First there was the big and tall, now there are options for the height challenged. Jimmy Au may have started out as an accidental entrepreneur, but now he provides suits to some of the biggest names in Hollywood. “My professor was my first customer, and I made $400 with 40 orders, so I told myself […]
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The AnaJet SPRINT is a Digital Garment Printer, aka T-shirt printer, suitable for printing on all types of garments, textile materials and decorative items. AnaJet offers a profitable opportunity to entrepreneurs. With an AnaJet Digital Apparel Printer, new business owners can print and sell custom t-shirts to corporations, schools, sports teams, clubs, and more. The
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A Japanese company called Kiko is now offering wooden sandals called Ashiato for kids that leave animal tracks in the sand as they walk. The website is in Japanese, but here’s what I’ve been able to figure out via Google’s translate tool: Ashiato are children’s clogs with animal footprints. Shapes available include a cat, owl,
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Somewhere between 7 and 10 percent of the worldwide adult population is left-handed. Is that a big enough market for your products? It might be. photo credit: 22280677@N07 Telegraph: While left-handed people have been catered to by a number of manufacturers, producing everything from left-handed video cameras, wallets, scissors and pencil sharpeners, this is the
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If you live in the Northern part of the US, you’re probably very familiar with snow and the cold. People in these areas want to stay warm, and Mary Ann Weerts found a way to do it. She sells alpaca-blend clothing woven by artisans in Peru. Sold across the U.S. in gift shops and museums
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It was one of the holiest nights of Ramadan in Southern California when Marwa Atik decided to show off her self-designed head scarf reports the Los Angeles Times. By the end of the evening one woman turned to her and asked, “How can I get one?” For Marwa, the rest is history. Atik has taken
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StartupSmart: Designers who are sick of having to fish around for smartphones to send a text have created a pair of jeans with a see-through pocket. The Delta415 Wearcom Jeans, from San Francisco company Alphyn, allow the wearer to leave their phone in their pants while sending texts, surfing the net or playing Angry Birds.
What if you only had to work twice a year, with enough time between projects to rest? That is the joy in a part-time consignment sale. Instead of opening up a large shop like many consigners before her, Jennifer Hundley decided to turn consignment into big events. Having almost given up on the idea of
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Karen Bowersox granddaughter, who suffers from Down Syndrome, holds a special place in her heart. So, when her daughter suggested she find a way to start a business dedicated to clothes that would fit people living with downs comfortably, Karen saw an opportunity, reports Mentor Patch. Though she knew nothing about making clothes, Bowersox knows
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Fox Business: If you want to start a business as an image consultant, you need to have an understanding of color basics, textiles and clothing silhouettes. Reed, who has a master’s degree in theater make-up and costume design, suggests taking courses in color theory and retail merchandising to sharpen your skills. She started out in
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