[luckyknuckles]

hi, my name is Jon. I am a twenty two year old from milwaukee wisconsin. I dont know much anout the hustle of buisness or marketing. I have always wanted to make my own clothing company or start a music store of some sort. However, i have never known the right place to start. I hope this site will help me with that and i am open to any advice. if any one knows of any books to read or articles, magazines to check out for a know nothing. please let me know. I believe i am still at a perfect age to start learning. Thank you, I appreciate it.

[sleighter]

Welcome and good luck

[nelsen3000]

well lets get you started then, first off we need to figure out your goals why do you want to open one of those stores and what do you hope to accomplish with them? is it the same audience for both? And what size store are you trying to create? Secondly you should be trying to read as many trade publications as you can get your hands on that will give you an idea of where to start. Just google it. Welcome to the forum

[bzboy]

Welcome. I think a clothing and music store together would be pretty cool. Also if your interested in starting a clothing line, its a good idea to check out trade shows in your area. Trade shows will have tons of vendors with their new or current lines and you will get a better feel for what it takes to start your own. I would start there. That way you can talk to established companies and ask alot of questions.

[jasaunders]

Buy a couple magazines at the store. Start with Entrepreneur magazine and Inc. Magazine. Better yet, you could get subscriptions to them for about $15 each, which will save you money over buying them in the store.
The number of business books are endless. If you are interested in a music store, a really good book you might want to start with is "Losing My Virginity" the autobiography of Richard Branson.

[chaunna]

Welcome TO YE! there are some great ppl here that will give great advice

Best of Luck,
Chaunna

[luckyknuckles]

thanks alot for the advice. i dont want to start a big store or chain of stores. its mostly because thats what im passionate about so i know i will put forth all of my effort into that type of establishment. i appreciate all the posts. thanks lot

[zoobie]

Though clothing business is tough - you know, the competition- good luck! Learn and have your own unique idea.

By the way, welcome!

[rth23]

Hope you find this place informative.

[microchip]

hai.. welcome to this site. Hope can share your business idea.. :-)

[Bayo]

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[OnTheWayUp]

This forum is very informative. Take the criticism and turn it into a positive.