I have a clothing line, I sell to personal clients but want to sell to retail stores! I also need a mentor.?

Allow me to explain….
I have a popular upcoming women’s clothing line in my city [many people know of the brand due to fashion shows, magazine features, internet, and promo]. I understand the trade, I have a manufacturer who can produce small quantities 10+. I have a printer who can provide steady promo material to drive sales higher- marketing/advertising. I have a great website [needs to be updated], a trendy, fashion forward easy to produce line with amazing fabric choice. I have a Rep team in the U.S. and Canada who are willing to assist in sales/promo once I can get this going on my own to start.

Yes there is someone who can be your mentor for FREE.
I would strongly recommend that you talk to a business counselor at SCORE (go to http://www.score.org and input your zip code to find the chapter nearest you), the advice is FREE.

The counselor at SCORE will most likely advise you to write a business plan which is very good advice because it will force you to dig out all of the start up details and the costs of starting a growing your retail line and force you to also understand all of the aspects of this business including the customers you’ll concentrate on (your market ) and how you’ll go after them.

Ask the SCORE counselor to be your mentor and to be on your advisory board as opposed to your Board of Directors ( either way)

Try this link :

http://www.ychange.com/small-business-consulting-articles.html

and read some of the articles especially the ones about a business plan and starting a business.

Good Luck

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