As a child did you ever dream of getting a letter from your favorite holiday character? Ever dream of getting a personalized letter from Santa, congratulating you on being a good child all through the year and promising a special gift for Christmas? For sure all of us have gone through it, be it Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy or even the Great Pumpkin! Any child would be fascinated and excited to receive a letter from their favorite character. Now with the character letter business, you can fulfill a child's dream and expand his/her imagination!

Character letter business is a personalized venture where you would be writing letters to children (or maybe even to a few adults) on behalf of their favorite character. The letter writing doesn't have to be restricted to a given holiday season, you can continue it all year around. Children love getting a letter or a postcard in the mail, just imagine the amount of joy it would bring when they receive a personalized letter from their favorite character for the holiday season, for their birthday or for whatever the occasion maybe. The letters are keepsake treasures for them.

All you need to start off in this business is some creativity and a big dose of imagination. If you are a child at heart, love children and love the holiday seasons and the magical wonder it brings, this business is for you. You would need to market your services to the parents, grand-parents, aunts, uncles or anyone who has a special child in their life. When you receive the information and fun facts about the child, you can incorporate it to the letter. For example their favorite color, favorite snack, the pets name, favorite game, etc. To formulate more excitement, you can even add fun trinkets to your letters. Maybe some easy holiday recipes, fun craft projects or even holiday stories.

The character letter business is fun and exciting! You are getting paid for doing something that you love. There are many advantages in this venture. You would be working from the comfort of your own home, which provides you with more time to spend with your family. It provides you with more flexibility. In addition you can have the satisfaction of your achievements and owning your own business.

Before starting off you should decide which characters you would bring into play for your venture. Would you be only using holiday characters like Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, and The Nice Witch? Would you be using year round characters such as The Tooth Fairy, or a special Friendship character? Or would you rather create your own characters? The choice is up to you. Depending on the time and energy you can commit to the business, decide the number of characters that you would use. It is always better to start off with a few characters and add new ones as your business gets more established.

The basic equipment required for this business is a reliable computer and a printer. Depending on the characters that you have selected for your business, you can select the stationary that would be required. And then select the best trinkets that you can include with these character letters.

Even though you are starting off with a small home business, it is very important to have a business plan. A business plan should be considered as a map for your business. As your business grows and expands you can refer to it to manage your growth and change. Deciding on a name and licensing your business is the next step. Once everything is sorted out, you should market your business. Having a solid marketing strategy is the key to a flourishing business. With your best effort and lots of imagination, you can make your business successful.