| Many individuals and families these days are looking | | | | is to find an importer than can offer wholesale |
| for way to supplement or replace their income. One | | | | children's clothes at a near wholesale price. These |
| option is to start your own business. A children's | | | | companies important tens of thousands of garments |
| clothing business is one option that can be both | | | | and only mark up the cost of each garment a little |
| financially and personally rewarding. This article | | | | and then re-sell in bulk. Most of the children's garment |
| explains some of the steps to starting your own | | | | wholesalers have minimum orders and some have |
| business selling children's clothes. | | | | sample packs. Start small and avoid` getting too much |
| Market Research | | | | inventory on hand. |
| Before you even begin to think about children's | | | | Design your Garments |
| clothing designs, sourcing your garments, production, | | | | Most communities have many very competent |
| marketing and do a lot of research about children's | | | | graphic designers who can help you make interesting |
| clothing businesses. You'll find that children's clothing | | | | and unique clothing designs. If you have graphic |
| can be an great market to enter because children go | | | | design skills, all the better, but don't overlook the |
| through a lot of clothes and parents these days | | | | need to have great designs for your clothing. A small |
| often seek out alternatives to the big box clothing | | | | investment in some professional help at this stage |
| choices. For example, boutique designed children's | | | | can make or break your business in the long term. |
| clothes and organic baby clothes are two markets | | | | Imprinting your Children's Clothing Designs |
| that have a huge potential and are not dominated by | | | | There are two basic ways to imprint designs on |
| the big stores. | | | | children's clothes: silk screening or heat transfer. |
| After you have found some opportunities in the | | | | Research the method that is most appropriate to |
| children's clothing market, make a business plan. Figure | | | | your needs. Silk screening can be less expensive in |
| out what niche you will fill and how you can make a | | | | the long run, but the start-up costs are much higher. |
| profit at it. For example, you might want to focus on | | | | One option is to outsource your production work-an |
| designed organic baby clothes or unique baby | | | | option that can save a lot of money and time initially. |
| accessories like beanies or burp clothes. Get some | | | | Marketing your Children's Clothing |
| basic costs figured out and see if you can make | | | | If you are a natural salesperson, get out and make |
| some money under different cost and sales | | | | as many contacts as you can where you want to sell |
| structures. | | | | your clothes. Trade shows, boutiques, farmers |
| Source Children's Clothing Wisely | | | | markets, local stores and online are some of the |
| For most start-up businesses focused on clothing, the | | | | places you might want to sell your clothes. If you're |
| option of buying tens of thousands of blank | | | | not a natural salesperson, you might want to hire a |
| garments from an factory in India or Malaysia is not | | | | salesperson on with part of her salary based on |
| an option. The upfront costs are huge, importing can | | | | commission. This will reward initiative and keep you |
| be risky and you probably won't need so many | | | | employee costs down if it takes some time for you |
| children's garments right away. That said, you won't | | | | to penetrate your intended markets. |
| make any money buying your clothes off-the-shelf | | | | Is a children's clothing business for you? It's not easy, |
| locally. The cost are too high to make a reasonable | | | | for certain, but it can be a great choice for |
| profit. | | | | stay-at-home parents or for those who want to find |
| The best option for a new start-up clothing company | | | | additional income. |