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I was reading through the user blogs on Global Fashion Network and came across a short sensible post, but something that many of us can relate to if you’re actively trying to start or currently run a clothing business.

Pierre Lavie wrote: (He posted the blog article 3 times so I think he had reached his breaking point)

We are all here with the same goals of running our own fashion empire ..but how does anyone do it seems like the money isn’t coming in quick enough to do anything or how can u take off of work to go to these trade shows and what not. I have a regular 9-5 so how is anyone doing it??

If you would like to read some of the user responses go to the article.

I personally can relate to Pierre, because when I first started out I was going to college full time, had a full time job and trying to start a clothing line and not to mention I had a significant other, (A whole other subject in itself) but to say time was tight would be an understatement nevertheless I made it happen with due time of course.

I think this could make for a great discussion amongst some of the members of the blog and would most likely garner more comments.

I’ll start by talking about some of my current responsibilities and how I’ve been trying to better manage time.

At this point the main thing that has been consuming a lot of my time is Ceo Audio’s, but mostly finding and securing sponsors for Dobizo.com there is a surplus of companies, but finding one that I actually think will fit with our user’s needs and are reputable is the hard part.

At first I would just Google random terms for related businesses and call with no real system just all over the place so to speak.

Meanwhile post on Dobizo were lacking and I wasn’t spending too much time on any of my other projects (Other sites, my clothing company) so I knew being a lot more organized could better the situation. The process I was using kind of reminded me of how I used to call and talk with buyers at retail stores, which in the beginning had no real results and I had to get more organized.

In this case I opened up an Excel spreadsheet and organized possible sponsors by categories (tags/label providers,manufacturers,screen printers, etc..) including their company name, website, telephone, email, and the main contact or who I would need to speak with about the sponsorship opportunity. That little change made the process a lot better. Also I would add notes beside each sponsors name on their reaction and what I would need to follow up with. You could possibly implement this same process with cold calling store buyers.

What are some of your current responsibilities besides your clothing company that leave you with less time to do what you love…your fashion company?

What are you doing to balance your time better? We can make this a group effort and get/give feedback to each other on what we can do to better manage time while trying to run a successful clothing company.

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