How do you go about starting a t-shirt making company? -

I have my own designs but need artists to perfect my thoughts and i need to know how exactly to start; Whats the best printing companys to go with quality and price? How much is reasonable ? Just an overall push in the right direction.

Artists... Art school of course. Check local art schools or design schools and such. Put up an ad, that says need art student to help me perfect some T-shirt designs. You will need to sign NDA, but you can use design later in your portfolio with shared credit. Pay will be little. If interested, call XXX-XXXX Then maybe offer $25 per hour of time spent, plus a couple free T-shirts. Make sure you have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for them to sign if they do come. Shirt-maker/printer company is a different problem. If you just want proof of concept you can buy those T-shirt-maker iron-on sheets and print them yourself as a one or two-off. Else, I d actually go to places that sell a lot of these printed T-shirts and see where THEY get them from. And finally... I assume you actually *have* a market for these shirts? And you really have copyright, trademark, and such issues squared? Did a lawyer (or at least a paralegal) go over any contracts or forms that you have, unless it s standard boilerplate stuff? You really *should* buy one of those how to start your own business books by Nolo Press and make sure all the issues, requirements, and such are done. Would have for you to be busted later if you *did* forget something.

Lots of artists of all kinds have gone to naught because they depended upon others to cover the gap between a nebulous but good idea, and real world manifestation of a usable/saleable product. Study up on all the mechanical details of silkscreen printing, for starters. Then try some yourself! It s not difficult for people with any trainable fingers at all.

When you are ready to get the shirts printed Check out 10ShirtsFor99.com They do FULL COLOR printing on the front, back, sides and sleeves with NO SCREEN CHARGE. They have lots of options and upgrades. Including an option for 1 shirt. There is even an option to get the 1 shirt free. http://www.10ShirtsFor99.com They also do single shirt drop-shipping at http://www.PrintOnDemandShirts.com

A good event planning book? -

Hi guysI am hoping there are some UK based event/party/wedding planners out there who can help me.....At some point in the near future I am hoping to start up and event/party planning business with a good friend of mine. However all though I have alot of experience planning different events from birthday parties to a wedding fayre I do not have an official qualification so would like to buy a couple of good books to read up on the theory side of the business but when I have put event planning into a book search on Amazon it has bought up over 1000 results and I don t want to waste my money on something which is no good to me so wondered if anyone had any advice or recommendations please.....One of the most promising looking books I have seen so far is The Event Managers Bible by D G Conway, published in April this year - does anyone know if this is any good as it has no reviews on Amazon?Thanks everyoneLaura :-)

Hi Laura, why not check out PriceMinister for books too as they re secondhand and therefore cheaper....making it easier to take a risk and buy a book that doesn t have any reviews!

I buy and sell my used books on http://www.priceminister.co.uk/books you can normally find the books you are looking for and they are quite cheap too. It s best to look through the books to find the ones in the best condition.

Well for that you should seehttp://biznuss.net/index.htmlORanswers.yahoo.com

If YRC goes Bankrupt will USF go out of buisness too? -

will all 3 yellow roadway and usf go out of buisness?

Yes if they are owned by the same company, which I m pretty sure they are, they will all go bankrupt. Remember Chapter 11 bankruptcy doesn t mean they are out of business, just that they must restructure. Regardless of what happens, it is already obvious that bondholders are about to trade debt for equity, which will happen regardless.The problem I see, is YRC has a huge network which is losing revenue and volume at a much faster pace than the rest of the industry. Most of the non union carriers are still profitable, and have lost much less revenue. YRC is losing so much volume so fast, it is going to be very difficult for them to right size the company to a profitable level. Especially with the long term union contracts I m sure they have. At the current level of revenue, they would probably have to get rid of 30%-40% of the company to be profitable. As they continue to get negative exposure and lose market share, it is going to be tough to get that back. Even in good times freight companies make very slim profit margins. YRC has got some serious problems in the near future.

Whats the name of the document where the bank helps someone to monitor the accuracy of the cash flow forecast? -

they get this document every month

A bank statement.

Costumer cancel contract after 2 months, 10 points for best answer!!!!!? -

My Mom and Dad own a small plumbing company ,they have a costumer that approved and signed work that needs to be done for a restaurant,he gave a deposit that way my dad can purchase material after everything was agreed (he changed his mind many times of what he wants) 2months later he decided he didn t want any work to be done and he wants his money back (the deposit to be returned) which is ok we told him we have to deduct about 5% because my dad already purchased material and he took time to travel to his location several times,The customer is now harassing over the phone and he wrote harassing letters we explain him we will take care of it ,but he wants the full amount back after he back up from a contract what can my mom and dad do?

All you have to do is what the contract says in terms of cancellation of contract. If the contract does not have any terms on how to handle a cancelled contract, you have to give all the money back. Next time, create a more detailed contract.

A costumer is one who makes costumes. A CUSTOMER is what you mean here. If he signed a contract tell him to get bent as far as refunds go.

Can a self-taught freelance designer still make good money? -

Once upon a time, I tried going to college to study design. It was horrible. I d learned more in my years of computer design to know that basic HTML for my entire first semester was not worth the cost of courses.So here I am. A designer with a normal job, looking to enter the field of freelance more seriously. Though it won t be my sole bread-winning job, it will be my passion. I m not concerned with making millions off designing. I just want to a comfortable amount from it as a side job.With no fancy paper saying I m University-bred and my own talent being my meal ticket to succeed, will I be able to do what I m wanting to do?

The freelancer one is good advice. It s legit. Others are rentacoder.com and elance.comYou will need an online portfolio of your work. When it come to creative skills like web designing it s more important that your site looks good and functions well and a degree won t help that.Advertise on craigslist. The sites will have to be cheep at first, but you can use them for your portfolio later. (Then you gradually charge more.) Craigslist allows HTML, so you can really show off your skills.

Yes, you can. But it will take hard work and you might have to design websites for free so that word of mouth gets around.

Go here http://www.getafreelancer.com you offer bids on work people need done online...

Where is the best place to get items to sell on Ebay? -

Such as wholesalers or anything else you can provide.

You can find some excellent deals on Craigslist.org. Search the various product sections and also check the freebie section. Determine what the items are selling for on Ebay, and then make your offers at 30-50% below that to compensate for Ebay and PayPal fees.Another resource is Freecycle.org. Everything in the Freecycle.org network is free, but I will say it is frowned upon to get items from Freecycle.org and then sell them. If you do this, I would make sure you don t make it known what your intentions are.You can also frequent garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, etc.If you re looking for wholesalers:www.alibaba.com