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Start a Baby Sign Language Business
There is a
common misconception through
the baby world that babies
are unable to understand
language. However, this is
far from the truth. In fact,
while babies have not
mastered the verbal
language, they have in fact
learned the universal
language of body language.
As a result, one of the
newest and hottest trends in
small business is creating a
baby sign language business.
The Concept
This type of business has
several benefits to it.
First, most parents do not
know how to sign, and to
speak to their baby they
need to learn. As well,
babies are constantly being
born, so as long as there is
a market for parents wanting
to speak to their children,
through sign language, there
will be a market for your
business.
Studies have found that
babies as young as six
months can begin to tell
their parents that they want
something to drink, or that
they need to be changed,
simply through sign
language.
Babies understand speech at
six months of age, and all
you are doing with sign
language is helping bridge
the gap so that the baby can
communicate with their
parent. Babies have an
astonishing ability to
accumulate new knowledge as
their brain grows
exponentially, so why not
help parents speak to their
children before they ever
learn to verbally speak?
Startup Costs
The beautiful part about
staring a baby sign language
business is that you can
actually save hugely on
costs. If you already know
sign language, you are 90
percent of the way there.
Otherwise, you will have to
take a course on sign
language, and depending
where you are, it could run
a few hundred dollars. The
only other cost you need to
worry about when you startup
a baby sign language
business, is advertising.
If you live in a small urban
center, the ads in the paper
may run a few hundred to a
few thousand dollars. Other
than that, advertising
through posters and word of
mouth is a very cheap way to
get your company's name out.
How to Market It
With a baby sign language
business, the marketing is
nearly done for you. When
you tell parents they can
speak to their child at only
six months of age, using
sign language, most are
going to jump at the chance.
Therefore, it is important
that when you decide to
start a baby sign language
business that you market the
fact parents can speak to
their children. Posters and
ads that state "Got a New
Born? Call..." are great ways
to market your business. It
is such an innovative market
that the sheer fact you are
teaching parents to sign to
their babies, is enough to
market the business itself.
Try and visit places where
moms and their babies will
be, including parks,
supermarkets and churches.
Put some posters up at
Lamaze classes as well, so
you can have the next crop
of baby signers already
signed up to teach. You can
also hold group classes on
how to sign to your baby.
This will keep your costs
down, while using the size
of the group to bring in
large revenue, and create a
great deal of word of mouth.
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