FAQ’s

1. How much does it cost to get a Tea Biz in a Box Kit and what do I get?
2. Why should I start a business?
3. How do I market the products?
4. Who do I purchase more inventory and marketing materials from?
5. How much money can I make?
6. How can I profit from consumers’ concerns about health?
7. Why are your teas better?
8. How can I profit from the gift industry?
9. What is my risk?

1. How much does it cost to get a Tea Biz in a Box Kit and what do I get?
It costs $195 plus s/h to get your Tea Biz In A Box kit. Included with your $195 investment is the following:

• 26 gourmet teas beautifully packaged products with a suggested retail of $275.35
• 50 Tea...the beverage of choice brochures with a retail value of $20.50
• 50 Gourmet teas...beautifully packaged catalogs with a retail value of $32.50
• $25 Training Manual that will give you tea education and guidance on how to market the products.
• Lifetime savings of 20% to 50% off of the suggested retail prices of our complete tea range.
• Comprehensive price list of all the products.
• Total Retail Value: $353.35.

2. Why should I start a business?
Every seven seconds a new home-based business is established: 12,300 new startups daily. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 22.9 million Americans were working at home in 2002. This accounts for more than 17% of the workforce. According to Frank Feather, global business futurist and author of Future Consumer.Com, this number is expected to reach 40% by 2010. If you are seriously thinking about starting your own home-based business, you are riding the wave of the future.

3. How do I market the products?
Direct marketing through mail order, booths in malls, consumer shows, gift baskets, your own gift or tea shop, fairs and exhibitions, tea clubs, and corporate incentives.

4. Who do I purchase more inventory and marketing materials from?
From your nearest distributor.

5. How much money can I make?
Your profits are directly related to your marketing strategy and the volume of product you purchase. Since you can save up to 50% off retail costs, you can realize significant profits on markups of 100% or more. Providing excellent customer service will create repeat customers, translating to repeat sales and repeat profits.

6. How can I profit from consumers’ concerns about health?
According to the US Tea Council, the growth in the tea market has been fueled by consumers’ demand for a nutritious alternative to soft drinks and coffee. Tea contains one-third the caffeine of coffee or cola. Tea’s naturally occurring antioxidants and flavanoids aid in the prevention of heart disease and cancer. According to Harvard University Researchers, those who consumed one or more cups of black tea per day had more than a 40% less risk of having a heart attack compared to non-tea drinkers. So distributing tea will not only make you wealthy, it will positively impact your customers through better health and increased vitality.

Growth in tea sales is being fueled by consumers increasing demand for comfort foods, stress relievers and a desire for healthier beverages according to Shirley Roberts, keynote president of Market-Driven Solutions, a consumer strategy and research consulting firm. Specialty tea sales account for 22% and herbal teas represent 18% of the overall hot tea sales.

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7. Why are your teas better?
Most supermarket teas are made from the lowest grades known as "dust" or "fannings" (the smallest tea particles). These inferior blends are created from mass quantities of low grade teas bought from tea estates from many different tea-growing regions. These blends provide a consistent but mediocre flavor. Conversely, we specialize in Leaf Grade teas from India, the world’s largest producer and exporter of tea. We import only superior teas, specializing in Darjeeling, the "Champagne of Teas." Ten years ago, no one would have dreamed that consumers would pay $4.00 for a cup of specialty coffee.

The US Tea Council tells us there is now a similar upsurge towards specialty teas. You can profit from this trend by supplying growing market demand for specialty teas.

8. How can I profit from the gift industry?
Each of our unique containers are pre-packaged with the "champagne of teas." These gourmet teas, packaged in handcrafted art, will be a popular gift choice.

The gift market is a billion dollar industry. In 2000, home decorative accessories grew by 11% to capture the lion's share - 30% - of a $55.2 billion industry that had seen industry-wide sales grow by 5% from the prior year and is expected to continue strong anniversary presents - totalled $13.9 billion or 25% of the total market in 2000 and 9% growth, which should benefit from a renewed interest in family.

9. What is my risk?
You are risking nothing because you are receiving 26 gourmet teas beautifully packaged products that have a suggested retail of $275.35. And since your cost for Tea Biz In A Box is only $195 plus s/h, you are getting these products at a substantial savings. In addition, by investing in this program you are receiving 100 professionally created marketing materials, a training manual, and lifetime discounts of 20 to 50% on your future retail tea purchases.