HELP!!! Clothing Buisness...

[jessica13]

HIYA!!! ok everybody me n my friend wanted to start a clothing business (or something along the lines of us designing and making clothes and selling them to people) I've tried looking for stuff on the internet but its nothing what im looking 4 or their books you have to buy so if anyone knows some good tips, knows what its like (cuz if its too much work and costs too much money i would to know before i start, ok?) so if you know any websites that give you information on that :mad: (NOT BOOKS OR E-BOOKS PLZ!!!) plz let me know. Thanx in advance....
~toodlz~ :wave:
-jess-

[madraykin]

A little more specific please? What do you want books on exactly...? Setting up the "business" or the making of clothes? ebay is always a nice place to sell diy clothing.

[Ilora-Danon]

Setting up and maintaining a successful business costs you thousands of pounds and thousands of hours of hard work.

If you're not serious, there's no point in trying. Try watching 'The Apprentice' on BBC 2 (should be out on dvd or something soon I think).

Ilora x

[mystifymysoul]

Have you any idea how hard it is to set-up, run and maintain a business?
How old are you btw..as if your young its going to be especially hard, what with getting loans etc. as well as completing your education.

First and foremost you need to be 100% about this. You need to know your stuff about the field (fashion) and you need to do some serious research. Setting up a business isn't (normally) a short term thing. People work for years slaving away in order to put their business on the map. It won't happen overnight for you, you could take weeks,months, or even years to build up a good reputation. Commitment is a key ingredient for your success in this.

I suggest you go to the local library and check out some books on setting up a business, partnerships etc. That will give you a basic guideline of stuff, as well as basic legal requirements etc.

Good luck, whether or not you decide to go ahead with your business venture!

xx

[BumbleBee]

You're only 15 for a start. You need to finish your education first. You're also going to need capital to start a business, which it's doubtful you have at your age. From a legal point of view it is highly unlikely the company could be in your name and customers aren't going to want to buy things from kids who should be going their trig homework.

Perhaps you could set aside these plans for the future when you've finished school?

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[Makoto]

A degree in business management would help for a start.

[Ilora-Danon]

A degree in business management would help for a start. It's a good start, but not always necessary ;) You don't have to have a degree to run a successful business :yes:

Ilora x

[sweet_gal]

if your only 15 i suggest you take a business course and learn about all the stuff about starting your own business..
and if your making your own clothes why dont be creative and do market research and see what your target audience prefer?

[nicebutdim23]

or a fashion design course too?

[Shining on]

if your only 15 i suggest you take a business course and learn about all the stuff about starting your own business..
and if your making your own clothes why dont be creative and do market research and see what your target audience prefer?

A-level Business Studies should give you the very basics of running a business.

Maybe you could read some auto-biographies of entrepurners (bad spelling!) too. Richard Branson's perhaps? Though I haven't read it, so can't comment on how good it might or might not be for you.

[Olive]

ebay is always a nice place to sell diy clothing.

:yes:

it's the perfect place to start. you don't have to worry about any technical aspects or legal issues, it's all done for you.

having said that, the whole world and their dogs are selling 'diy' clothing on ebay, and very few of them make much at all.

in the meantime, learn to sew (or if you already can, get better). you'll need to be pretty handy on the old sewing machine to make selling your goods profitable. no one wants to buy clothes that don't look professional. this can take years. take textile or design courses at school/college/uni. learn about printmaking, dying, tailoring, pattern cutting, business skills, finance, business law....

then you're good to go.