Out of Nowhere in Small Business Startup Journal - The Journey To Starting My Own Brand of Travel Clothing and Handbags

Out of nowhere last week I received an email from the very last supplier I had asked to make me a scarf sample. I had not heard back from them in close to 3 months so had given up on them and had parked the scarf idea, as I thought I was not going to find anyone to make them at this point.

So my surprise was through the roof when I received an email on a Monday stating that they had recived the first sample and althought not compeltely happy with it would be getting a second one done.

I have now recieved the sample and unbelievably it actually looks very close to what I had asked for. There are a few changes that I will need to make but it is one step closer to my goal.

I am also at the next step of doing another round of anti-slash bag samples for my Abeona bag. I am having to save up for this though. This all of a sudden coming together with my magazine launch is really stretching me thing both mentally, emoitionally with time and financially.

But I just have to push through. I will never understand how entreprenuers like Richard Branson have multiple businesses and still look so relaxed.

I can’t deny that this has lit a fire under my brand again though, having everything stagnant for so long was crushing, but this new round of samples puts me that much closer to the rband being real and on the amrket. I have learned though after launching my magazine that I no longer believe Kickstarter is the way to go for lauching my brand or products.

I am going to have to sooner rather than later do a room cleanse of my office and re-organise everything so I can completely run to businesesses out of this space.

I now have to somehow afford the money to buy all the new bag materials, pay for possibly another scarf sample and then pay for stock.