Beginner needing advice!

Hi there, I’m based in ON, Canada. I’m a geologist in training. Looking for advice on how to start a small business selling notebooks. I’ve started product page designing to customize better suited templates and worksheets to my professions’ needs. My plan so far is to develop 5 notebook layouts with custom worksheet setups for specific niches.

My mom works for herself as an accountant and bookkeeper so she will be very helpful with registering the business and financial decisions. She is co-owner of an overstock book selling company, they do wholesale and have a few stores. How can I leverage her connection here as the product is related?

Once I finish digital product design, I’ll need to start sourcing samples at some point. Any advice on finding manufacturers and going through the custom sample product process? Then comes to selling and marketing the product, I think I can handle the marketing. I have a plan for where to start and then if successful how to expand the product line from not just B2C but then B2B. However, selling and stocking the product now becomes the tricky part. Online sales with a distributor seems easiest but I’m unaware of options other than that or getting a small warehouse spot and running the shipping myself. Please any advice would be helpful on how to start understanding what this process actually entails.

Does this seem like a viable plan and idea? I whole heartedly believe this product line could be successful with the right care and time/financial investment, but obviously I’m biased. I have the time to do a lot of the groundwork during the coming months as work gets slower.

Any advice helps thanks!!