Opening a small clothing business in Delaware.?

Question

I am planning on starting a small clothing business out of my home. My sister always wanted to be a designer and I was always very good at crafts. I make my own clothes. What steps do we take to start our business? Do we need to get a business licence, Do we have to fill out papers? Money is no problem. Anyone have any experiance with this?

Answer 1

Here are the procedures I followed for starting my candle business from home.

1. I called City Hall to see how much the licence would cost and get my business name registered.

2. I contact the IRS for a TIN number

3. I kept count of ALL the items I purchased to get started as you will need that later for tax purposes.

4. I created a web site (I'm a web designer foremost) and bought business cards and flyer. Email me and I will send you a link to get them for free.

5. Now if you decide you want to sell things other than what you can make take a look at dropshippers. The offer the luxury of shipping the items for you with your labels and you don't have to massively stock items. You are just the middle man.

I hope you get your business up and running. I wish more people would stick to their dreams so the little people can't start making so money of their own.

Best wishes

Answer 2

Yes, you will need to register your business and get a license in Delaware. Here are pages that can give you more information on starting a business in Delaware:

Delaware Guide for Small Business http://www.state.de.us/dedo/publications/startup_guide/Delaware_Guide_for_Small_Business.shtml
One Stop Business Licensing and Registration https://onestop.delaware.gov/osbrlpublic/Home.jsp

I recommend that you read Kathleen Fasanella's blog at http://fashion-incubator.com . She is the author of the book "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing" and her blog is full of answers to questions on how to start a clothing line

As for manufacturing sources, I suggest you check out the manufacturers listed in the National Association of Manufacturers http://www.nam.org/s_nam/index.asp

I suggest you read the following articles

Starting a Clothing Line or Apparel Manufacturing Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm
How to Start a Clothing Line http://www.style-source.com/how-to-start-clothing-line/index.asp
How to Start a Clothing Line http://www.fashion-incubator.com/mt/archives/how_to_start_a_clothing_line.html

For in-depth information, you may want to read the following books :

The Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line
Start Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)
The Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing
The World of Fashion Merchandising
So You Want to Work in the Fashion Business? A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing
Fashion: From Concept to Consumer

You may also want to check out the resources of the following associations:

Professional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com
American Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/
American Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/
National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/
Fashion Group International http://www.fgi.org
Apparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/

Answer 3

You may need to get a business license as you will have a sister as your partner and by incorporating yourself you will protect your assets. I would use one of the incorporation services because its just plain easier and is pretty affordable. They also have tons of resources on their sites to figure out how you want to incorporate.

http://www.nomorecubes.com/incorporation/

Hope this helps!
Good Luck!

Answer 4

esy, go to county or state board have a permit, then start.
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