Has anyone started a non tech related business before?
zefhous: I'm part of a company that my brother started. We oversee the production of fair trade products in Zambia and sell them (mostly) in the US. Right now we have an organic beeswax lip balm, and also soap. Other products are in the works as well.http://zambeezi.com/
http://zambiansoap.com/We're doing pretty well, have a couple employees that we pay — one hourly and one on salary/commission. We aren't yet making enough that the owners are getting paid, but that may soon change.I am also writing two web apps that we use for managing customers, ordering, invoicing, etc... I'm planning on releasing them as SaaS for other small businesses, but have not yet done that.