I am thinking about a t-shirt business and have some questions for everyone...
- How long have you been in business?
- What portion of your day/week/month do you spend on your business (in other words, is this your primary source of income, a hobby or are you striving to make this your primary source of income)?
- How do you market your shirts -- face-to-face, over the internet, both, other?
- To whom do you market your shirts? How do you define and identify your target market?
- How do you advertise? What is your most successful form of advertising?
- How are you organized -- sole proprietorship, corporation (C or S), partnership?
- Did you have any business-ownership experience before you started?
- If you are in the US, what do you do about sales tax? How is the collection of sales tax affected if you sell face-to-face vs. over the internet vs. a combination?
- Why did you start your business?
- How much money did you have set aside when you started?
- What is/was your breakeven point -- how many shirts did you have to sell before you started to make a profit?
- What else do I need to know?