Business Consulting – How to Avoid Business Failure

March 1, 2010 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

What is the business survival rate? Statistically, roughly 66 percent of new business survive two years or more, and 40 percent survive six years or more, according to the study “Redefining Small Business Administration. Further, companies that have employees (instead of one-man shops), college educated owners, and those that have good financing tend to survive longer. Also supported by the numbers in the study, manufacturers overall have a better chance of staying alive compared to service and retail firms. With this information as a backdrop, i’ve compiled a list of seven causes of failure from personal experience and informal discussions with local business owners. Hopefully, we can learn what not to do and increase our odds of survival! Read more

The G Unit Clothing Line, Look As You Should

January 3, 2010 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

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The G Unit Clothing line is by far one of the best selling clothing lines in hip hop genre. People who love the music of 50 Cent can own clothing that he helped to design. Within this line of clothing is a number of hot sellers and many of the coolest, phattest pieces out there. You know 50 Cent and you love him. So, it is reasonable then that you will love the clothes in this awesome line just as much. The G Unit Clothing line, if you can find it, is full of the hottest trends in hip hop clothing.

From denim to shoes, G Unit clothing is one of the fastest growing and in demand clothing lines out there. As fast as it is put up, it is sold. Perhaps it is the name behind them or it is the sheer great looks that are offered in this line that make them so well sought after. Read more

Developing A Fashion Brand

November 15, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

002 Pictures, Images and Photos />You walk into a party in a simple ensemble and furtive glances and raised eyebrows are what your encounter. Actually it’s all about the brand you are wearing. You are right now making a statement.

That’s what branding is all about. One look at the garment and the onlooker is able to relate the weave, work, colour, embellishment style or typical detailing with the name of the designer. Brand positioning is like sitting high on a pedestal and staying there. Read more

A Closer Look at Juicy Couture

November 1, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 


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When fashion conscious avid shoppers Pam and Gela wanted to offer the world what they loved to wear, the result was a style line called Juicy Couture. Both girls were right when they acted on their fashion suspicion: that other women would love to wear what they liked.

Their aim was to come up with a product line that offered comfort and style, and never compromised either. As trend-setter since its inception, it has even offered jeans and shirts as fashionable clothes for pregnant women.

As time went on, and with business doing well, the focus of Juicy Couture narrowed down on women’s clothing. Later on, the focus went to offering women a line of sports clothing that still blended comport and posh. Read more

3 Tips to Help You Sell Your Fashion Company

October 29, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

And you thought the decision to open a business was difficult?

While many believe that selling a company is an even more difficult decision, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, it can be a very rewarding one that creates great value or opportunity for a fashion business owner.

1. START PLANNING BEFORE YOU OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Know this: the fashion M&A industry is very robust one today. Apparel and accessory companies of all shapes and sizes, and all across the globe are looking to buy, sell, or merge with other fashion or related businesses. Read more

Developing A Brand

October 22, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

chanel fall 2008 Pictures, Images and PhotosMany businesses are taking for granted that consumers be acquainted with what their products are all about. But how could it is possible? How can a consumer identify without a bit of experience about your business? It is your task to inform them both visually (in the form of logo) and verbally (with a short communication and meaning of your products). You should present potential consumers all details to approach to your business- How it is possible? Why or for what reason the customer will buy your products?

For example : According a survey repot of STS Market Research : More than a past three years, 8 of 10 of denim jeans customers procured absolutely either national brands or private labels and customers are loyal to denim jeans brand types. Read more

Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein’s Success Story

October 13, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off 

Calvin Klein 5 Pictures, Images and PhotosGrowing Up

Klein, born November 19, 1942, was taught by his mother to love fashion. He would often accompany her when she went shopping in New York City for affordable clothes. From an early age he knew he wanted to be a fashion designer, and taught himself how to sketch and sew.

Before he turned twenty, he graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He married Jayne Centre and began working as an apprentice sketching European coat designs for his employer Dan Millstein to copy. Klein, however, disdained the idea that the normative American practice was to imitate European fashion and longed to start his own company. He believed that original fashion ideas could come out of the States and he was just the innovator to make it happen. Read more