i would like to own a shoe company. is there a book that can help me out?
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You did not clarify whether you want to own a shoe manufacturing business or a shoe retailing business, or both. But I have gathered a few books and magazines that can help you.\n\nFrom the article "Starting a Shoe Retail Store," some of the books that can help you out include:\n\n- Profitable Footwear Retailing  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0870056301/powerhomebizguid\n\n- The Complete Footwear Dictionary  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575241145/powerhomebizguid\n\n- A history of shoe fashions: A study of shoe design in relation to costume for shoe designers, pattern cutters, manufacturers, fashion students and dress designers http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0273400940/powerhomebizguid\n\nOther publications that may help you:\n\n- Shoe Retailing Today is published bi-monthly by NSRA http://www.nsra.org/news.cfm \n- National Shoe Retailers Association's New Store Starter Kit ($299) http://www.nsra.org/newstore.cfm\n- Focus on Shoes magazine http://www.geocities.com/focusonshoes/
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Your best shot for that type of thing is a costume shop rather than a retail shoe store.\n\nElse, check your yellowpages for a shoemaker or leatherworker to do a custom job.\n\nIf you want 'em bad enough, you'll find a way.
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This article looks like a good starting place:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAD/CAM_in_the_footwear_industry
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Start with something you or someone you know already own. \n\nI started a business making leather goods with only $300 investment. I already had most of the tools and supplies but I needed a wider range of leather. My first time selling netted $700 profit and I still had 3/4 of my supplies left. I turned it into a $80G a year business in two years.\n\nOne important factor in creating a business is passion. You have to love what you do.\n\nFrom a cleaning service (everyone has enough supplies to do at least the first house or two..then you reinvest your money to grow), to house painting (more supplies but can be bought at dollar stores for the first house), and the list goes on.\n\nI have built and sold 7 businesses in my life and am on business 8. Don't feel that once you start, thats where your stuck forever. Feel free to learn and grow with life. Get the book "Who moved my cheese" to help you learn how to move through tech changes.\n\nTake a piece of paper and draw a page sized T on it. The right side is cons the left is pros. Write your abilities down on the pro side then pencil in the cons to having a business doing that ability. You will find one or two strengths to work on.\n\nOnce you find what you want to do, find someone who is doing it and ask some questions. You will need to know how long it took to become established. Does the business support them and or their family. Do they like what they do. If not, why.\n\n2 out of three privately owned businesses fail the first year. They tend to work best when you have another job the first year or even two so you can reinvest your money to build the business. Its hard work but worth it if it makes you happy.
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I found it here\n\nhttp://peachpatch.com/shoes.html
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The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.\n\nI recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business by Jim Dion, Ted Topping\n* Retail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel \n* Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store Revised by Carol L. Schroeder\n* So You Want To Own The Store: Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation by Mort Brown\n* Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 4th Edition by Greg Holden\n* How to Start and Maintain A Successful Online Business by Kelly Thornton\n* The Complete E-Commerce Book: Design, Build, and Maintain a Successful Web-Based Business by Janice Reynolds\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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payless shoes or other store\ndon't be so cheap
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First, you should probably join an industry trade group like NSGA (National Sporting Goods Association). They will give you access to representatives from the major manufacturers, such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, and Reebok.\n\nNext, you need to decide where and how you are going to sell the items. Major brand names are very concerned with how their products are displayed. Nike will not let you buy 100 pairs of cleats at wholesale and sell them out of your car. Their representative will want to personally meet with you and go over your plans before your application is considered.\n\nYou should also make sure you have the financial capital built up to become a retailer. Each of the major brands will have a minimum inventory investment of somewhere between $5,000 and $50,000.
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You need a vendors license and a building.  You will probably need a buisness loan to get started, you need to figure out all of your expenses first and then get the loan.  You need to do a ton of research on the products (sneakers), on the best location in your area to have a new sneaker store, most of all you need money.  Then you need to look into which brands you want to carry and you are going to have to find out who to contact to buy your products from the manufacturer so you have products to sell.  Good luck to you and please do tons of research, it will make the difference between retiring early and filing bankruptcy.
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Eastbay, Jumpman23.com, Finish Line, Champs, FootLocker, Foot Action, any urban shoe website or if u want dem cheap either found someone dat sell it out of their car truck, or get it for the 5 finger diss count. I suggest find someone who sells it out der truck, its cheaper and mostly da shoes they have no one else will.
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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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In my own online magazine for home business entrepreneurs, I constantly review and read books for home business entrepreneurs. Here are some that I found to be really good:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business: Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574101129/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574100939/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- 101 Best Home Business Success Secrets for Women http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761519742/ref-nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874779731/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- Starting on a Shoestring : Building a Business Without a Bankroll http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471134155/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid
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We are Beijing Qiangui Foreign Trade Co., Ltd (www.qian-gui.com)\n\n We can produce various athletic shoes, recreational shoe, stogy, jeans ,clothing ,cap , and handbags , mainly Nike, Adidas, Bape , Red Monkey ,BBC, dior ,Timberland, Gucci, Prada, Luie Vuitton and Puma shoes . We can provide Nike Jordan series, Airmax and Shox series. For example: Nike airmax 95, airmax 97,airmax 2003, Shox TL,shox R4,Shox NZ, Air force one(AF1),Dunk, Kobe, James, Jordan I-XX. All the shoes are packed in original boxes with retro cards, and the tags and style code number are 100% correct. We can not only provide the top quality shoes, but assure you the best price in china on the basic of the equal condition as well. Our company has lots of stocks\n\n Our business is successfully expanded to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Brazil and so on. Also, we have established stable trade and business relationship with many importers in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and Middle East.\n\n We sincerely wish to cooperate with you and to make mutual benefit! We will be your first choice of suppliers for TOP quality products\n\nif you have very big order form ,then i am able to favourable price\n\nphotos:http://new.photos.yahoo.com/qiangui_bape/albums\nE-MAIL: qianguibape@yahoo.com.cn\nMSN: whc_312@hotmail.com
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Right here my man....Dick's Sporting Goods\n\nhttp://www.dickssportinggoods.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=718115&cp=711652\n\nAlso Try Eastbay....a large selection:\n\nhttp://www.eastbay.com/catalog/modelsummary.cfm?TID=5555-41100608560141080316104-0&module=shoes&action=sportsSearch&supercat=shoes&mvp=sport&path=y&id=54434
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According to the Annual Retail Trade Survey conducted by the Bureau of Census, athletic shoes form the biggest share at 41.5% of the shoe retail market. There is definitely a huge market for selling sneakers and athletic shoes.\n\nCheck out the free article "Starting a Shoe Retail Store" at http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol136/shoe.htm - the article gives you information on level of competition, factors affecting demand for shoes, tips on writing the business plan, choosing the right location, business registration and licensing, start up expenses, potential gross profit margin, choosing the merchandise and success factors. The article also includes links to shoe retail associations as well as recommended books on starting a shoe retail store.\n\nYour next question will be: "How or Where will I get the merchandise I will sell?" The most effective way is to learn who the suppliers are, and how you can purchase from them. You can get this type of information by attending trade shows focusing on the shoe retail business. I have written in my blog the 10 most important trade shows every shoe retailer must attend http://www.powerhomebiz.com/blog/2005/11/starting-shoe-retail-store.html\n\nGood luck!\nIsabel Isidro\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com
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Only the worlds largest cyber shop on the net. Try eastbay and just search for the shoe. If it's a newer shoe it should come up. If it's and older shoe try FinalScore (Eastbay's clearence shoes. Most likely to find an older shoe.)
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try \nebay.com\nfootlocker.com\nfinishline.com\nchamps.com\nkicksandstuff.com