Posts Tagged ‘business’

Portrait Profits. New Business For the Home Worker.

Finally A Brand New Unique Business For The Home Worker. Surprisingly Enough, This One Actually Works Just For A Change! This Is Real Folks. This business has the potential to earn in excess of £50,000+ from start up in the first year. Very Unique
Portrait Profits. New Business For the Home Worker.

20 Ways to Market Your Photography Business

A 221-page e-book that teaches both new and established photographers how to increase their photography profits.
20 Ways to Market Your Photography Business

Mobile Business Explosion! Big Volume!

Mobile Applications that run Native for Any Model of Mobile, all with No Programming Needed! Learn how to make Apps for Any Wedding, Business, Groups, or Content. The Mobile Business is Huge! You can even make a Great Income Making, Selling Apps.
Mobile Business Explosion! Big Volume!

Cake Decorating Business

Opening a home based cake business will provide you with regenerative income, freedom over your schedule, and the joy of customer satisfaction. Cake Decorating Business Secrets guide will provide you with the information and tools for successful venture.
Cake Decorating Business

Local Small Business Marketing & Promotion Online

Helping local Small Business Owners Market and promote their local businesses more profitably online. Explains why traditional marketing doesn’t work and give them resources to start their own online marketing program.
Local Small Business Marketing & Promotion Online

Ron and Rand Paul on Fox Business

Congressman Ron Paul and his son, Dr. Rand Paul, discuss health care and big government on Neil Cavuto’s Fox Business show.

10 Golf Questions with Mr. Business Golf Scot Duke

10 Golf Questions with Mr. Business Golf Scot Duke

Cash in on Autopilot – Learn how to build an internet business

Most people have no idea where to start. I’m going to show those who are truely interested where to start, step-by-step, through the written word and videos. With a little studying, learning and a little elbow grease, they will have there own business.
Cash in on Autopilot – Learn how to build an internet business

Take Care of Business: Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey, ep. 4

After World War II, Cleveland was booming, thanks to its leadership role in heavy industry and a business-friendly climate. Today, the citys high taxes and onerous regulatory demands make it nearly impossible for new businesses to set up shop while choking the life out of existing companies. While relatively laissez-faire cities such as Houston are growing even during the current recession, Cleveland remains stuck in a rut. How can city officials make the city a more welcoming place for entrepreneurs to thrive? Reason Saves Cleveland with Drew Carey is written and produced by Paul Feine; camera and editing by Roger Richards and Alex Manning; narrated by Nick Gillespie; music by the Cleveland band Cats on Holiday. This is the fourth of six episodes that will air March 15-19, 2010. Approximately 10 minutes long. Go to reason.tv for iPod, HD, and audio versions of this video. Subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube channel and receive automatic notification when new videos go live.

Work At Home Small Business Ideas To Help You Make More Money!

How To Make A Lot Of Money From A Small List… Guru Destroyer… How To Get Rich In Mail Order And Direct Mail… Mailorder… Power Copywriting For The Internet… Dropshipping Secrets Revealed… Drop Ship… Mystery Shopping Secrets Revealed…
Work At Home Small Business Ideas To Help You Make More Money!

Starting a Wedding and Bridal Business

Back in 2005, on one summer night, we were sitting outside making a decision of what business to start up online. We knew we needed a website but didn’t know a thing about internet or building a website. Not letting any of that be a road block in our business adventure, we chose to start making up gift baskets, since Kim is very talented in designs and crafts such as floral, decorations and crafts in that nature. So we chose Kims Gift Baskets and the url http://www.kimsgiftbaskets.com. We wrote our story back 2 years ago in regards to the gift basket business.  Staring in mid 2006, we discussed of other possibilities and products we could introduce into our gift basket business. Don’t get me wrong, we were actually doing pretty good with gift baskets, the business bills were being paid, plus paying us. We had several ideas which were in the gifting market such as gold dipped roses, cookie bouquets, baby shower accessories and favors, wedding accessories and favors and even fruit bouquets to name a few. We kept going back to the idea in the wedding and baby accessories as a good choice of product.  The baby and wedding ideas really sparked for a couple of different reasons, one of the main reasons was, we have been involved with coordinating weddings and baby shower events in the local area even before the gift basket business started, we truly loved doing this together, a great team I must say. Now the other one is a business strategy that anybody who is thinking about selling products should think about if they are going to do a business online, especially with the way the economy is, we wanted to have multiple streams of products. This will give you a chance to reach to a broader range of consumers and in return, more orders.

  As we said, we were entertaining the thought of more than just gift baskets and gifts, so we decided to start with baby shower favors and gifts. We found a company called Baby Aspen and signed up with them, soon after, we were introducing baby gifts and baby shower favors to the Kims Gift Baskets. This was an easy choice for us; our web site was already being searched in baby phrases so that seemed to blend right in. With the baby gifts and baby favors, they just added more depth in search terms and the website. We found a couple more companies which we also set up accounts with giving the consumers more styles and choices. Over the course of a month or so, we worked very hard on the website with adding in baby products, changing site design and working SEO.  

     Now if you remember, we entertained ideas adding wedding accessories or something that was wedding related. We found out shortly after becoming a vendor for Baby Aspen, there was Kate Aspen which distributes wedding and bridal shower favors. Now it was a scramble, in less than a months span, we introduced the wedding and bridal party favors into our business along with baby shower favors and baby gifts. Of course, it’s not as easy as just put the products on your website and presto, you have customers. I wish it was that easy! Many hours spent were spent working on the content, SEO, linking and more content to get the search engines to start ranking us in keywords for wedding phrases.  We set up accounts with a few more dropship companies; Fashioncraft and Event Blossoms for the wedding and bridal favors, and couple of other companies who had favors but didn’t like their services, so soon after, we took everything off our website of theirs. When using drop shippers, whether for your wedding business, baby business, or any type of business you are going to sell products, there are pros and cons using their services, but if they’re a good company, you’ll have no worries. Fashioncraft who is mainly favors for a variety of occasions, is very reliable and consistent with getting the orders out to your customers. We have been doing business with them for over a year now and have never had any issues with their products or services.  

     As discussed, we still wanted to provide bridal and wedding accessories for all of the lucky brides who are planning their wedding. Weddings, typically is a once in a lifetime event and everything has to be perfect, including the bride! We began our searches for distributors who dropped shipped wedding and bridal accessories and found Lillian Rose, Jamie Lynn, which came a few months later, and of course Beverly Clark. I don’t think there’s a bride, a future bride or a woman in general that hasn’t heard of her line of wedding collections and bridal accessories. There are other distributors which we also use, this gives us a large variety for the customers to chose from.

   We do however, carry stock of baby shower favors, baby gifts, bridal accessories and wedding favors to avoid some of the worries of when orders will be shipped to our customers. By doing so, we have more control on providing excellent services to our customer and knowing that their order is shipped and delivered in a quick timely manner.

As we are now introducing wedding accessories, bridal favors, and bridal accessories, we know there’swas much work to be done. Not only putting them on the website and setting up pages, there’s SEO, Yikes……..again that awful word.

    But as we have learned, there’s more to just SEO, you must have traffic, without traffic you have no sales. With the internet vastly changing, social marketing, videos, links, advertising and several other avenues to get your product out there for potential customers and to gain more visibility. You must reach out and utilize these social networking gateways to help you get you name and product to the public.  Facebook, Twitter, Blogging of course are a few options , but remember,  you have to get involved.   

Small Business Marketing, Low Cost Advertising Ideas.

Do You Have A Very Small Biz? Do You Do Your Own Marketing? Learn The Most Effective Ways To Market — That Cost Little Or Nothing — And You Can Do Yourself. Real Advice. Quality Advice. From A 20-year Pro.
Small Business Marketing, Low Cost Advertising Ideas.

Wedding Ideas and Business Cards

A business card design can greatly contribute to a customer’s first impression of a service oriented company. A business card is the first marketing tool to represent the quality of your services. It’s best to have a design that really puts one’s best foot forward, so to speak. This is particularly important for those companies that provide artistic products and creative services. The business card can serve as a badge or trademark of the quality of their designs or services. A suitable example of where this applies is the use of business cards for wedding photographers. It can be easy and convenient to view a wedding photographer’s work online but this might not always be the case. As with any business transaction, a professiosnal photographer has to meet with a client face to face. This meeting is usually crucial as first impressions do last. It is important to have professional looking materials, including a professional-looking yet distinctive business card. A wedding photographer can print business cards not only to provide clients with contact information but also to establish a trademark or style.

Below are ideas on how to create effective business cards for wedding photographers:

•    Choose colors pleasing to the eye- Business cards can be printed using pleasing colors or colors usually chosen for weddings. These include colors like lavender, tiffany blue, sea green, peach, pink, cream or white. Avoid using solid gold or silver prints. These can be more suitable as accents instead.

•    Choose distinctive graphics and images-Instead of using the usual, literal imagery of birds, bells, floral bouquets, or rings; wedding photographers can choose to print understated and elegant designs using borders. Photographers can also choose to include a customized design that best symbolizes how he or she sees his work or how much the value of wedding photography is. Online print shops offer business card printing using customized designs that can be uploaded onto their websites.

•    Choose to print helpful and promotional information-Apart from contact information, studio address or website, wedding photographers can also include past weddings done, past wedding venues shot, a summary list of services, business hours, affiliations, awards and certifications.

Secret Underground Business Ideas.

How To Make Money Working At Home.
Secret Underground Business Ideas.

Start A Scuba Diving Business.

How To Start The Perfect Lifestyle Business! Great Part-time, Full-time Or Retirement Business. Make Your Travel Tax-deductible. Great Program For Affiliates – 50% Commission.
Start A Scuba Diving Business.

Twitter: It Isn’t Just For Business Anymore

I never ever like to say I am a Horatio Alger story, mainly because I am not. I am part-way there,but still a very long way to go. Maybe I’m a middle-class Horatio.

In 1997, after twenty years on corporate America, I was put on the sidelines for several diseases, all of which were misdiagnosed. I was unable to collect social security disability because I religiously went to the doctor, took my meds, listened to his or her diatribe of how much better I was getting, and went home feeling worse than I did when I arrived.

I finally started researching as things were pretty rough. My mom had just died and we were very close. I had come home to Mississippi from L.A to care for her but lost my meager job selling ads for a local CBS TV affiliate. I had made a good amount of money working in Washington, D.C. Where I was even named “Entrepreneur Of The Year” but blew most of it taking classes in Los Angeles on how to be a screenwriter. I wrote several full-length screenplays but they now belong to be underbelly of the San Andreas fault. North ridge took them, and every other piece of lifetime memorabilia I every owned.

At least I still had my trusted friend who saved my life, a golden retriever name Otis and a Mercedes 280S which got me around. I was forced to give Rusty away because I couldn’t buy another home, and had to go to an unfriendly pet apartment.

I had been gone from Hattiesburg, Ms for about 18 years, and didn’t know what to expect when I returned. But it was no surprise. Anything or anybody that was misunderstood was also hated as fear does often cause hatred, even in the most educated among us,  and or uncared for. Jimmy Buffett had it right on the spot when he gave his critique of Hattiesburg (he was a student at USM right before I was). He talked of many towns in his book, “A Pirate Looks At 50”. The only town he bashes is…you guessed it…Hattiesburg in which he calls it “The city that care forgot”.

I couldn’t have explained it better. Because of the archaic medical system there I was still being treated for depression; something I did not have. I had something called TRD (treatment resistant depression) which is a bit of a misnomer, in that it only mimics depression. It is actually a nonfunctional vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body that ends at the brain’s mood center. In September 2004 it was approved by the FDA for TRD. Ironically, tIt had already been approved ten years earlier for TRE (treatment resistant epilepsy). It was still not easy to get, as most psychiatrists were not for it. After all, they had large suburban homes and German car notes.

They had to keep patients. With a very strong aggressive case worker at Cyberonics.com, I was able to switch doctors, find an excellent ENT surgeon and the operation was performed January 25, 2005.  A small ceramic implant was placed right under the skin which sends a magnetic ray to the mood center, keeping all moodiness at bay. It is nothing short of a miracle. I was about the 1000th in the U.S to receive it, and I believe number three in Arkansas too. Had I been back I Ms, I would still be a trash can for Prozac which did absolutely nothing.

The year was now 1997. I was still in Hattiesburg, but at least I had read in New Yorker Magazine that there was a chance that this VNS implant would be approved. Meantime I had the motivation to work on my cartoon project. I did it with a team. I had no idea within eight years, it would become the biggest independent cartoon on the Internet and Google’s number ranked offbeat cartoons, gifts, and collectibles. I realize that at age 55 this may not mean much to anyone else, but it mean the world to me. I was suddenly interested in myself, hence interested in other people. I very much enjoyed watching them (especially those close to me) succeed, and many did. I had a bad habit of editing and correcting, still do, but I know it is those tiny details that makes or breaks someone in the world of arts and letters.

I come from harsh family background who seemed to do everything right. My great etc. grandfather was Luis Gomez, who came from Spain and quietly bought 6000 acres, built a mansion, let the American Indians keep their home on his land, and was instrumental in bringing people of all religious backgrounds, races etc. Anything Peter Stuyvesant didn’t like, Luis Gomez went out to of his way to get it done in a democratic fashion. Stuyvesant finally threw in the towel. Aside from Irish and Lutherans, Jews were the other “devils” as were many others. Stuyvesant bowed out quietly as quickly as possible with his tail between his legs. In this Gomez family tree also contained U.S. Supreme Court Benjamin Cardozo (who wrote most of the “final say so” books on Constitutional Law which are still used in most major law school today). The New York School Of Law is named after him. Another notable in my maternal family was poetess Emma Lazarus, one of the first womens activist (not the kind you see today) but the kind who truly was interested in equal rights, nothing more, nothing less Her poetry led her into all kinds of door as it was truly classic. The last verse of one of her poems “The New Colossus” appears on the base of the Statue Of Liberty, “Give Us Your Tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to…..”

Needless to say, these were just a few accomplished ancestors and I didn’t feel I stood a chance.By age 40 I was just developing congestive heart failure and by age 44 had a full blown heart attack. This happened in spite of being an everyday runner who ran two marathons, loved the martial arts and taught Ishinru style for years. I even started a program at the Boys And Girls Club where we taught the kids who were otherwise destined for gangs the “true art of being able to say no and mean it”, as well as act, write plays and produce them. They went on to tournaments in Orlando at Disney world and many are now in college. This may have easily been my biggest feat; not just cause I didn’t it but because I did it under the most dire conditions. It took me 5 months to find 4 businesses who would put up $50-100 each. At first I didn’t understand. I had been away too long but then remembered I was back in Ms and though segregation was outlawed, there was and s certain ways to do it economically, and no way to really catch it. So I was hate even more for doing something positive for the community.

I knew I was on a roll, the moment they started liking me, I’d have to move immediately and receive therapy as I would know something was very wrong.  On March 19.1007, I launched Londons Times Cartoons. It went through two different names before that, “Londons Fawg” and “Londons Bridge”. Nobody seemed to like them so I chose Londons Times. I slept on the dirt floor in a sleeping bag in this dirty tin warehouse with my loyal dog ‘Thor” for over a year. We had no oven, no bathtub (I bathed in the sink) and no running hot water. I survived and produced over 1000 cartoons that year with my team from around the world.

Within a few more years I our cartoon inventory shot up to 4500. We were asked to be in the Hollywood Celebrity Black Book, asked nearly daily for signed cartoons and a manufacturer in Rhode Island was ready to strike a deal. I was now in Hot Springs Audience and I could concentrate without all the petty hate noise. Within a year I had seven more stores.

One of the store didn’t even sell cartoon products but a shoe style I created called ShoesThatAmuse.com. On the top panel it features a philosopher, poet etc from the past and one of his or her most famous love quotes on both side quarter panels.

There are the occasional days I don’t sell a thing and other days I sell from 10-20 items. I still haven’t figured that one out but I have figured out it has nothing to do with the holidays. People by my products when they feel like ordering.

So if dreams really do come true, I may have found it. It is sitting in the same home-office with my fiancée’ Lee Hiller who was leaving Ebay for a myriad of reasons (mostly not making a profit anymore) and had for many years been a power seller  She has been amazing and made around 7400 products as of this writing. She is an excellent self-taught designer who has won fourteen Zazzle Awards in just three months of work and completed over 7000 gift items designed digitally. Her store is only 3 months old. I can’t wait to see what happens in a year.

We use Twitter and facebook as the place to get out our messages. One funny note. U.S. Keds and Zazzle are business associates so I am allowed to design Keds as well. In February of 2009, I created some Ernest Hemingway love quote shoes. That night I decided to Twitter for the first time and one of the first people I met was Mariel Hemingway. At first I felt it might be a joke but the more we e-chatted the most I knew it was her. By the time we talked on the phone, the voice was so very familiar there is no way it could not be her We talked a long while and though we have had relatively happy lives, we still got a lot of the outcome with a high ratio of drug takers, drinkers, people who committed suicide, and more.

We became close friends and business associates. She is by far one of the nicest most pleasant persons one could befriend on or off Twitter and that goes for her super boyfriend Bobby Williams whom Lee and I love dearly (well, we love both of them). I don’t say it often but with my heart disease, and later in early 2010 a rare sleep apnea operation, Mariel took the time and no cost to

tell me what I was doing right and wrong. She was right. Within days I was well. They plan to come to our wedding which we plan to be high up on a hill. We give this caveat on the invitation. A lot my not make it to the wedding but surely can make it to the reception which will probably be a the Arlington  On an offnote Kathy (Ireland) was the one who asked Lee to marry me. I guess she got sick of me talking about it but I also get the sense she knew I meant it and that I was/am a bit shy. Kathy is not, obviously. Kathy like Mariel are very much alike in their zest and energy for life; yet they are different in so many ways. To me they could easily be sisters. Many don’t believe it, but that is okay as both Lee and I have copies of the tweets, and we both couldn’t quit laughing when they arrived. Though Kathy is a very serious businesswoman, several of her ambassadors and her CEO Jason Winters told me she can also be just as much fun and full of harmless mischief and the kind you would want to hang out with as  a friend. We don’t get to talk much due to our busy schedules but when we do talk, I rarely want to get off the phone.  Both Lee and I are impressed with Kathy and we enjoy her lifestyle, her amazing ability to be creative and make a good income, her love of family and God, and her love of humanity. She gets the facts before she talks publicly. for instance, she was bombarded with the Palestinian propaganda machine in her younger days. She smile her friendly smile. She is now one of Israel’s biggest supporters and their huge national hospital Sheeba, that happens to treat Lebanese for free, is expanding rapidly due to the work she is doing in the region.

So when I complain about how goofy Twitter is (or can be), all I need remember that I found my fiancée;’ Lee, whom I love dearly. I also found my new best friend from day one on Twitter; and she can be as goofy and even more fun than me (Mariel) and Lee and I love talking to her; if ever there was/is a true friend, she is the one, and finally I because adopted by the best sister anyone should be able to enjoy, Kathy Ireland. She never has led me astray and is not afraid to speak her mind, happy or angry, but either way I learn from it.

I have met so many others on both facebook at Twitter and plan a sequel to this story after the wedding so please stay tuned.

Author Rick London is a freelance writer, cartoonist, inventor SEO professional, nature and animal lover. In 1997, London launched what later became the number one offbeat cartoonon the Internet, Londons Times, and has stayed in that position for five years.

London later founded numerous stores such as The Rick London Collection which carries the most popular of his funny merchandise..  He also launched Rick London Organics which is the only offbeat cartoon shop that has dedicated its entire inventory to 100% organic cotton tees.

London also founded Londons Times Superstore which features over 80,000 original funny giftsand the only place to order his farm fresh (from 5 different countries) whole bean gourmet coffee gift baskets. Also included is an oversize cartoon mug with matching coasters. (and of course the gratuitous biscotti. The mega store also offers mugs, greeting cards, trivets, coasters, tees, caps, etc.

Rick London Wear is one of our smaller stores but features items that are not sold in other stores such as cartoon celebrity and as well as other very fun gift and collectibles. Please drop by and have a look. We also have rare parody toons of rock stars and celebrities at Rick LondonWear.

London is also well known for his 2008 launch of Shoes That Amuse. These are the only shoes that feature a famous philosopher, writer, poet, etc and each side panels one of their mosr famous love quotations. Each pair is colored to perfection. These are probably the most fun and talked about shoes on the market today.

5 Simple Steps on How to Start a Retail Clothing Business: the Proper Way

Opening up a Clothing store has become a huge trend in the world of business. Entrepreneurs, and the entrepreneur wannabes, have chosen this line of business thinking that starting and maintaining a clothing store is a lot easier than starting and maintaining a food service business or a purified water distributor. But that’s where they are wrong. This particular industry may be easy to start, but it’s a lot harder to maintain than other business.

The industry of clothing is a very competitive world. Almost 80% of retail clothing business fails within the first five years of their businesses. This is primarily because of the owner’s lack of preparation, experience, poor management, lack of competitiveness, and a poor knowledge of what’s hot and what’s not in the world of fashion clothing.

Setting up a retail clothing business is much like any other businesses, it must undergo extensive planning, preparation, and self motivation for the business to grow in success. And this is where most of the entrepreneur and entrepreneur wannabes miss out, which is why failures and bankruptcy is very common in this line of business.

So before starting a retail clothing business such as a clothing store or boutique, you must first plan ahead and get all the necessary things in place before investing half or the whole of your life savings in it. Here are some steps and tips on how to properly start your retail clothing business.

Step 1: Test Your Own Capacity

When I said “Capacity”, I mean is your own ability and skills to handle a business, in which case, retail clothing business.

Now in this line of business Experience can come a very long way. Experience is the baseline for all business starters; it would be a huge waste of money if you’re going to start a business with nothing but your ambition for grandeur. Keeping a positive mindset is very helpful yes, but it won’t get you that far if all that’s all you know. Many of the entrepreneurs I met had failed in their attempts in a retail clothing business because they lack one of the key roles in a business, experience.

Experience plays a vital role in this line of business or any kind of business. Experiences can come from anything from merely lending a hand on a friend’s or family’s business, or from special merchandizing courses that you attended. Whatever it may be, experience in handling any business is very important in starting another.

TIP: If you don’t have the experience that you need, then why not try your hands on having a part time job on local clothing store or take lessons on merchandizing. This way, you could learn how to handle a business, while having hands-on experience on the real deal.

Now in any kind of businesses, Risks are a very common thing. Some risks are small enough for you to even notice it, but some are huge, so big that if you fail, you’re likely to loose all your life’s saving. Now I’m not trying to push you away or anything, it’s just that risks are always there. Starting any kind of business always entails risks.

TIP: It all depends on the mindset; if your mind is set to recognize risks as a challenge then you’ll likely to enjoy taking a lot of risks in your business. Risks “are” a way for business to grow in success if taken strategically and properly.

In taking any businesses, we must always have Faith in ourselves and in the industry we took upon. You must get things straight here. Do you really prefer a business of selling clothes rather than a business that involves food or water? Passion is one of the most important trait that a business man or woman should possess when handling any kind of business. It has to be enough to get you through the yearly holiday rushes as well as the slow summer lulls. If not, then you’ll likely to loose your courage to continue on.

TIP: Remember, taking on a business is like getting married, “for better or for worst”. So before you take on this business, then make sure that you’re committed in this line of business so as to avoid unnecessary bankruptcy.

Being a Specialist in this line of business can make or break the possibility of gaining success in a retail clothing business. For you to handle and maintain your business with ease, it’s very important to know the industry for which you have taken upon. Having knowledge of what’s hot or what’s not, knowing what’s happening behind the stage curtains, and having a keen sense of what will be the next big thing is what making money in this industry. So it’s very important that you have the necessary knowledge in what you sell and what you’re about to sell to your customers.

TIP: You really don’t have to become a specialist just to start a retail clothing business. All you need to do is to do some research about what’s happening in the word of fashion clothing. Ask around, you’ll be surprised on the amount of knowledge that these urban people have about clothes.

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Step 2: Choose Your Specialty

Now some of you might think that starting up a clothing store simply means selling clothes. Now that’s where you’re wrong. In this industry, it’s important for you to choose your niche or your specialty.

Before you open your own fashion clothing store or fashion boutique, you may want to think about what “theme” or specialization of clothes you may want to sell. There are a lot, a few examples include: bridal or wedding boutique, business clothing boutique, casual wear / rough gear / street clothes, children’s wear boutique, couture, formal wear boutique, lingerie, maternity store, men’s wear boutique, special size boutiques (petites, plus size, tall, etc.,) sports wear / active wear, teen gear, women’s wear boutique, etc.

Just choose where you want to specialize on. If your business grows, you could turn your niche into a whole-rounder, providing not just one type of clothing but a multiple one. But until then, you should concentrate on your niche and make it grow.

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Step 3: Location

Location in this line of business is very important. Aside from experience in handling a business and knowledge about your line of business, location is the third most important part of a retail clothing business. Now why is the location of your shop very important? Well let’s say that your clothing store can provide the widest variety of clothes, and that you give monster discounts on all your stocks, but the problem about your shop is that customers would have to travel a mile before getting to your shop. Now that’s what I’m talking about, why would the customers bother to travel a mile just to get to your shop if there’s one just a kilometer away from them?

When choosing a location for your store, do your research. Check population statistics, demographics, neighborhood characteristics, traffic counts and area development plans, or seek advice from senior retailers. Here are some simple tips on how to locate a perfect location.

· Find out where your target market or your customers live and shops.

· Find out where your competition is (too many stores can lead to price-cutting, lower profits and difficulty in building customer loyalty).

· Create a distinct image. Make your shop unique from others.

· Make sure that people can see your store from many angles and that they can reach you by public transportation or park nearby.

Think of a location which your target customer already frequents instead of opening a destination store. Taking a high street shop is a good idea if you are planning to sell bridal or party wear, while a shop selling mid range casuals can be located in a normal multi store mall.

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Step 4: Supplier

Now once you’ve decided the location and your specialty, then its time for you to think about your list of suppliers who will be supplying you with all your products. Do your research well when deciding on suppliers; because the lower the costs that these people give you, the higher will be the profits that you will be able to make.

TIP: If you’re having hard time finding the right supplier for you, then the internet can provide you with some suppliers you want. A perfect example is with the Seven Wholesale. It is also an online wholesale clothing shop that provides a wide array of clothing stocks that can cater to any niche of your choice.

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Step 5: Get Known

If you want your market to know that you’re there, then its time to advertise. Before embarking on your retail clothing business, it’s important to plan out how your target market will know that you exist.

Advertising is one form. It aims to inform, create interest and establish customer confidence. It’s important that you provide the necessary funding for this marketing strategy.

Once you know your budget and target market, figure out the number and type of ads you need. Product ads focus on merchandise; institutional ads focus on your services and store image. There are many ways for your shop to get known. Among those are:

Direct mail, to send personalized information to those on a mailing list.
Newspapers, especially local papers, particularly for promoting special events.
Radio, to reach certain markets, such as country stations for western wear.
And the internet.

Now all the information you have read are just a few points about how to start a clothing store. While these are necessary basics that you need to consider, the list is by no means complete. So it’s up to you to decide the rest. This will allow you to learn more about yourself and your capability to run a business such as a clothing store business.

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Retailing Business, Planning Strategically and Open-mindedly

Retailing is a business which is gaining more and more popular for those that wanted to start their own business and gain success on their own ways. One of the reasons why retail businesses are getting more popular is because among of the many lines or types or kinds of businesses today, retail is among of the easiest to maintain. Though this is somewhat true, retail is still a business, and businesses are needed to be planned thoroughly and systematically.

Though retail is a business in which any could start (if they have the capital for it), there are still some that fails in this line of business. 70 to 80% of retail business startups fail in their first year. This is because of lack of planning and lack of business experience. Although retailing is far easier to handle, planning is still a very important element in this business. So here are some tips in planning your retail business for success.

The Type of Business

The first thing that you should note in starting a retail business is the Type of Business it is. Firstly before you think about the designs of your store and your merchandize you’ll be stocking, you should carefully plan about your business’s legal documents such as the type of business it would be.

If you want to be the sole owner of your business, then your best choice would be Sole Proprietorship. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. The owner may operate on his or her own or may employ others. The owner of the business has total and unlimited personal liability of the debts incurred by the business.

If you want to run your business with your friend or one of your family members, then a business partnership is best for you. A partnership is a form of business in which two or more people operate for the common goal of making profit. Each partner has total and unlimited personal liability of the debts incurred by the partnership. There are three typical classifications of partnerships: general partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships.

A General Partnership or simply a partnership, refers to an association of persons or an unincorporated company with the following major features: Created by agreement, proof of existence and estoppel, Formed by two or more persons, the owners are all personally liable for any legal actions and debts the company may face.

A Limited Partnership is a form of partnership similar to a general partnership, except that in addition to one or more general partners, there are one or more limited partners Limited partnerships are distinct from limited liability partnerships, in which all partners have limited liability.

A limited liability partnership has elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP, all partners have a form of limited liability for each individual’s protection within the partnership, similar to that of the shareholders of a corporation.

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The Name of Your Retail Business

The part that people enjoy the most in the planning stage is naming the business itself. Thinking about The Name of Your Retail Business is a lot of fun especially if you think about silly names that would hold your business. But do take this seriously because many have failed in their retail businesses mainly because of the name of their store. Here are some tips in creating a name for your business:

Make it easy to understand. The name of your business is the first thing that customers would get an idea of your business, may it be for maternity dresses or street and urban wear. Don’t make it sound negative.

Make sure that the first name you’ve chosen would be the last name you’ll hold. Changing the name of your business in the middle could cause you to loose some of your customers that grew accustomed with your original name.

Be creative in thinking about the name of your retail business. Make the name of your business catchy, yet understandable for all that reads it.

Now that you’ve thought about the name of your retail business, ask these questions to yourself:

Is it easily pronounceable and understandable?

Is it relevant with what I sell?

Does it convey a clear message to them?

Does it have a positive or passive sound to it?

Also, if you would like it, you could always ask a friend or a family member about the name you’ve chosen. Get their personal thought about your chosen name, may it be positive or negative. This way, you’ll know what others think about your title, especially those that will come to buy at your shop.

The Product

One of the most time consuming the most difficult part of planning is choosing what Product you’re going to sell. The first thing that you’ll have think about the product you’re going to sell is its marketability.

Before considering the product you’re going to sell, determine what market you want to sell to. Once you know what kind of customer you want, then you’ll be able to determine their needs. Your product selection doesn’t have to appeal to all of the population but it should be something you can convince a large percentage of shoppers they need.

Research is also important. Research on what’s new and what’s popular in the industry you’ve chosen. For example you’ve chosen a retail clothing business; the best way to know what’s new in the world of fashion is through fashion magazines and on fashion shows. You could also observe what people are wearing today, or ask them the things that are in-season when it comes to clothes.

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Your Store’s Location

In choosing Your Store’s Location, make sure that you do some research on the demographics of that place. Check out the population around your location, do this by visiting a Census Bureau or chamber of commerce in that area. Check out the density of your targeted market on that location. Lastly, check out if your location is easily accessible by customers and visible to all that pass by.

Now don’t confuse the traffic of people in that location to the number of customers you’ll be having. Not all that pass by your business are customers, but the number of foot-traffic of your location can greatly determine the outcome of your business. Make a research on how many people walk or drive past the location, if the area is being served by public transportation, if customers and delivery trucks easily get in and out of the parking lot, and if there’s adequate parking.

Also, check out what competition the location may offer. Determine if the types of businesses nearby are compatible with your store. For example, a high-end fashion boutique may not be successful next door to a discount variety store so place it next to a nail or hair salon and it may do much more business.

But other than that, the cost is what you should look at next to the traffic of people in that area. The location you can afford now and what you can afford in the future should vary. It is difficult to create sales projects on a new business, but one way to get help in determining how much rent you can pay is to find out what sales similar retail businesses are making and how much rent they’re paying.

Buying Your Wholesale Merchandize

There are many types of suppliers that can offer you the stock you needed for your retail business. Some can be found from trade shows or trade magazines, and some can be easily found on the internet. These include:

Manufacturers. Ordering your stock from its manufacturer can provide you with the cost advantage you’ll need. Manufacturers sell their products at lower cost unlike ordering your stock from wholesalers or distributors. But the only thing about manufacturers is that they offer a limit on their stocks. Manufacturers may sell their products at large quantities or at a high minimum order. Also, not all manufacturers sell their products directly to retailers. Some manufacturers sell their products through a middleman which are distributors or wholesalers.

Distributors. A distributor generally sells a large variety of a certain classification of products. As businesses itself, their price are a bit higher than that of manufacturers. The good thing about distributors is that they may provide lower quantities with little or no minimum order. Some even offer free freight on orders over a certain amount.

Wholesalers. In searching for products at wholesale prices, you may find wholesalers that don’t sell just one type of merchandise but many, many kinds of products. Some will sell closeouts, truckloads and pallets of merchandise and even damaged goods. Before buying wholesale merchandise from this type of supplier, be sure you completely understand the condition, price and terms of the sale.

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Get Known

Don’t rely entirely on your location to get you your customer, think of ways to attract people to visit your store aside from your visibility and accessibility. Before you open a retail store, start spreading the word. Create a retail marketing plan, brainstorm sales promotion ideas, begin branding and advertising your retail store. There are a lot of books that can teach you on how to market your shop. But one of the basics is setting up advertisements on streets, or pay-up on radio advertisements. Or if you’re low on budget, you could always ask your friends or relatives to give our flyers or brochures on people passing through your location.

Planning Ahead in a Clothing Store Business

Many have said that in among all kinds of businesses, a business that involves clothing is the easiest, most manageable type of business. A retail clothing business is one of the most popular trends in this industry so as wholesale clothing business. Since you came here to look for some tips on how to start a clothing retail business, I’ll give you just that. Here are some things that you should plan ahead before opening your clothing retail business:

Important elements in retail clothing business:

Location

Theme

Stock and Inventory

Supplier

Location

In every business that involves selling to the public, location is most important. Location dictates almost 70% of the success of this kind business, especially on a clothing retail business. It works like this; let’s say that your retail clothing store has all the collection of clothing line you can ever have. It also has the best interior and exterior design, the best ambiance or atmosphere, and the most talented manpower you can ever have. The problem here is, people can’t get to you because your store is nowhere to be found. Although marketing and advertising can get you the customers you needed, sticking to the basics is still the most appropriate way to get customers to visit your store.

Your chosen location must have the following classifications: visibility, affordability, and the lease term that you can handle. Finding these places is quite hard. But if you want a place that can provide you with the foot traffic that you needed, then the best place would be on shopping centers and/or on malls.

Malls and shopping centers are the perfect place for your business. The only things that you should consider about these places are competition and cost. These places may offer you the foot traffic and the visibility you need but then, these places are also jam-packed with competitors of which are veterans in running this kind of business. Also, setting up your business on these places, especially on malls, is pretty expensive. Those that set up business on a public setting such as malls are those with businesses outside of this place, or those that have the appropriate capital for renting a space in this place.

So take some time in making studies and research on the place you want your store to stand. Remember that shopping centers and malls aren’t the only places where people usually hang-out. Observe and make some studies on several places where foot traffic are very abundant. You might be lucky enough to set up shop on a highly populated place with minimal competition.

Theme

The theme of your clothing store business is also important. Now may not know these but there are several types of clothing stores out there. There are those that specializes in bridal or wedding gowns, business clothing, casual wear / rough gear / street clothes, children’s wear, couture, formal wear, lingerie, maternity store, men’s wear, special size (petites, plus size, tall, etc.,) sports wear / active wear, teen gear, women’s wear,  and so on.

The name of your store is also important. Think of a name that goes perfectly with your theme. It’s quite awkward to name your store “The Holy Matrimony” when all that you sell is maternity dresses. But don’t just think of any name. Think of a name that really makes an impact to those who read it. It’s more appropriate to name your store which can easily be remembered by people who are just passing by.

When it comes to competition, make your theme unique from others. This is done so people can distinguish your business as an individual, which is unique from other clothing stores.

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Stock and Inventory

Among the most time-consuming and expensive part of planning a clothing retail store is planning about your stock and inventory. Don’t take this for granted. If you’re the brain and head of your business, and the location of your business serves as the body, then the stock and inventory is the heart of your business. This is where you’ll be making your money. Take some time and make some research on the hottest trends in fashion clothing.

Visiting some online catalogs, <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(’/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://www.sevenwholesale.com”>wholesale clothing</a> marts, and online wholesale clothing shops can give you information on what people are currently wearing on the streets or on formal events. Talking with experts can also provide you some information on handling this kind of business. This is also a good chance to learn on their mistakes and failures, so the next time that you encounter what they’ve encountered, you’ll be ready.

Choosing on your stock and inventory may be a bit boring for some or fun for others, but remember to maintain a general theme and purpose for your products.

Supplier

The name pretty much says everything, your supplier. Suppliers are your source of power, like the sun for superman and the ring for the Green Lantern. Those guys are your source of power. Without them, your business would be empty. Finding these guys may seem hard, but if you check the internet, you’d be surprised of how many suppliers are out there, Seven Wholesale is one of many. Just key in “wholesale clothing” on Google or Yahoo! and you’re on your way.

But if you want a professional way of getting these guys, then a trade show or trade magazines are the perfect places for you. In a trade show, you’ll find business men and women going out to get some of the latest trends in business. This is an event where it gathers together different people in the same industry. Wholesalers, distributors, dealers, and retailers just like you are common on these spots. This is a great chance for you to build a network of potential suppliers and hopefully find just the right product source.

Trade magazines, meanwhile, can be an inexpensive way to find companies with which you want to correspond. Scour them frequently for mentions of any companies that might offer the products you need, then try to find out whether they’ll be exhibiting at any upcoming trade shows you can attend.

Now, these guidelines are there only to serve as your guide to starting your own clothing retail business. There are other issues such as personality issues that you should check before planning your business. These things are important in starting your own business, not just for clothing nor any other retail business, but to all kinds of businesses. The success of every business depends greatly on how good the owner handles it.

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Here are some questions that I would like to ask you before planning on those things.

Are you Experienced enough?

Experience is the number 1 factor that contributes to the success of any businesses, particularly with a clothing store business. Through your experience from a previous work or from managing other line of business, you’ll be quite ready to face different difficulties ahead.

Are you the Risk Taker?

When you’re starting a business, you should be ready to face certain risks in your business. Any kind of businesses entails risks; risks in which you will have to face in time. Risks are there not as a road block, but as an opportunity to learn and to grow from. Taking risks is part of every businessmen or women’s business life so if you want to succeed in your end, then you’ll have to learn to see risks as a challenge and not as a road block.

Are you the Competitive type?

In this line of business, your competitive skills will be tested over and over again. As I’ve said earlier, in choosing your location, you should take into mind the competitors around your location. As much as possible, you should stir clear away from big branded clothing stores and from places where competitors of the same niche are all over place. However, if you want to compete against these guys, here are some tips that you can use against them:

Check out what they provide. Observe what they can provide and cannot provide, this way you’ll know what products you’ll have to target.

Pay attention to the demographics in your area, the location and available foot traffic, to television and movies and what people are wearing on the street. This way, even when there’s a mall over there; people would visit your shop instead.

A good sense of competitiveness can go a long way in this line of business. Always remember that People can get everything that you sell at their local mall, so you have to set yourself apart other ways.

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