Fashion

Question

Hi. I am a ladies fashion designer and I am interested in starting a small business selling original fashion sketches for evening and bridal wear. I do know a little about pattern making and sewing but I am not very good, so I would prefer to work with pattern making and sewing services to accompany my sketches. I have no idea about what I need to start this business. The only thing I want to do is to work from home having all these people outside working with me. Customers would be manufacturers and individuals.

Thank you.

Answer

Congratulations! You’ve made the first few baby steps to starting your own home-based business.

Your first few steps were well placed.

1. You established goals
   • work from home
   • focus on what you know best “fashion sketches”
2. You established resource requirements
   • pattern makers
   • seamstress

One advantage I see you having is that you’re very focused. “I am interested in starting a small business selling original fashion sketches for evening and bridal wear.” You’ve established a nitch for your small business that you think you can excel in because it’s where your strengths are the greatest. You’ve realized your short-falls and you plan to outsource your additional needs to pattern makers and seamstresses.

Possible next steps:

1. Do a quick MiniPlan to evaluate your break-even costs and potential sales.
2. Do a quick industry analysis to determine what your competition is.
3. Do a quick market analysis to determine who your customers will be.
4. Seek out your pattern maker or seamstress to determine costs associated with outsourcing requirements.
5. Evaluate what it will cost you to start this business with our free Starting Costs Calculator

I hope this information helps. Your first few steps were well placed and I believe you’re on your way to starting a successful home-based business.

Thank you,

Cale Bruckner

Director of Product Development

Palo Alto Software Inc.

Tags: , clothing, fashion design, start-up business

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