How do you start a clothing business?

[lowininc]

Hey guys. Looking for some help with a project I am working on. I have some ideas and would like to start my own line of baseball caps and other headwear. Just wondering if anyone knew where I should start or knew of any resources that might keep my project rolling. I also would need prototypes of my products made so I'd like to know where or who I would get to do that for me. Would there be a freelance designer I could hire or should I contact a fashion design company???? I guess I just don't know where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ben

[akula]

Hey guys. Looking for some help with a project I am working on. I have some ideas and would like to start my own line of baseball caps and other headwear. Just wondering if anyone knew where I should start or knew of any resources that might keep my project rolling. I also would need prototypes of my products made so I'd like to know where or who I would get to do that for me. Would there be a freelance designer I could hire or should I contact a fashion design company???? I guess I just don't know where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ben

errr..ok..i'm gonna regret this, because i'm assuming that you are stubborn and unteachable, but anyway..

1. ventures start at the point of problem formulation. you haven't formulated a problem, therefore it is wrong for you to seek customers - because without a problem definition, you will end up pitching the wrong customers with the wrong product at the wrong price, and at the wrong time and in the wrong way.

2. to formulate your problem , you must send out a survey to your potential target market and poll them on whether they are experiencing a problem that you think they are experiencing, and whether they need your solution.

For example: you formulate the problem that local schools in your state are in danger of lawsuits because they are failing to provide uniforms which adequately protect their students from UV radiation. And so you pitch these schools with a new kind of ultra UV protective hat, which all kindergarten to 4th year students are gonna be required to wear.

3. once you've done the surveys with your target market (i.e. schools) and have confirmed the existence of the problem (i.e. danger of lawsuits), you sign up your prospects to prepayments and contracts for delivery. Essentially, you get the schools to pay a 20% prepayment on the hats, you use the prepayments to manufacture the hats, you deliver the hats, collect the 80% balance, clock a profit and move to the next customer.

That's the three steps for prudent, effective entrepreneurship

You're not getting any of this are you, dumbass?

[vinnieg24]

akula...you're smart..help me haha

[votetrev]

errr..ok..i'm gonna regret this, because i'm assuming that you are stubborn and unteachable, but anyway..

1. ventures start at the point of problem formulation. you haven't formulated a problem, therefore it is wrong for you to seek customers - because without a problem definition, you will end up pitching the wrong customers with the wrong product at the wrong price, and at the wrong time and in the wrong way.

2. to formulate your problem , you must send out a survey to your potential target market and poll them on whether they are experiencing a problem that you think they are experiencing, and whether they need your solution.

For example: you formulate the problem that local schools in your state are in danger of lawsuits because they are failing to provide uniforms which adequately protect their students from UV radiation. And so you pitch these schools with a new kind of ultra UV protective hat, which all kindergarten to 4th year students are gonna be required to wear.

3. once you've done the surveys with your target market (i.e. schools) and have confirmed the existence of the problem (i.e. danger of lawsuits), you sign up your prospects to prepayments and contracts for delivery. Essentially, you get the schools to pay a 20% prepayment on the hats, you use the prepayments to manufacture the hats, you deliver the hats, collect the 80% balance, clock a profit and move to the next customer.

That's the three steps for prudent, effective entrepreneurship

You're not getting any of this are you, dumbass?

What kind of a post is that? Why would you assume that this person is "stubborn and unteachable"? Why call him a dumbass?

Anyone who is truly succeeding in this world, certainly doesn't treat people like that, and I can assure you of that.

Your post wasn't even informative. You threw in one little comment about finding out what your customer wants then marketing that to them, added a bunch of garble, and thought you were the man. You didn't even give a good informative post, just some immature person hoping to gain respect from people who fall into your little scheme.

You already took into assumption that he hadn't done any market research...do you know he hasn't? From reading what he typed above, I get that he is working on it already. Since that is one of the first steps, gaining a n audience that trusts you, then polling them for information to form a product, then I would assume he has already done that. He is asking the next step from that, where can he go to get this thing designed, or how can he find someone who knows how to design.

Why don't you try answering the question asked, instead of flame someone who is trying to get help.