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Why?d you start Village Hill?
NAME OF MY COMPANY IS VILLAGE HILL. I AND A FRIEND HAD THIS IDEA TO START A COMPANY 4 YRS AGO BECAUSE WE SAW ALOT OF WHACK CLOTHES THAT PEOPLE WERE ROCKING. SO WE FINALLY GOT STARTED ON DESIGNS A YEAR BACK AND JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO WEAR CLOTHES WITH GOOD DESIGNS. IT?S ALSO A PASSION OF OURS AND SOMETHING WE ENJOY DOING. WE’RE ARTISTS SO THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE.

Did you have any formal training?

I AM A DROP OUT. MY. MAJOR WAS ORGINALLY GRAPHIC DESIGN, BUT I SWITCHED TO PHOTOGRAPHY. MY BUSINESS PARTNER IS A GRAPHIC DESIGN MAJOR.HE STILL ATTENDS SCHOOL.

How can consumers purchase Village Hill clothing?

WE’RE FINISHING PRODUCTION BY OCT.23 AND GOING TO START SELLING THEM IN STORES NATIONWIDE. OUR WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO SOON. WWW.THEVILLAGEHILL.COM AT FIRST IT’LL BE
SOLD AT STORES THEN EVENTUALLY ON OUR WEBSITE…WE WILL LIST THE NAMES OF THE STORES THAT WE WILL RETAIL AT.

What are the strategies and the challenges of marketing?

MARKETING IS A PAIN IN THE ASS. I’VE BEEN SENDING OUT SAMPLES TO MAGAZINES THAT SUPPORT STREET WEAR CLOTHING, FASHION, AND ART, HOPING THEY WOULD EXPOSE MY CLOTHES OR GIVE SOME SHOUT OUTS. MY FRIEND IN LA WORKS FOR AN INTERNET RADIO STATION (LITTLERADIO.COM) AND HAS BEEN GIVING SHOUT OUTS TO MY COMPANY. I’VE ALSO BEEN GOING ONTO BLOGS AND INTERNET MAGAZINES SENDING PHOTOS OF VILLAGE HILL GEAR. MAKING STICKERS AND FREE TEES TO GOOD FRIENDS AND HOT GIRLS..A LOT OF FREE AND WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING.

How did u go about financing your clothing line?

MY BUSINESS PARTNER AND I BOTH HAVE REGULAR JOBS AND WORK FULL TIME ON VILLAGE HILL WHEN WE GET
OFF WORK.

Who are the partners in your company if any and what do u do?

I HAVE ONE BUSINESS PARTNER… (JAY THE COLDCUTTERCROSSFADERCONTAMINATOR) HE DOES MOST OF THE ARTWORK BECAUSE HE’S REALLY GOOD WITH ILLUSTRATOR. WE BOTH COME UP WITH IDEAS AND CONCEPTS AND HE PUTS IT ON COMPUTER. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BUSINESS I?M VERY METICULOUS SO I CHECK FOR ANY MISTAKES AFTER HE’S DONE. I TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS END LIKE INCORPORATING THE COMPANY, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, AND FINANCING. I ALSO HAVE THE CONNECTIONS FOR MANUFACTURING. SO HE DOES MOST OF THE ART AND I HANDLE THE BUSINESS END.What are some of your plans in the future?

WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR BRAND AND MARKET THE NAME. WE’RE MOSTLY A CUT N SEW BRAND, SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE THE BEST AND ORIGINAL QUALITY PRODUCTS.

What advice do you have for entrepreneurs coming up in the clothing
industry?

BE ORIGINAL. THAT?S KEY BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY BITERS OUT
THERE. IT?S HARD AND FRUSTRATING TO START YOUR OWN COMPANY BUT U HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND JUST DO IT.

VILLAGE HILL DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL REMARKS?

WE’RE A CUT N SEW BRAND ….NOT TO BE CONFUSED BY ANY CHEAP IMITATIONS.

Visit village hill:

http://www.thevillagehill.com
http://www.myspace.com/VILLAGEHILL

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