Yolande Letshou is the editor of La Geneve North online (www.lagenevenorth.co.uk), an ezine dedicated to "Reflecting the lives of real everyday women"- She is also a regular guest speaker for various organisations and educational establishments throughout London.
Her new e-book "Starting a successful fashion business" will be available from Jan 2007
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Many individuals have a strong passion for fashion and dream of starting their own fashion businesses but either consider the whole process to be extremely complicated or fear leaving their comfy job for a new career which they are unsure of what its results will be.
Having acted as a consultant for various fashion business start-ups one thing I always advise is you won't know unless you try. Starting out your own fashion business can be very daunting and a lot of commitment is involved.
Having started my first ever fashion business at just 18, I learnt that commitment and passion were the two forms of motivation you needed to help you succeed.
A question one needs to ask themselves before embarking on their fashion business start-up mission is exactly what type of fashion business they want to start up.
You may be a creative thinker and decide to become a freelance fashion writer, you may like sales and shopping therefore may start your own boutique which can be online or offline.
There are so many fashion business ideas out there and your first steps are really researching which option you feel you will be good at as well as enjoy.
I myself loved selling and buying therefore set up my own successful jewellery business which I managed for two years and loved every minute of it.
Note down 5 crucial questions you would like to know about the sort of business you are looking to set up and contact and speak to other people who are currently running businesses in your area of interest and ask them the 5 crucial question you noted down. It will save you lots of time researching and will also give you a realistic insight into what is involved.
Good luck!
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