| The recession is here but that shouldn't stop you or | | | | time to use the various online platforms. |
| anybody in pursuing your dreams of owning your | | | | Is your new brand unique? Is it different? Make sure |
| own clothing brand. If you are passionate about your | | | | it stands outs like a black eye because the only way |
| idea and believe in it 100% than working twice as | | | | a brand will stand out with virtually no budget is if the |
| hard for the brand to be visible should not be a | | | | concept has not been beaten into the ground yet by |
| problem for you. If you are starting if for the sole | | | | everyone around you. If your selling point is another |
| purpose of making money I suggest another career | | | | all over print tee than just go back to the drawing |
| choice. Yes the current economy has put a damper | | | | table and find something that brings something new |
| on things but by no means should that be the reason | | | | to the table. Look around you and reach out to your |
| to throw in the towel. You just have to approach | | | | friends you can trust to pool in their ideas and |
| things a bit smarter these days than in the past. | | | | resources. If you have no friends than start preying |
| Success means different things to different people | | | | on and recruiting people at your local coffee shop or |
| just try doing something. | | | | watering hole. The recession has caused many to do |
| Negotiating and bartering have never been at such | | | | things they normally wouldn't. Some clothing brands |
| high levels than they are now. Do you have a service | | | | are ok, some are flourishing and others are shutting |
| that a screen printer might be able to utilize? Or | | | | down stores wondering how they are going to make |
| maybe a product that you can do a trade of | | | | payroll in three months. Don't rush to put stuff out |
| services with? Not everyone does but some do and | | | | there. Think about it and take your time. Surround |
| people are willing to trade right now if it will benefit | | | | yourself with ambitious positive people and watch |
| them. Just think back to when you were a kid | | | | your company flourish. Remember you can't do |
| trading baseball cards with your friends. Just don't | | | | everything alone. You will make errors in the |
| give away your Wade Boggs rookie card this time | | | | beginning you wish you hadn't but it is ok. They are |
| and regret it later. Make sure the trade is fair and | | | | not errors but lessons learned and that comes with |
| even to what you need. Maybe you know graphic | | | | launching your own business regardless of what it is. |
| and web design as well and working out a trade for | | | | You have to learn as much as you can when you |
| a free website update for some screen printing might | | | | first get going because you will not always have the |
| be something the screen printer is up for. It doesn't | | | | cash to pay others to do stuff for you. It is good to |
| hurt to ask. Get your business online. There is so | | | | know as much as you can because you never know |
| much space online that only requires time and very | | | | if you might have to pick up the slack for someone |
| little money it is ridiculous but you have to take the | | | | else's work. |