Articles tagged with: Tips From The Entreprenette Handbook
A great way to break into stores is to offer your products on consignment. I did this when I first started my handbag line, and again when I launched Simply Sarah. I wanted to be in Jennifer Kaufman, Lisa Klein and Fred Segal (hip stores in Los Angeles) so badly that I offered them consignment and it worked! They were totally on board since they didn't have to lay out the cash for my bags, and when they started to sell like hotcakes, they became lifelong paying clients. When launching …
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So last weeks post inspired me. I loved hearing what people disliked doing in their business and how they handled it. The #1 way to handle their "icky tasks" was to outsource them…….which lead me to this post. It seemed to me that almost everyone was using a Virtual Assistant (VA) to help with the things they disliked as well as things that are best left to an assistant. VA's are a great choice for more than just the "having an assistant part" – you pay them on a 1099 …
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I remember when I decided to patent my Handbag Hanger back in 2003. I did as much research as I could on my own via the internet – searching google and scouring every organizing store on the planet to see if they had something similar. Once I was fairly certain I had a unique product, I called an attorney to start the process. It was pretty easy going from there for me back then as not as many patents were being filed. I did however choose a Design patent over …
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We are well into 4th quarter and I want to get you all cha-chinging away, so let’s go over a short check list to see what else you can be doing to make the most of the rest of this year.
Here are some ideas that I have brainstormed with clients to generate more sales this year.
1. Call a national gym and ask to do a holiday sale. The women there will be excited to get their last minute gifts and work out at the same time. Park once, accomplish twice.
2. …
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People often ask me if there was ONE piece of advice that changed my business and helped me grow. And YES – there was. A friend in the fashion business turned me onto a special die cutter who could cut my handbags and that allowed me to expand from my dining room table to major manufacturing. Once I had that information, I reached out to larger stores and got my first order from Anthropologie!
Check out the 67 tips from my Entreprenette Experts and see which one can change your business. …
