Comments on: Overwhelmed? What to do when you don’t know what to do.

By: Cary Pragdin

Cary Pragdin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:57:22 +0000

Kathleen, thank you for this post; I found it at just the right time! And Eric; thank you for the quote; it’s going up in the kitchen directly above the 2012 Planner!

By: Fashion Incubator » Business plans for funding are over-rated

Fashion Incubator » Business plans for funding are over-rated — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:08:53 +0000

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By: vee

vee — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:43:42 +0000

I have been reading your articles. I have sew since I was fourteen. I retired last year and want to focus on my own apparel line. I have my business name but at the moment I am selling only women’s accessories that I make that are unique and one of the kind and manufactured in Michigan designed by me.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:37:20 +0000

Anybody know where I can find the updated link to the charter guidelines? The website has apparently been moved and I can’t find it. my biz plan has been drivining me crazy and the charter sounds like a dream!

By: Why you should start your own sewing factory

Why you should start your own sewing factory — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:56:48 +0000

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By: Julian Hill

Julian Hill — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:44:13 +0000

Great post! I think the business plan is another area where some of us with some knowledge of what to do get ourselves into trouble trying to do the “right things”. The importance of a detailed business plan with financial projections is overemphasized and any projections a startup makes are going to be pure fiction anyway. Love the idea of a charter. I just discarded my “business plan” and am working on my charter instead!

By: bettina

bettina — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:08:45 +0000

I find this post very interesting.I only just started selling my product to shops over the last 6 months. I know I have a good product but it takes time to get the word out. I am alittle concerned how to sell my product now that people are being very conservative with there money. I think the media should stop go over how bad the eceonomy is and try to focus on what is working at the moment. They are creating a bigger problem .
thanks for the advise

By: Kathleen G

Kathleen G — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:27:19 +0000

Great advice at any time!
Only one thing concerning immediates….How do you plan for immediate deliveries when you are a start up business, especially with regard to tradeshow(NY)schedules?
Thanks!

By: Pam~Off The Cuff~

Pam~Off The Cuff~ — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:04:29 +0000

Great post Kathleen…just what I needed to read at this point in my business development.
Thanks!

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:30:24 +0000

Thanks for this informative post Kathleen! Love the manufacturing paradigm. I think it’s important to stay flexible especially in this economy. The lean / mean approach is definately the way to go and I see customer service becomming much more important than ever before. People want to feel special. I say don’t get too discouraged by the economy and focus more on how you can better refine your goals and business practices. Stay focused, respect your customer and ship on time.