The nitty gritty of starting a business in the fashion industry? -

i m 25 and my new years resolution is to set up my own fashion boutique. I am good at art and drawing and I love fashion. i do not have a fashion degree. my goal is to do volunteering work setting up a fashion show which I have already organised with a. volunteering company.first of all, I need to find a job to get the financial gain and then this is where I need to decide how much money I need and networking as well as having a reliable accountant. My dad is an accountant and my mum has her own launderette. the problem is my mum is supportive of my decision of opening up business, but she assumes I cant cope because there s so much pressure that s involved. it s not that she doesn t believe in me, she doesn t want me to struggle in business. that s one problem, how can I convince my mum to help me with my business? my dad is surely willing to help me too and he is staying positive about it. I know I need to research the market but how? how do you look into competitors? how do you see a gap in the market? how do you research your market than just researching online? a book tells me to write down how much income I will be getting each month? how do you estimate income as I need to find out the income I need each month and distinguish it with profit. the book tells me how to estimate how much income I ll be making in the first three months, how? how much money do you need anyway to set up a boutique? I know it goes down to hard work and pressure but with my passion for fashion, art and design, my mum (which I need convincing) owning her own launderette and my dad as an accountant, I know I can make it happen. how can you sample your product before its sold? how do you predict fashion trends? I will consider doing a fashion and art and design course but not later when I have everything planned.

The fashion industry, as you can well imagine, is a very competitive one. To succeed takes knowledge, patience, talent and a bit of luck. As far as the knowledge bit goes, I found some sources that will assist you further.Associations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you ll inevitably have about the clothing industry as well as many you haven t anticipated yet. http://www.iacde.com/ -- International Association of Clothing Designers Executiveshttp://www.apparelsearch.com/association�� -- Associations Directory for the Apparel Fashion IndustryThere s nothing quite like research �C the more you know about the clothing industry, the better. There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check out these articles:http://ezinearticles.com/?Key-to-Startin�� �C Key to Starting Your Own Clothing Company by Bradley Johnsonhttp://ezinearticles.com/?Your-New-Cloth�� �C Your New Clothing Company �C Apparel Sourcing by Bradley Johnsonhttp://ezinearticles.com/?Fashion-Market�� �C Fashion Marketing 101 by Amie PronowskiAlso, here are some book titles that may interest you:* The Official Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line by Jay Arrington,* The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing by Leslie Davis Burns* Fashion for Profit (Revised Edition with Retail Chapter) by Frances Harder* The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider s Look at Starting and Running Your Own Fashion Business by Mary GehlharHope that helps! I wish you much success happiness in all your ventures!

You re so welcome! If I can answer any other questions, please let me know. Best of luck to you! Report Abuse

im doing the same thing but im 1 with 2 friends trying to raise money. it shouldn t be that hard just raise money start in a garage or something and climb up the ladder like we hope 2 do!

To be honest you are asking far too many questions here and have probably put people of attempting to answerMaybe ask your parents all of this, because if they are already in business they will give you starting pointsYou don t say where you live,so that also prevents a constructive answerAnyone starting out in business has really to do their own homework by looking at where there are fashion boutiques already , and how are they successful, is it their designs, their individuality, their prices, their location,their customer service ?Then prepare a robust Business Plan with everything taken into accountSeriously only you can do this, not us

Whats the Process of how to sell on www.Zazzle.com? -

Ok so I want to know the full process of how to sell on zazzle.com. Step bye step and any money involved? Thx.

Let them explain it to you:http://www.zazzle.com/mk/welcome/first/s��

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I sold a game on Ebay but the buyer hasnt paid me yet what should i do? how much time do i have to give him? -

thanks

Try emailing your buyer and see what the problem is. If after 7 days you get no response, then you may report this to EBAY directly, and they will make a formal inquiry which may result in the buyer losing his purchasing privileges.

I ve been selling on ebay since 2003. I generally give the buyer three days to pay. If not paid by then, I send a reminder. If unpaid in a week, then I contact ebay that the buyer has not paid.

If it s been a few days, use the help thingo on eBay. It lets you talk live to a person that will help you.

When did the auction end? I d give him a few days, at least.

A catchy cool business name for photo editing and designs? -

Sooooo...I m starting my own business that deals with mainly retouching photos, minor-major retouches, like taking out backgrounds, adding text/other things to images, making personalized calenders and cards for the holidays or bridal showers or other occasions. I also specialize in restoration of old photographs and adding color to black and white. I also design business cards, logos, and newsletters. I ve been experienced in the program Photoshop for 5 years and am currently in school at the Art Institute so I am learning the other programs like Illustrator (which Im getting pretty good at) but I am not experienced in making websites unless it s just a banner or buttons. I m not HTML or CSS experienced yet..but basically anything else in the field of graphic design and photography retouching I can do..and I can do it quite well. So please help me think of a SWEET business name! My name is Amanda Leigh Ragen but I really dont want to use my last name. I was thinking Mandy s designs but that sounds to original. So whatcha think???

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What do you like to see? -

I m working on building a website for my small business.What do you like to see when you look up a companies website?Any specific information or pages you prefer to see?Do you like lots of pictures?Simple or more complex?Any and all suggestions appreciated!Thanks!

when i started my company, i added things to my web site that i would look for if i was looking for a company like mine. I own a personal care home, so I added a sample menu, what is included in the care i give, meals, snacks, laundry, including ironing but dry cleaning not available, the hours someone is actually awake on site, general pricing, etc. I wanted to give the prospective client all the information I could, so that I would receive only serious calls who could afford my services. I added an e-mail address so they could ask questions, without feeling any sales pressure. I love pics. Nothing (at least in my line of work) is worse than getting excited about something and then feeling let down when you actually see it. I gave my address as well, because I wanted the prospective client to be able to see the neighborhood they would be moving their mothers to. That may or may not work for you, depending on what services you are offering.Hope this helps. Roll play with friends and family. Ask them to pretend they are looking for your services and make note of their queries.

Hi Jennifer. I guess it depends on what business you are in. My customers always comment on the pictures. My site is simple yet thorough. Most questions that would be asked by a customers phone call are answered on my site. when they call I direct them to my site. If they like what they see or they are interested they call me back. My site was very easy to create too. Check it out to get an example of how I did it. WWW.NANAHOMEDAYCARE.COM . Good luck with your business venture.

Does anyone have any idea of business to start up in Nigeria? -

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