HOW TO START A T-SHIRT BUSINESS

Starting a t-shirt business is not as hard as it seems.  Certain things need to be taken into consideration before you start a t-shirt business.  One must also realize that a t-shirt business is like any other business and adequate planning must be done in order to be successful. Things that must be taken into account are what type of printing method to use.  Available methods include screen printing, DTG ( direct to garment) t-shirt printing method, heat transfer t-shirt printing method, Plastisol  t-shirt printing.  One must also consider the available cash on hand, or if one can obtain credit, and how much. Then one will have to consider your competitors.  Another suggestion in t-shirt business is for one to carve out a niche. By this I mean picking a particular aspect of t-shirt business and build it up. There are various options such as biker t-shirts, funny t-shirts, political t-shirts such as Obama t-shirts, Christian and religious t-shirts and more. The next step is business planning, determine how you will sell your t-shirts, where you will buy your blank t-shirts from as well as other supplies.

  I have outlined a few steps that will be helpful in guiding you through starting your business on the right foot such as

• ·         How to WRITE a business plan        

• ·         Small business marketing bible

• ·         Small business start-up kit

• ·         idiots guide to starting a t-shirt business

• ·         Business blogging tool set

• ·         Ten commandments of small business