taste good. But people buy largely because of emotion. When you sell tea it must be an emotional experience. The product or service you offer needs to be an emotional tie. No matter the type of business you create with tea you got to understand that people are emotional creatures and the product or service you offer must connect with people on an emotional level.
If you're an optimistic or idealist then being self-employed is probably not for you. Why? Because you will likely view customers in a smarter or more moralistic fashion than they actually are. Sorry if that sounds mean but people are mean and they (maybe even you) will go out of their way to get what they want for free than to pay for something right in front of them. And if that is the case then why would a person like that want to buy?
To survive in business one must be a critical, cynical, realist and understand the good, bad and ugly side of people. Why? Because the chances are most businesses don't work out and it is almost always rooted to people. No matter how much time you spend, all your time and energy may not be enough to keep your business afloat; at least not long enough to gather enough paying customers. The greatest business education you will get is your interaction with customers. When you get in front of customers and you start making transactions that is where you learn.
The number one thing that I start with my entrepreneurs that I work with is you got to make a profit. And this can't be done without customers.
It's one of the seven habits of highly effective people and it will keep you and your business going, especially when you feel like giving up. Business is difficult but not impossible. You are going to make mistakes and for Tea Entrepreneurs, there is a list of the most common mistakes made when starting their tea business.
In the video below, Zen's Tea House CEO explains the 3 most common challenges are presented:
If you want more information on how Zen's Tea House can help you, email [email protected]
For a FREE PDF download to help you with your business check out Zen's Tea Entrepreneur Business Guide. The FREE PDF is a basic explanation. The more advanced information is worth its weight in Gold.
