You have a good business idea. The hospital provides a rich market for your planned products of baby items and gifts. Parents of newborn babies, well-wishers and visitors, and relatives of sick children wanting a practical gift to give would find your kiosk "heaven sent."

However, hospitals are not a natural commercial venue. Your best course of action is to go and see the Hospital Administration and inquire if they would allow you to open your kiosk in their premises. Some hospitals may totally ban any commercial space on their properties, but some have gift and florist shops within the compound. If the hospital you are interested in already has some commercial store within the vicinity, then you stand a strong chance of getting a deal with them.

Non-profit organizations are not allowed to conduct business for profit. Hence, they may not be allowed to earn from renting their spaces. However, non-profits are allowed to accept donations. One idea is to propose to them a share of your profits as a "donation" should they allow you to operate a kiosk. This will "sweeten the deal" for them -- they get additional revenue source from your store.

It is important that you reach the right person to contact. Of course, non-profit organizations have many people involved so it may take you some effort to get to the right person to talk to and present your plan. But it is crucial to reach the decision maker (who is the person likely to approve these kinds of decisions?). Many proposed partnerships and alliances die because the proponent failed to reach the right person. This is the first part of your work, together with presenting a very convincing plan why they should allow you to operate a store in the hospital

Good Luck !

About the PowerHomeBiz.com Guide: 

Nach Maravilla is the Publisher of Power Homebiz Guides. He has over thirty years experience in sales and marketing of various products, which covered as he jokingly describes, "from toothpicks to airplanes"  He also had extensive experience in International trading and he always excelled in special promotional ideas for  retail outlets. 

The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, not of PowerHomeBiz.com. Users should not treat the Guide's response as legal, accounting, or professional advice as all answers are intended to be general in nature. Such advice can only be properly given by qualified professionals who are fully aware of a user's specific geographical areas or circumstances, such as an attorney or accountant.