Have a goal/vision that guides your business.
Anybody starting a business should have a goal/vision, and the same applies to selling t shirts. How do you see your business in 5 – 10 years from now? What are the objectives of your business?
Reasons for starting a t shirt business.
Some basic reasons for starting your t shirt business could be:
- to make loads of money
- to create awareness(e.g. political t shirts)
- to have many people wearing your designs (e.g. designer t shirts)
- or to have the best online t shirt store
It may also be for a range of other reasons but you need to identify these, and tie it into your vision – then work towards achieving it.
Write a guiding statement to achieve your vision.
A great idea is to write a statement that guides your business’ culture towards obtaining your vision – even if you are the only person in the business at this point. Here’s a great example of such a statement as taken from Ecko t shirts:
Rhinos roam the world on the backs of *ecko unltd.’s forward-thinking consumers, and its diverse brands are omnipresent in visual representations of next-generation culture: from music videos and television programs to catwalks, action sports, and video games.
It is clear that Ecko envision’s their products to be legendary and diverse – and anybody reading this statement will know this.
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I would like to start my own t-shirt business. I’ve got hundreds of designs that I’ve come up with over years – and would like to put it on print.
I’ve always had a passion for t-shirt and have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.
How do I go about, I don’t want to quit my full-time job.
Hi Mikal, thank you for your comment. That is why we are here. Lava Ink here for people like you who would like to start a label but cannot invest the time. We handle everything from idea to packaging. Please fill in our contact form here and we will give you a quote.
Good day,
I am a Sole Trader who recently decided to start selling printed T Shirts after I lost my employment due to the economical situation. I have done a lot of investigating and have found a huge market I can service. My only problem at this stage is finding a cost effective yet extremely good quality supplier to supply me with screen printing.
I would really appreciate it if you could assist.
With Kind Regards,
Marlize