how do i go about opening a second hand clothing store?
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Contact the State Corporation Commission.\nBut a Consignment Shop would be much easier and more profit..
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Start by researching the business -- how to run and operate a retail clothing store, where to get suppliers, what is the type of clothes that your local market wants.  The article "10 Things You Need to Know When Starting Your Own Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/startingbiz.htm lists the steps you need to take when deciding on starting a business.\n\nClothing store is very broad, so the first step is to define whether you want to be Macy's that sells clothes to everybody or do you want  a specialized clothing store such as JCrew or Banana Republic. Define your target market -- do you want a clothing store for teens, young professionals, tailored women, or plus sizes.\n\nI suggest you read the following articles on how to start a clothing store:\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,287057,00.html\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/guide/cases/anna1.htm\n\nI suggest you read the following books:\n\nSo You Want to Own the Store : Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation by Mort Brown, Thomas Tilling http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809232367/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid \nStart and Run a Profitable Retail Business (Self-Counsel Business Series) by Jim Dion, Ted Topping (Contributor) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1551801000/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback) by Entrepreneur Press http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891984314/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n\nYou also need to start scouting for a location. If you are going to find a location at the mall, here are some tips to consider http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol41/mall.htm \n\nWrite a business plan to help you plan out your business. Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n\nIf you need help in terms of guidance, you can find free advice and mentors from the following organizations:\n\nGovernment Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtables.html \nVolunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org  which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs \nFormal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallinks.html  , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/  , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org \nProfessional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html \nIndustry and trade associations \nLocal business groups, such as the chamber of commerce \nLocal chapters of business groups
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It really varies. You need to have plenty of sketches for the clothes that you want to be distributed; a target group (corporate wear? children's wear? causual? adults? the list goes on); a good sales pitch to the possible distributor;  excellent interpersonal and communication skills; patience; persistence. It will be easier to start on your own, establish yourselves and then once you are more financially secure, find a distributor.\n\nFor property, you can ask a real estate agent or do the search yourself. Usually, vacant spots have contact numbers available to the public. The classified ads and the internet are some media that you can use.\n\nGood luck.
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OK, first you rent out a MEDIUM or SMALL sized space that is up for rent.\n\nAsk your local church if you can do a clothing drive, and tell them your cause.\n\nAsk your friends for their kids old clothes\n\nTake your old clothes and your kids\n\n\nSearch online for a company that will sell you merchandise for a good price. Then search for how to run a steady business
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open and e-bay store.  go to stores that are not chains-- like little specialty shops (especially if you live in a tourist area!)  and offer them 15% of what they sell them for.   agree on a price and see if that works out.
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Where are you, what are you stuck on?\nHave you found a location, a space?\nHave you priced equipment, like the chairs people sit in to get their hair done and mirrors and shelves for the beauty store?\nI would start with finding a suitable space and renting or buying it. \nThen fill it up with the stuff you need (might have to remodel the space first) then hire the staff and open.
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You can claim the value of used clothing sold at garage sales or thrift (second hand) stores.  You can clain up to $250 without a receipt.  Anything above $250 requires a receipt.  Charles Lewis, Altus Accounting and Tax Services, 70 Water St, Savannah, TN 38372, Ph 731-925-1070
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You may start by reading the article "Starting a Clothing Line or Apparel Manufacturing Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm  . The article contains information on the startup steps, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production and financing the business\n\nFor in-depth information, you may want to read the following books http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm :\n\nThe Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line \nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) \nThe Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing \nThe World of Fashion Merchandising \nSo You Want to Work in the Fashion Business? A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing \nThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing \nFashion: From Concept to Consumer \n\nYou may also want to check out the resources of the following associations:\n\nProfessional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com \nAmerican Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/ \nWorldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/ \nAmerican Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/\nNational Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ \nFashion Group International http://www.fgi.org \nApparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/
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Some shops sell second hand bikes.\nAlso check the adds in the papers.
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for someone to get started with very little I would suggest them to first have capital. a freind is on his way by making first a go with  with e-bay by just knowing a few people with items and has blossumed like you would not believe.it can be a money maker for some and some excellent finds for other, whichever you choose.\n\nfor some that may not know how much fun it is to browse and/or shop on e-bay-here are some instructions to a very good spot to start out finding excellant products at very reasonable prices. this fellow starts out at very low starting bid prices on knives, i-pods, all tools, fishing equiptment, computers, printers and changes his items maybe every other day.how I think he makes it so good on there is he guarentees his items, sends to any country, and he keeps a 100 percent feedback which means the customers have all been happy.\nsome folks dont know how to dig in there so here is how to get to his site fairly easy and from there click around to an entire new trend for shoppers and sellers alike and.b.t.w., (2000canary is his i.d.)--just get to e-bay and click "buy" then under "buy" theres 2 boxes (go under them)is a search option--click "e-bay stores" search and put in the "2000canary"(dont worry about filling in the other blanks)then click search again. you will notice that its also known as his "liquidators companys" because he has done so well hefeatures a store spot on ebay as well. then happy hunting!!gradually you will learn to watch on ebay and deal with folks that have lots of great feedback to avoid problems, which is tricky at first until youve learned the ropes. this I know, will at least send you to an awesome spot to start with some great deals daily.\nthe items also display a current picture of the product that is up for sale as well. I have alot of fun in there myself. I love to buy fitness c d's because I get bored so easy and I mostly pay 2-3 bucks for them if you catch them on a good day where theres few bidders on line. thats when you can scoop up on the deals, my freind!! \n\niso it seems to me that perhaps to buy and resell if one is agressive enough could prosper well. ywe all have to start somewhere!!\n\n\n \n\nWhat kind of company (with the minimum investment) would be successful ing some type of capital backup.
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A lot of people dream of owning their own clothing store. My recommendation is always to start by researching on the business and learning everything about it -- before starting. Clothing stores, especially, require lots of capital to start so you cannot afford to make a lot of mistakes\n\nHere are some articles that provide information on how to start a clothing store:\n\nHow to Start a Clothing Store http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,287057,00.html\nStarting a Specialized Clothing Retailing Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol89/specialized.htm\nStarting a Retail Clothing Store http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1102419629706&pagename=CBSC_SK%2Fdisplay&lang=en&c=GuideHowto\n\nOne of the first steps is to prepare a business plan. Especially if you are planning on applying for loans, the process of business planning can help you think through your business. It can help you decide on the type of store, determine the costs involved, how to get suppliers to sell to you, how to market the store, expected profitability, etc.\n\nHere are sample business plans for a clothing store that you can check out: \n\nRetail Clothing http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-01/Retail-Clothing.html\nMen's Clothing Retailer http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-04/Men-s-Clothing-Retailer.html\nSpecial Needs Clothing Store http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-07/Special-Needs-Clothing-Store.html\n\nFor detailed information, I suggest you check out the following books: \n\nStart Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback) by Entrepreneur Press \nRetail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel \nSpecialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store Revised by Carol L. Schroeder \n\nYou may also want to check out the resources of the following associations: \n\nProfessional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com/ \nAmerican Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/ \nWorldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/\nAmerican Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/\nNational Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ \nFashion Group International http://www.fgi.org/ \nApparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/ \n\nAs for grants, unfortunately, if you are in the US, the government hardly gives any grants for starting a for-profit business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. \n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html\n\n"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nHere is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals
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Most important thing is dont give up. More competition the better. What you must try to do is make some difference from what you were and what is available in the other shop.\nFirst go through your sales history and examine what is in demand mostly,  ex. 1. what type of items 2. the quality etc. \nMay be books or candles are more in demand. See whether you can sneak a peek into the other shop. I'm sure that other person started his business after giving a careful consideration to you who has been in business for 18 years. \nDepending on your finances see whether you can change the stuff you have been selling, 'cos your stuff might be a little outdated. We cannot say from here 'cos it depends on what you have been selling. You can even put a small sale and get rid of the old stuff for a cheap price. that could attract more customers , but not for long. \nTry to change the look too. As someone else has said you can put lanterna and candles to make the place attractive. Also go out of the town to a posh big gift shop and see what they have done. You dont have to copy or I'm not saying you should, but that will give you an idea as to what the trend is. You might not even be able to do everything they have done too. \nMy experiance with gift shops is that they must change with the seasons of the year as well as retaining some for someone who wants to buy something such as a b'day gift etc. Also if a person can get something inexpensive but looks good and of good quality the better. So dont give up. Do a bit of research as to the needs of your community. \nGood luck!
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Ebay!  (it worked for me) :)\nI'll expand my answer a bit....\nI would go to thrift stores on their sale days and buy merchandise and sell them for a profit on Ebay.  (luckily in the Cleveland area there are .50 cent sales so it was easy to turn a profit)....
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Firstly you can put aside things that you can possibly reuse. Such as papers which are used on one side, empty mineral water bottles, microwavable food containers. Then sort out the rest of your trash into paper, plastic and metallic categories and put them into different bags. The others, you can place them in another bag. This will ease waste collection centre in sorting them. \n\nFor 2nd hand clothes, you can auction it off on Yahoo! auctions or participate in flea markets at Tanglin Mall every weekend. You can also give it away along with your used furniture to the Salvation Army headquarters at Bishan central and they'll resell it to other people. By the way, they provide free transportation services if you're giving away your furniture. So worry not about spending more money to move your trash away.
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Try ebay.  You should be able to find new and used sold by both individuals and in bulk.  Just make sure to buy from sellers who have a 98% feedback rating or higher and odds are the clothes will be fine.  Reading the feedback they have recieved is another good way of determining quality.
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E-bay they deal with second hand shops as well, but check the persons feedback before going ahead, I have used e-bay  all the time over the last 3 years never had a problem
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my mom had the same troubles. she decided to start her own store on ebay (an auctioning website)called "thebumpshoppe" she buys large amounts of gap and old navy maternity clothes then sells them for more, but cheaper than in the stores. cause when you buy more stuff at one time instead of buying it all individualy you actually get a cheaper price. then she sells them individualy for more cash. it is an awsome job. just make sure you shipp the stuff early and dont lie about you're items being flawless or people will send bad feeback and people wont buy from you as much, its really fun and takes up time!!!!!\n\nTELL THE WORLD ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!