I started a small, at home candle business this November. Right now, I am selling almost all the candles directly to friends and associates but also have a couple of beauty salons in town that are carrying my candles. I hope to expand this to about five or six salons that will carry my products. As you can tell, this is a small operation which suits me fine in retirement. I've read a few posts on insurance but would like to get some good suggestions from the veterans out there on what I should do about it given the type of operation I am running. I make my candles in my basement using two Presto pots. I put warning labels on the candles and provide a "candles do's and don'ts document. For a small operation like I have, do I really have to be worried about it at this time? I should also point out that I have not yet registered my business. I intend to do this if it takes off a bit more, but with current gross sales estimated at $2,000 or so a year, I am thinking that I am too small to bother with it. If I expand more and if I decide to try marketing the candles through a web site I will definitely do this. Right now, my goal is to make some nice candles that people enjoy burning and giving as gifts and making enough money to support my golf habit! Any advice would be welcome. Thanks.