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Write A Basic Business Plan To Define Your Sewing Business

Writing an effective basic business plan will bring definition and clarity, to your sewing business, especially if you intend to apply for a grant or loan.

I suggest even, if you are not applying for a loan, a well laid basic business plan will keep you on track and explain your business, especially to you.

That may not make sense, explaining your business to you, but I have know people who started a business thought they could take in every job that comes along; before long they were so overwhelmed they closed shop before they ever got started.

So in the long run defining your business with a well thought out business plan will prevent frustration, overwhelm and give you confidence and the competitive edge to succeed.

Basic Business Plan for Your Sewing Business

1. Profile your business-What is your business about? Answering a few simple questions, where, what, when, who, and why , gives you clarity around your start-up business plan.
2. The Products and services-give a brief description of the products and services you will be offering. Include supplies, i.e.will you offer a fabric section or notions and supplies. 
3. The Market & Advertisement- How do you intend to market your business? Building a website is a very popular way to advertise today. If I had my shop today building a website would be my first marketing expense. I recommend SBI everything is inclusive. SBI built this site, well actually I built it, they gave me the guide lines and coaching. If I can do it so can you.
   
4. Mission Statement -what is your intent with your sewing business, what interest does it serve for you, your employees? What is the value it brings to you and the people you serve and your overall basic business plan? 
5. Potential Income- what do you estimate your income will be for the first year, second year. What is the 5 year projection. Do you have pricing stumbling blocks? Price your jobs properly in order to estimate your expected annual income.
6. Budget-estimate your rent, utilities, supplies, advertisement. Most seamstresses leave out the little extras when it comes to setting up a budget.
7. 7. Attracting Clients- Without which you have no business. Using social media, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, is a must today.  Everyone is on social media.  list your business  Sewing Directories, it's free. Click Here. 
8. Business Coach- I am a certified life coach, helping you to price your work, develop a business plan, plus guiding you to narrow your sewing choices. Have you had the same problem I did, though I could make everything. You do know just because you can sew, doesn't mean you need to take in every job. Burn out comes quickly when you try to be a jack of all.

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Conclusion:

Those are a few suggestion, each step to your basic business plan is of equal importance to the success of your business.

If you are still a bit puzzled with which step is first; try a professional service, click the banner above for a small business plan or; you may choose to do a profile, price and marketing analysis first to get some idea of the direction you are moving into with your sewing.

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Next Step

Most important to your sewing business is to stay on track and meet your goals.

Now, grab a cup of tea/coffee, go
to a quite place and think about what you want to accomplish with your business.

Do you want it for a lifetime; give it to the kids or grandchildren? If so come into the 21Century and build a sewing business to last.

I would encourage you to build your best, start with a good beginning and expect it to last. Sewing is and always has been a reliable business and one to count on in the tough times.

What ever you decide, write it down, written goals have a way of becoming real.

No matter what the gender, man or woman, you business begins with a seed and ends with seams. Build it to last!

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