What do I need to buy to start a business in making sweaters with greek letters?
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Well a very good embrodery machine.
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I'd suggest buying something original that the two of you can work together on.\nWhy not buy a scrapbooking kit, then the two of you can put it all together.\nOr, you could sign the two of you up for pottery classes OR purchase the materials to make your own pottery.\nAnd, with the holidays coming up, you could purchase an ornament making kit.
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try online.\nbodybuilding.com has a lot of stuff. otherwise GNC often has good sales\nstick to stuff thats made by the big american companies. you can buy a lot of cheap stuff thats made in eastern europe and china, but i wouldn't touch it if my life depended on it.
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You'd need a business plan first.  If it's a school project, probably doesn't have to be quite as detailed as if you were actually starting this business, although that depends on whether you're in high school, or getting your MBA.\n\nSome things to include - \nWhere will your shop be located, and how big will it be?\nAre there any legal restrictions (licenses required, such as business license and sales tax collection license - you might find this info on your state website)\nWhat professional help will you need to set up your business (e.g. lawyer, accountant) and how much will that cost\nWhat type of entity will your business be?  sole proprietorship? LLC?  s-corp?\nWhat merchandise will you carry, where will you get it, how much will it cost to purchase, how much will you sell it for (what markup?)\nWill you have any employees or just run it yourself?  Be aware that either way, there are income tax implications, but they're a lot more complicated if you have employees.\nHow much money will you need to start your business - Rent, utilities turnon fees, purchase of initial inventory - and if your location doesn't already have them, shelves, hardware to hang things on the walls, cash register....  and where will you get the money?  Probably combination of savings, investment by relatives and friends, maybe a bank loan but that could be tough to get\nOngoing costs after startup\nWhat competition will you have?\nHow will you get customers?\nHow much do you have to sell monthly to pay your costs and make some amount of profit?  How much profit can you reasonably expect to make?  Is it seasonal?\n\nHave fun with your project - sounds like it could be interesting.
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YOu need to first decide what market you are going to sell to (lower, middle, or upper class).  Are you going to make the handbags or buy them wholesale to resale.  What materials will you use (expensive leather, suedes and chenilles...or low cost polyesters and cottons)?  Do you require 1 extra employee or 4?  Will you want to have a physical store (which can cost more) or sell at flea markets and online auction sites(which will cost less and make your items visible to a variety of people)?  Do you prefer to make alot money from one item at once or make money from a few items over a period of time.  Decide on all of this and you should know where you want your numbers to fall
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You may want to read the article "Starting a Clothing Line Business"  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm The article covers basic information about the business such as your first step, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production, financing the business and resources.\n\nI suggest you also check out the following organizations to get more info about the business:\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\nI recommend that you also read the following books for more detailed information about the business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm \n\nThe World of Fashion Merchandising by Mary Gorgen Wolfe \nThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing\nby Kathleen Fasanella \nThe Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line \n Start Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) \n Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis \n The Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing \n The World of Fashion Merchandising \n Made in America: The Business of Apparel and Sewn Products Manufacturing \n The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing \n Fashion: From Concept to Consumer \n Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
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You will have to have some yardworking equipment, start off small.  Push lawnmower, string trimmer if possible, and a blower.  A broom will work in place of a blower if necessary.\nIf you want to keep your startup costs down, aquire used equipment from pawn shops and/or yard sales. Work you way up to equipment that will help you work faster, with better results.  But unless you have several thousand dollars into it from the beginning, you'll need to start small.\n\nStart small, work your way up.  Use a portion of your earnings to buy better equipment. Let your good work build your business. Let customers brag about your work to their friends and aquaintences.  One of the best things about yardwork is your "business card" is in front of every house you do.  It is also one of the worst things, if your performance is bad.\n\nMost people want to get rich quick, not willing to do the work necessary to build a long lasting business. HONESTY with ALL the people you deal with, customers, suppliers, accountant, and especially yourself. This is the ONLY way to build a longlasting, profitable business.  Take pride in your work, knowing that a customer can go elsewhere to get their yard done.  Admit your mistakes, take responsibility for them and you'll see profit down the road.
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Gurrrl, no you didn't!\n\nDo what you need?\n\nPlease clarify for us edumacated folks .. I sell Apple junk, tell us honey.. whut u wanna know?\n\n:-)
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It depends on what state you are in. Go to the Secretary of State website or your official state website -- they often have information on how to start a business and the permits and licenses required. Look up the department that issues permits and licenses and contact them.\n\nMost likely you will need:\n\n- zoning approval (for your signs, etc.)\n- liquors license\n- business name registration\n- fire department permit\n- building and contractors permit\n- public health operating license (as you will serve liquor)\n- sellers permit
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look online or else at a tshirt factory...Otherwise you'll have to stitch your own tshirts as well.
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Why not just buy one?  Go to your hobby store.  If you insist on making something, make cookies.
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Just buy one, and take it to a jewlery store.  Almost all of them will engrave anything you bring in.
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Try novelity shops, souvenir stores, and stores like Spencers. For specific ones, try looking at speciality stores.\n\nOr you could try the "make your own" cups, and use your computer to print out whatever design you'd like.
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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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Seek the assistance of a marketing research professional or company in your area. They would have done this type of research before and will be able to give you some useful information. \nAs an internet jewelry store (e-business), the world is your market. \n\nFor information on elements of a business plan etc, please see the following links:\n\nhttp://entrepreneur.com/businessplan/index.html\nhttp://entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/startupbasics/index144024.html\nhttp://www.startups.co.uk/aF_Cg0c.html\nhttp://www.startups.co.uk/aIWimxs.html\n\n\nYou have to pay for a market  assessment at this site:\nhttp://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/304924/the_2006_apparel_market_research_yearbook.htm\n\nA little about costume jewelry here:\nhttp://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr105604e.html\n\nAll the best!
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As stated above, your location has a lot to do with the business you choose. If you are near a Large Latin community, I would focus on opening a store that is missing in that community. By us there are clothing shops and travel etc. If you want to combine that with cheap start-up cost, do a Latin consignment shop, or EBay seller. Take advantage of your Heritage right now. Good Luck!
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Look on Ebay (they have everything), to get ideas and supplies. I did all my own and they came out super nice!