Book excerpt: You must have heard people say that if there are two businesses that never fail, then they are certainly food business and boutique business. This is perhaps the reason why you see boutiques open and close down every other day. This may make you wonder if the business is so sure-shot and easy, why do these boutiques close down just as quickly as they spring up? Well, the answer to this question is simple. People do not give enough thought to the basics of doing business when they set up their boutiques and end up failing at it. Like any business, the boutique business also requires careful planning and diligent execution. You need to figure out the expenses and plan the location and systems you install in the boutique carefully enough to ensure that you are always in line with your business objectives. If all this is sounding overwhelming to you, read this book and you will realize how being methodical can just transform your easy-going, casual business into a professional, profit-making venture.