Humble Beginnings

Onoma Clothing Co. is finally on it's way to becoming a world renown clothing co! lol Well, I think that's the dream of every business owner out there. But if there's one thing I've learned thus far, it's to keep things simple! Because I have so many ideas both on paper and in my head, there's a tendency to want to put them all to work for me at the same time. And while that would be ideal in starting a business, usually it's not realistic. I learned from the owner of Flaw'd Clothing at Spirit West Coast that keeping things simple is not only the best way to start, it's the least stressful way of all and it's very cost effective. I think alot of business owners go in over their head and end up with alot of debt from the very start. I realize that for some businesses this is necessary if you don't have the capital to begin with, but the risk is higher. I made up my mind that I'm going to start simple and within my means, because if there's one thing I know it's how horrible having debt is! It's just plain awful, especially when it leaves you with nothing left. So little by little is how I plan to build upon this future giant of mine.

Although not everyone who passed bought a shirt or decal, some actually asked if I would be there next week, which motivates me to be there again. I wasn't sure if I would do this every other week or every week, but I do know that the more frequent I'm there, the more familiar people will be with me. Then others just simply took my business card. Some didn't even look up at my booth. I can understand since it was so darn hot out there, I think some were just in a daze out there and tired of looking at every single booth! lol I was getting like that at SWC after I'd seen about 20 different booths! I was like 'okay I think I've seen enough already.' But the booths that stood out somehow still got my attention, no matter how tired I was, and that's what my goal is, to stand out in some way as to still catch people's attention, in spite of the 100's of other booths that are vying for attention. At the Swap Meet, it's not that hard to stand out as a clothing company, cause most booths were bargain-shopping booths with almost anything for sale, or a mix of things. But selling somewhere like SWC or any Christian event will be more of a challenge. So that's my focus and being at the Swap Meet will prepare me for that. It's kind of like a testing ground for me. All in all, it went pretty well. Hopefully this Saturday will be even better! =)