A full- or part-time job as a sales clerk or in some other capacity at a nursery or garden center is a good way to learn about the responsibilities of operating such a business. Talking with owners of nurseries and garden centers is also helpful, as is reading periodicals that publish articles on self-employment, such as Entrepreneur magazine (https://www.entrepreneur.com).
Most communities have a Chamber of Commerce (https://www.uschamber.com) whose members usually will be glad to share their insights into the career of a retail business owner. The Small Business Administration (https://www.sba.gov), an agency of the U.S. government, is another possible source of information.
- Agribusiness Technicians
- Agricultural Consultants
- Agricultural Equipment Technicians
- Agricultural Pilots
- Agricultural Scientists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Physical Therapists
- Aquaculturists
- Beekeepers
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Botanists
- Chemists
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Ecologists
- Farm Crop Production Technicians
- Farm Equipment Mechanics
- Farmers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fishers
- Food Technologists
- Grain Merchants
- Groundwater Professionals
- Horticultural Inspectors
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Organic Farmers
- Range Managers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Tobacco Products Industry Workers