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Where should I go to start a clothing business? And where is a warehouse for sell?
Asked by channy_swt16
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You may start by reading the article "Starting a Clothing Line or Apparel Manufacturing Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm . The article contains information on the startup steps, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production and financing the business
For in-depth information, you may want to read the following books http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm :
The Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line
Start Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)
The Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing
The World of Fashion Merchandising
So You Want to Work in the Fashion Business? A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing
Fashion: From Concept to Consumer
You may also want to check out the resources of the following associations:
Professional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com
American Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/
American Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/
National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/
Fashion Group International http://www.fgi.org
Apparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/
For warehouses for sale, check the local newspaper, online classified ads and businesses for sale websites.
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This is what I wanna do too. Im trying to start up my pwn fashion design business, designing and making clothing and handbags etc.
www.freewebs.com/hellyltd
You should try starting out using a website too.
Answered by Helly G
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