Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- License
- Permits
- Guidelines
Step1
Decide if you want to do it alone or join a street vendor organization. These organizations can help you with licenses and renewals, ID Badges, taxes, locations, tickets and criminal actions.
Step2
Get licensed before you start to sell or buy equipment. Everyone needs to apply at their town's municipal office. If you sell at flea markets, holiday markets and street fairs, you only need a temporary license.
Step3
Escape the need for a vendor license if you can be classified as an artist. Artists sell their artwork on certain streets. Enforcement of this law is difficult for authorities. The sale of jewelry, crafts, prints and photos are not considered artwork.
Step4
Write down a schedule of the events you would like to attend as a street vendor. It is important to find out the rain policy of the street fair, flea market or holiday market.
Step5
Determine the cost for reserving a vendor spot at the event�remember location is everything.
Step6
Calculate if a lottery system for vendor position at an event is worth the weekly stress. Many times events have an early morning lottery to make the transition from seasonal vendors to weekly vendors.
Step7
Read the street vendor guidelines for your event. The guidelines will tell you about waste receptacles, health regulations, signage, dog policies and insurance.
Step8
Prepare yourself to work hard. A career as a street vendor is a difficult task. The plus of your job is that you will be able to work outdoors. Self-employment is also a bonus.