In the early stages of your career you may not be able to find a qualified manager to take you on as their client. If this is the case, don't be afraid to allow a close friend or family member, who is HIGHLY motivated, assist you for the time being. If someone close to you sees your potential and is willing to help you get started, they can be even more helpful than a Manager who puts you on the back burner for his more established clients.At this point you should be marketing yourself through every avenue possible. This means getting your music in the hands... and ears... of as many people as possible. Artists have taken many different approaches to this over the years as technology continues to evolve.
Once you have created a Marketable Image, and you have written Quality Songs, your next step is to begin building a Fan Base.Fan Base Building a Fan Base can be a daunting task, but it is an absolute necessity if you hope for any record label to take you seriously. One piece of advice I will give you is to seek out any help you can find in completing this requirement, because building a Fan Base will likely take some assistance.One key person to enlist is a Manager. Managers often have many connections in the industry including club owners, promoters, other artists, and even record label executives. Of course, you will have to do a lot of marketing on your own, but the help of a qualified Manager can be the difference between your success and failure.
Lets talk about financing your business. If you don't already have the money you're in for a fun time. Opening and operating a retail clothing business can be very expensive. There's rent, you can't keep you clothes in boxes so you will need racks, counters
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You will need to decide which type of clothing you wish to sell. Are you looking at childrens, men's, or women's clothes? Will the clothes be new or preowned? The clothing business is one of the largest industries of today. This is why you will need to make this choice. Of course, this choice will depend somewhat on the funds you have available.
If you can't get it from friends or family and you're not independently wealthy, you will need to go to banks or the Small Business Administration. Either of these entities are going to ask to see your business plan. By the way, a business plan is not "If I buy something for $2.00 and sell it for $4.00 I've doubled my money". There are numerous sites on line that can help you with writing a business plan. Some, if not all, lenders will ask to see some proof of sales performance in your past. If you lack this, you'll most likely have to provide collateral. See, I told you this part would be fun. By the way, you can pretty much forget grants from good old Uncle Sam. These are usually given to non-profit projects.
So, to recap, decide on the type of clothing you want to sell. Find a place to sell your goods
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You will need to have a place to sell your goods, unless you plan to sell on line, and that's a whole different article. Most likely you will need to rent a retail space. Look at a number of stores for rent. Compare cost of rent or lease, look carefully at the neighborhood the store is located in. Check other businesses in the area. Another clothing store near by may not be good, but a shoe store can compliment your business. Don't forget to try to bargain with the landlord, you may be able to talk him down on the rent. It can't hurt, after all, you're a sales person.
You can begin with just a few items and then add lines as your business prospers. Where will you buy your clothing? Lets say part of your inventory includes various fashion tops. You will need to find some place that deals in wholesale fashion tops or will wholesale tank tops to you. You can search the web for wholesale tops for a start. You can, of course, find many wholesalers this way.
I'm going to assume that you've done some research before you decided to open a retail clothing business. Actually, I hope you've done extensive research. It would help if you have experience in this area yourself. Maybe work in a retail clothing shop or for a wholesaler. Perhaps even a merchandising course.