Your budget for your new home business is so small that you are trying to cut every cost you can. In today’s technology filled world, you’re sure you can do without business cards. Then, you mention your business to someone and that person says, “Sounds interesting. Can I have your card?” After you scrounge up a piece of your last gas station receipt and scribble your contact information on it, you watch someone who could have been a potential customer walk away with your very unprofessionally presented contact information in his pocket.

If you are hesitant to buy business cards because you arent sure if the business will succeed, consider making cards that are a bit generic and could be used in a variety of situations. For example, you can design cards that dont have a business name on them and have a very neutral background, such as several blocks of color or an image of the sky. This way, you could still use them for a different venture if the current business doesnt take off the way you were expecting it to.