Clothing Business – How to start a clothing business

how to start a clothing business so I

how to start a clothing business so I have a great question when I YouTube

have a great question when I YouTube

have a great question when I YouTube viewers and yes seen love you guys who

viewers and yes seen love you guys who

viewers and yes seen love you guys who wrote in to say dear Evan I’m 16 years

wrote in to say dear Evan I’m 16 years

wrote in to say dear Evan I’m 16 years old I’m starting my own clothing retail

old I’m starting my own clothing retail

old I’m starting my own clothing retail business since my parents don’t have a

business since my parents don’t have a

business since my parents don’t have a ton of money and me either I wanted to

ton of money and me either I wanted to

ton of money and me either I wanted to ask you what I should do do you think I

ask you what I should do do you think I

ask you what I should do do you think I should get a job and introduce my first

should get a job and introduce my first

should get a job and introduce my first collection to investors or not please

collection to investors or not please

collection to investors or not please answer me in a video please keep doing

answer me in a video please keep doing

answer me in a video please keep doing what you do you’ve seen this is a great

what you do you’ve seen this is a great

what you do you’ve seen this is a great question and I’m I’m actually glad

question and I’m I’m actually glad

question and I’m I’m actually glad you’re open to getting the job I have I

you’re open to getting the job I have I

you’re open to getting the job I have I have two bits of advice for you the

have two bits of advice for you the

have two bits of advice for you the first one is go get a job to learn the

first one is go get a job to learn the

first one is go get a job to learn the business okay you’re 16 years old if you

business okay you’re 16 years old if you

business okay you’re 16 years old if you start now you’re probably gonna make a

start now you’re probably gonna make a

start now you’re probably gonna make a ton of mistakes and the easiest way to

ton of mistakes and the easiest way to

ton of mistakes and the easiest way to learn is to model success learn from

learn is to model success learn from

learn is to model success learn from somebody who’s already done it and now

somebody who’s already done it and now

somebody who’s already done it and now you may be thinking Evan come on man

you may be thinking Evan come on man

you may be thinking Evan come on man you’re supposed to be the entrepreneur

you’re supposed to be the entrepreneur

you’re supposed to be the entrepreneur guy and telling me to go get a job now

guy and telling me to go get a job now

guy and telling me to go get a job now how does that make any sense here’s why

how does that make any sense here’s why

how does that make any sense here’s why it’s important okay I don’t want you to

it’s important okay I don’t want you to

it’s important okay I don’t want you to go get a boring job okay I don’t want

go get a boring job okay I don’t want

go get a boring job okay I don’t want you to go work for some huge company

you to go work for some huge company

you to go work for some huge company where you’re just getting coffee for

where you’re just getting coffee for

where you’re just getting coffee for people and you spend two years there you

people and you spend two years there you

people and you spend two years there you haven’t learned anything I want you to

haven’t learned anything I want you to

haven’t learned anything I want you to get a job to learn I want you to go find

get a job to learn I want you to go find

get a job to learn I want you to go find the company that has ten employees that

the company that has ten employees that

the company that has ten employees that has built up a business that you want to

has built up a business that you want to

has built up a business that you want to aspire to be where you can be close to

aspire to be where you can be close to

aspire to be where you can be close to the entrepreneur founder where you could

the entrepreneur founder where you could

the entrepreneur founder where you could actually learn and make mistakes and

actually learn and make mistakes and

actually learn and make mistakes and make context and understand how the

make context and understand how the

make context and understand how the business works because if you just start

business works because if you just start

business works because if you just start off in your own you’re gonna make so

off in your own you’re gonna make so

off in your own you’re gonna make so many mistakes you don’t have a lot of

many mistakes you don’t have a lot of

many mistakes you don’t have a lot of money you’re gonna burn through whatever

money you’re gonna burn through whatever

money you’re gonna burn through whatever little money you have and you won’t

little money you have and you won’t

little money you have and you won’t achieve greatness your chances are so

achieve greatness your chances are so

achieve greatness your chances are so low of achieving greatness because

low of achieving greatness because

low of achieving greatness because you’re gonna make so many mistakes on

you’re gonna make so many mistakes on

you’re gonna make so many mistakes on your own a great model to follow is this

your own a great model to follow is this

your own a great model to follow is this Bureau Wayne during Wayne started off

Bureau Wayne during Wayne started off

Bureau Wayne during Wayne started off she was in the fashion business and she

she was in the fashion business and she

she was in the fashion business and she started at Vogue and she rose up the

started at Vogue and she rose up the

started at Vogue and she rose up the ranks getting promotion after promotion

ranks getting promotion after promotion

ranks getting promotion after promotion after motion at Vogue and she learned

after motion at Vogue and she learned

after motion at Vogue and she learned everything about the fashion business by

everything about the fashion business by

everything about the fashion business by being one of the editors at Vogue and

being one of the editors at Vogue and

being one of the editors at Vogue and she made all the contacts and she

she made all the contacts and she

she made all the contacts and she understood what it takes when she left

understood what it takes when she left

understood what it takes when she left vogue to start her own business

vogue to start her own business

vogue to start her own business designing wedding dresses she hit the

designing wedding dresses she hit the

designing wedding dresses she hit the ground running she didn’t make as many

ground running she didn’t make as many

ground running she didn’t make as many mistakes that she would have she

mistakes that she would have she

mistakes that she would have she had contacts she had a little bit of

had contacts she had a little bit of

had contacts she had a little bit of money saved up right she was able to

money saved up right she was able to

money saved up right she was able to launch his business and make it be

launch his business and make it be

launch his business and make it be successful so that’s number one again

successful so that’s number one again

successful so that’s number one again you want to go find an entrepreneur who

you want to go find an entrepreneur who

you want to go find an entrepreneur who you respect you look up to and you can

you respect you look up to and you can

you respect you look up to and you can learn a lot from and work hard like

learn a lot from and work hard like

learn a lot from and work hard like being ideal employee don’t just do what

being ideal employee don’t just do what

being ideal employee don’t just do what you’re hired to do you want to learn the

you’re hired to do you want to learn the

you’re hired to do you want to learn the business right so get as close to the

business right so get as close to the

business right so get as close to the entrepreneur founder as you can take on

entrepreneur founder as you can take on

entrepreneur founder as you can take on as many projects as you can imagine it

as many projects as you can imagine it

as many projects as you can imagine it was your own business because soon it’s

was your own business because soon it’s

was your own business because soon it’s going to be your own business and you

going to be your own business and you

going to be your own business and you want to be able to make mistakes while

want to be able to make mistakes while

want to be able to make mistakes while getting paid this is like being paid to

getting paid this is like being paid to

getting paid this is like being paid to go to university to learn the ropes so

go to university to learn the ropes so

go to university to learn the ropes so find that company ok the second thing is

find that company ok the second thing is

find that company ok the second thing is get started ok but start small a lot of

get started ok but start small a lot of

get started ok but start small a lot of entrepreneurs especially in the fashion

entrepreneurs especially in the fashion

entrepreneurs especially in the fashion business they see the orders right if

business they see the orders right if

business they see the orders right if you want to make a deal with somebody to

you want to make a deal with somebody to

you want to make a deal with somebody to supply this up to you whatever shirts

supply this up to you whatever shirts

supply this up to you whatever shirts hoodies whatever you’re making the cost

hoodies whatever you’re making the cost

hoodies whatever you’re making the cost per unit is so high in small quantities

per unit is so high in small quantities

per unit is so high in small quantities right you want to order 10 t-shirts it’s

right you want to order 10 t-shirts it’s

right you want to order 10 t-shirts it’s gonna cost you a lot of money you’re

gonna cost you a lot of money you’re

gonna cost you a lot of money you’re gonna lose money on those 10 shirts

gonna lose money on those 10 shirts

gonna lose money on those 10 shirts where these suppliers they want you

where these suppliers they want you

where these suppliers they want you buying a thousand 5,000 10,000 shirts

buying a thousand 5,000 10,000 shirts

buying a thousand 5,000 10,000 shirts that’s when the cost per unit goes down

that’s when the cost per unit goes down

that’s when the cost per unit goes down and you see those price breaks you think

and you see those price breaks you think

and you see those price breaks you think wow okay you know what to make this

wow okay you know what to make this

wow okay you know what to make this worthwhile

worthwhile

worthwhile I gotta order 5,000 shirts and you go

I gotta order 5,000 shirts and you go

I gotta order 5,000 shirts and you go out you make the order you make mistakes

out you make the order you make mistakes

out you make the order you make mistakes because it’s your first time doing it

because it’s your first time doing it

because it’s your first time doing it maybe you’ve used the wrong you know

maybe you’ve used the wrong you know

maybe you’ve used the wrong you know sure quality the colors don’t come out

sure quality the colors don’t come out

sure quality the colors don’t come out great it’s the wrong pattern whatever it

great it’s the wrong pattern whatever it

great it’s the wrong pattern whatever it is you’re gonna make a lot of mistakes

is you’re gonna make a lot of mistakes

is you’re gonna make a lot of mistakes you spend all your money’s buying these

you spend all your money’s buying these

you spend all your money’s buying these 5,000 shirts and you’re stuck with four

5,000 shirts and you’re stuck with four

5,000 shirts and you’re stuck with four thousand nine hundred and ninety seven

thousand nine hundred and ninety seven

thousand nine hundred and ninety seven of them in your closet in your garage

of them in your closet in your garage

of them in your closet in your garage wherever because you’ve sold three and

wherever because you’ve sold three and

wherever because you’ve sold three and the rest you can’t get rid of that

the rest you can’t get rid of that

the rest you can’t get rid of that happened so often and you just stuck

happened so often and you just stuck

happened so often and you just stuck with all this inventory that you’ve

with all this inventory that you’ve

with all this inventory that you’ve poured all your money into the better

poured all your money into the better

poured all your money into the better way to go is to start with a print on

way to go is to start with a print on

way to go is to start with a print on demand service look at Zazzle look at

demand service look at Zazzle look at

demand service look at Zazzle look at cafe press whatever it is a t-shirt

cafe press whatever it is a t-shirt

cafe press whatever it is a t-shirt print on demand service where you’re not

print on demand service where you’re not

print on demand service where you’re not spending any money now you may be saying

spending any money now you may be saying

spending any money now you may be saying okay Ivan well that’s great but those

okay Ivan well that’s great but those

okay Ivan well that’s great but those guys make all the profits I barely make

guys make all the profits I barely make

guys make all the profits I barely make any I mean I only make a dollar a shirt

any I mean I only make a dollar a shirt

any I mean I only make a dollar a shirt and I’m selling to those guys it doesn’t

and I’m selling to those guys it doesn’t

and I’m selling to those guys it doesn’t matter because the first part of your

matter because the first part of your

matter because the first part of your business here isn’t to make tons of

business here isn’t to make tons of

business here isn’t to make tons of money it’s to prove your concept what I

money it’s to prove your concept what I

money it’s to prove your concept what I want you to do is go to one of those

want you to do is go to one of those

want you to do is go to one of those sites and sell a hundred t-shirts sell

sites and sell a hundred t-shirts sell

sites and sell a hundred t-shirts sell 500 t-shirts then you know hey this

500 t-shirts then you know hey this

500 t-shirts then you know hey this design really takes off you may have 100

design really takes off you may have 100

design really takes off you may have 100 100 designs that really take off and

100 designs that really take off and

100 designs that really take off and then you know okay you know what I can

then you know okay you know what I can

then you know okay you know what I can afford now to go and make this one

afford now to go and make this one

afford now to go and make this one design that’s doing awesome for us and

design that’s doing awesome for us and

design that’s doing awesome for us and do my own print run and keep all the

do my own print run and keep all the

do my own print run and keep all the profits for your chances of success go

profits for your chances of success go

profits for your chances of success go up dramatically because you’ve tested

up dramatically because you’ve tested

up dramatically because you’ve tested your designs without having to spend any

your designs without having to spend any

your designs without having to spend any money on it so one go get a job learn

money on it so one go get a job learn

money on it so one go get a job learn from somebody in the business who has

from somebody in the business who has

from somebody in the business who has done it was built the ideal company from

done it was built the ideal company from

done it was built the ideal company from you and get as close to that founder as

you and get as close to that founder as

you and get as close to that founder as possible to learn from them and to start

possible to learn from them and to start

possible to learn from them and to start small don’t go out spending any money

small don’t go out spending any money

small don’t go out spending any money put your designs on a print for domain

put your designs on a print for domain

put your designs on a print for domain service test it make sure you get some

service test it make sure you get some

service test it make sure you get some results make sure you get some people

results make sure you get some people

results make sure you get some people buying your stuff and are excited by it

buying your stuff and are excited by it

buying your stuff and are excited by it before you create your first order

before you create your first order

before you create your first order believe for those you watch you like the

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