You love candles and want to start your own candle business. Where do you start? First, you need to decide if you are going to invest the money and make your own candles or if you want to join a direct sales candle business. The candle industry has retail sales of approximately #2.3 billion dollars a year. This does not include candle accessories. Candles are used in seven out of ten American households.

If you are looking for resources to start your own candle business, try these:

National Candle Association - This is a resource about candles in general. It is a trade organization that represents major candle manufacturers and their suppliers.

Gourmet Candle Business.com - This site has a ton of useful information on how to start your own home candle business. They have products that you can buy to start your candle business.

Instructions for Making Candles - Instructions for making many different candles.

Make Money with Your Hobby - Another great article about starting a candle business and the costs involved.

If you would rather join a direct sales company, you have many to choose from. Each company will be featured in our home business section over the coming months.

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