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STRIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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TOP TEN WHOLESALE . . . . . . . 120

ALABAMA SOcKS . . . . . . . . . . . 121

UNIVERSE WHOLESALE . . . . . . . .76

BAcKSTAGE FASHION . . . . . . . . 66

VIA TRADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

BLANK TEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

WESTERN EXPRESS . . . . . . . . . . .04

BOUTIQUE cLOSEOUTS . . . . . . . 77

WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS . . . . . 106

FASHIONABLE SALES . . . . . . . . . 97 FLIRT WHOLESALE . . . . . . . . . 60 FLIRTY

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KARMA cIRcLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

cLOSEOUT NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

SELINI NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32/33

SALESMAN’S GUIDES . . . . . . . . 110

STYLE IN FASHION . . . . . . . . . . . 36

TRADE BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

STYLISH PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

TRADE SHOW DIREcTORY . . . . .53

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cLEARVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

DOBA DROPSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

WHOLE-cELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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HANDBAGS

HANDBAG EXPRESS . . . . . . . . . . 69 Rc VARIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

HOME & HOUSEWARE INDUS LINENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 RUG PROFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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jEWELRY/ AccESSORIES

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From the Publisher WHERE DOES

the time fly to? I think as we get older we wonder about that more often than in our youth. This issue marks

the start of our 34th year in the industry as we wrap up our 33rd anniversary.

FORUM Publishing is one of those great start-fromnothing stories that has enjoyed a good run over the years. The fact that a 22-year-old with limited business acumen and $100 to his name could create our publishing company still amazes me, thirty three years later!

AS entrepreneurs we start with a dream and a lot of motivation.

Sometimes the best push we can get to succeed in our lives is not having an option not to. Our beginning was simple. I was an underpaid graphic designer barely able to keep afloat and sold stuffed animals on the weekends at a local flea market.

DURING my year at the flea market I had always been curious how vendors were finding their merchandise, as there was no internet, no newspapers or anything other than traveling into New York City to scout out wholesalers.

It started my wheels turning and with $100 and a prayer the idea for a flea market magazine was launched.

WITHIN a month after soliciting the

first ads we had enough money for the first printing.

It was a local paper called Flea Market Forum that I hand delivered to flea market vendors in the area.

IN less than two years we took the magazine nationally and spun off to two magazines, Retailers Forum and a separate magazine for flea marketers called Swap Meet, which continues to circulate.

I am proud to be part of the small businesses of America. Our readers and advertisers represent the back bone of our country and our economy.

We are the people who build. We are the people who look to improve our lives and those of our families.

OVER the years I have made many great friendships in the industry, seen some great businesses thrive and others drift away. We have all shared one common denominator, and that is always striving to be the best we can be and run our businesses to become successful.

THANK you to all of our readers and sponsors for their support over the last 33 years and for making my American dream a reality.

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what’s hot For more information, contact:

Clearvision www.ClearVision.us 1-714-978-7800 wholesale@clearvision.us

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Metal Rock www.MetalRockPewter.com 1-800-638-2586

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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

YES, we hear the sounds of our cash registers ringing when our store is selling the wireless parts and accessories from Clearvision of Anaheim, California. Who said that Mickey Mouse was the best thing in Anaheim? If Mickey had a cell phone he’d surely be lining up to do business with Clearvision who carries the most complete lines of accessories for practically all popular phones and wireless accessories.

THE greatest thing about this fabulous company is that aside from having the best prices in the industry and low minimum orders, they stand behind all of their merchandise with a generous 30-day warranty on items that you purchase from them (some more, some less, depending on the individual item. Cash in on the cell phone craze with chargers, cables and every type of accessory for all major brands with Clearvision.

THIS COMPANY ROCKS

METAL ROCK Pewter has been a long-time advertiser and supporter of our magazines and has been in business for many years providing top quality jewelry and mini figurines to retailers, online sellers and flea market vendors. In fact, for over 25 years they have been providing the best quality “lead free” pewter to the country’s top retailers.

ANOTHER great thing about Metal Rock is that their merchandise is made in the USA, which is a great selling feature for our stores who carry the line. Coupled with the best prices in the industry, highest quality guarantees and great old fashioned service and loyalty to their clients, Metal Rock is one of the finest pewter companies in the industry, and that is why it’s been around for so many years servicing its clients. Add a pewter line to your store today!

A HAIRY DEAL

EXTENSIONS... no, not the tax kind that some of us needed last month when filing our taxes... but the hairy kind!

HAIR extensions are huge business and if you check your local areas you will see more salons opening up, which also opens the door for more suppliers to service the marketplace.

MEHAIR is a unique online business that wholesalers and dropships the finest quality wigs, clip-ins and extensions. Consider adding a line at your store, or adding to your online store. Ordering is easy and they will dropship directly to your buyers.

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RETAILING NEWS Full Time 40-Hour Work Week Bill WELL, you kind of knew that this was coming after Obamacare got passed and into the mainstream.

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of H.R. 2575 a/k/a the Save American Workers Act, which would bring the definition of a full-time employee back to 40 hours a week. The definition was changed to 30 hour under the Affordable Care Act bill. The bill is highly supported by the retailing and restaurant industry who is pushing this agenda as a key vote. They view the bill as a relief to employers. The bill has over 200 co-sponsors both Republican and Democrat and it is argued that going back to a 40 hour work week is most cost effective for operators.

NOW, here is the rub for the workers side. And if you are working in retail you know this to be true.

Many of the employers in retail shifted to a 30 hour or less work week. 30 hours was considered the minimum in order to provide health care programs in many companies. Even with that low minimum, many of the larger retailers shifted to just a bit less than a 30 hour week so that they could avoid the health care for the employees. In my opinion there will not be many 40 hour jobs offered and most employers may opt for two part-timers to fill any available jobs, as it will be much more cost effective on management’s side.

THE White House has so far vetoed the bill, worrying that it will increase the deficit and result in lost health care coverage. Finally, a wise thought from the White House when it comes to workers.

NRF Pushing Credit Card Overhaul THE National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade organization, recently told the U.S. Senate that the nation’s credit and debit card system is prone to fraud and needs a major overhaul. The NRF charged that the bank’s insistence on cards that use a signature instead of PIN puts merchants and their customers at risk. They cited 25-year-old research showing that PIN-based cards provide more security for consumers.

EVERYTHING a crook needs is right there on the card, including the name, account number, expiration date and security code. The cards are poorly designed and fraud is easily committed. The group said that there are many alternatives to the traditional cards that can be instituted and it would greatly reduce fraud. One of the simplest measures is to incorporate a security PIN number for all transactions.

THE NRF represents a slew of businesses including discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores and internet retailers from the United States and many other countries.

Retailing Tidbits...

INTERNATIONAL sales for U.S. online retailers are projected to grow from the current $11 billion this year to almost $50 billion by 2020, according to new forecasts and reports.

SHOPPING cart accidents hospitalize almost 70 children a day around the country. 78 percent of them with head injuries and the number climbs every year. If your store uses shopping carts make sure that you police their usage, as many of the injuries are from improper use of the carts and fooling around.

GOOD news for brick-and-mortar retailers (and we need it!) - The Millenial generation is now 80 million strong and 82 percent prefer to shop in brick-and-mortar stores rather than online. Still, 89 percent want in-store mobility for price comparisons, customer reviews as well as product information.

RADIO Shack continues to shutter stores at a rapid pace. The established chain was hoping for a turn-around with some re-invention, however it appears that the stores are steadily closing around the country.

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Now, 33 years and 396 issues later, we celebrate embarking on our 34th year servicing the wholesale/retail industry.

Reflecting back over the years is always sentimental for me as I remember the birth of my daughter in 1983 and the 7-days a week working with her crib in a corner of my office. I recall moving from our basement office in Great Neck to our first modern offices in Syosset, the birth of my son in 1987 and then purchasing our own office building in Centerport, where we remain today.

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They say that time flies, and it certainly does. My daughter’s now 30, while my son’s 27, living on Long Island and working as a graphic designer for Optimum and News 12. Both of them have pursued careers in media and marketing.

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been my passion that brings me great joy and also great stress at deadline times.

Publishing is a fast-paced industry that requires a dedicated staff and loyal advertisers and Martin Stevens readers to remain successful. I have been blessed with both, which has allowed us to continue strongly as over the years.

Being the first trade magazine sets a high bar. In many instances we can shape the marketplace by exploring and presenting new opportunities to our clients. When we started there was no such thing as a computer or fax machine (wow, am I old!). Now, technology changes constantly and we must all embrace and harness its power to stay ahead of the curve. We take our responsibility of guiding the market very seriously.

As we start our 34th year in the industry I’d like to thank everyone who has contributed to our business over the years and help us build what we like to think is the best trade magazine in the country.

Hopefully you think so also and will be with us for the next 34!

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Advertising & Marketing Licensing International Show Date: Jun 17-19 Management: Advanstar Communications 641 Lexington Ave., 8 Fl. New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212/951-6612 Fax: 212/951-6749 www.licensingexpo.com Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV Est. Exhibitors: 1,000 Est. Attendance: 12,000 Profile: This is a once a year show where licensors and licensees, manufacturers and retailers in consumer product category industry segment come together to search for the next retail sensation..

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Beads and Buttons Show Show Date: May 28-Jun 9 Management: Offinger Management Co. 1100 -H Brandywine Blvd., P.O. Box 3388

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Northstar Apparel Market Show Date: Jun (Call for Date) Management: Northstar Apparel 4052 Hyatt Merchandise Mart Minneapolis, MN 55403 Tel: 612/332-7966 Fax: n/a www.northstarfashion.com Location: St. Paul River Center, St. Paul, MN Est. Exhibitors: 300 Est. Attendance: 450 Profile: Representatives from the men & boys’ apparel industry will be exhibiting at this event.

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Denver Apparel and Accessory Market Show Date: Jun 1-2 Management: Denver Merchandise Mart

451 E. 58th Ave., Ste. 470 Denver, CO 80216 Tel: 303/292-6278 Fax: 303/297-8473 www.denvermart.com Location: Denver Merchandise Mart Complex, Denver, CO Est. Exhibitors: 150 Est. Attendance: 1,000 Profile: Sales representatives for women’s and children’s apparel and accessory manufacturers provide retailers the resources needed for the upcoming season.

F.F.A.N.Y Collections Show Date: Jun 3-5 Management: Fashion Footwear Association of New York 1414 6th Ave. at 58th St., Ste. 203 New York, NY 10019 Tel: 800/241-9034 Fax: 404/252-4436 www.ffany.org Location: New York Showrooms, Hilton Hotel, New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: 300 Est. Attendance: 3,000

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F.F.A.N.Y. Collections Show Date: Jun 3-7 Management: Fashion Footwear Association of New York 1414 6th Ave. at 58th St., Ste. 203 New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212/751-6422 Fax: 212/751-6404 www.ffany.org Location: FFANY NY Showrooms, Hilton, New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: 300

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Norton’s Gift & Variety Show Show Date: Jun 7-9 Management: The Norton Shows P.O. Box 265 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Tel: 865/436-6151 Fax: 865/436-6152 www.nortonshows.com

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Los Angeles Shoe Show Show Date: Jun 8-10 Management: California Mart Association 110 East 9th St. Los Angeles, CA 90079 Tel: 800/225-6278 Fax: 213/630-0708 www.californiamarketcenter. com Location: California Mart, Los Angeles, CA Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Men’s, Women’s and children’s fashion apparel and accessories in all price points. Also featured are fashion runway shows, designer pavilion, retailer seminars, cocktail receptions and special events.

Los Angeles Children’s Market Show Date: Jun 8-11 Management: California Mart Association 110 East 9th St. Los Angeles, CA 90079 Tel: 800/225-6278 Fax: 213/630-3797 www.californiamarketcenter. com Location: California Market Center, Los Angeles, CA

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Los Angeles Fashion Market Show Date: Jun 8-11 Management: California Mart Association 110 East 9th St. Los Angeles, CA 90079 Tel: 800/225-6278 Fax: 213/630-3797 www.californiamarketcenter. com Location: California Mart, Los Angeles, CA Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Women’s and Children’s apparel and accessories in all categories and price ranges.

New England Apparel Club Show Date: Jun 8-11 Management: New England Apparel Club Inc. Tel: 781/326-9223 Fax: 781/326-6892 www.neacshow.com Location: Royal Trade Plaza, Marlboro, MA Est. Exhibitors: 400 Est. Attendance: 2,000 Profile: Representatives of the women’s wholesale apparel industry will be exhibiting.

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The printwear Show Show Date: Jun 12-14 Management: National Business Media P.O. Box 1416 Broomfield, CO 80038 Tel: 303/469-0424 Fax: 303/469-5730 www.nbmshows.com Location: Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Apparel for custom print retailers.

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Fashion Market of Northern California Show Date: Jun 22-24 Management: San Francisco Design Center 2 Henry Adams St., #450 San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415/328-1221 Fax: 888/350-1486 www.fashionsanfrancisco. com Location: San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A

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JUNE 2014 Profile: Apparel and accessories will be on display by the Golden Gate Apparel Association.

Business California Accounting & Business Show Show Date: Jun 2-3 Management: Flagg Management, Inc. 353 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212/286-0333 Fax: 212/286-0086 www.flaggmgmt.com Location: Los Angeles Hilton Hotel (LAX), Los Angeles, CA Est. Exhibitors: 100 Est. Attendance: 1,200 Profile: CPA, business and financial solutions, accounting and business systems & services, computer accounting systems, tax software and more.

ASUG - Vendor Fair Show Date: Jun 3-5 Management: Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc. 401 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 312/644-6610 www.asug.com Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL Est. Exhibitors: 225 Est. Attendance: 7,000

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Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show Show Date: Jun 10-12 Management: Canon Communications, LLC 11444 W Olympic Blvd., #900 Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel: 310/445-4200 Fax: 310/445-4299 www.canontradeshows.com Location: Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This show specializes in both the design and manufacturing of products.

Licensing International Show Date: Jun 17-19 Management: Advanstar Communications 6200 Canoga Ave., 2 Fl. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Tel: 818/593-5000 Fax: 203/593-5020 www.licensingshow.com Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV Est. Exhibitors: 1,000 Est. Attendance: 12,000 Profile: This is a show where licensors and licensees, manufacturers and retailers in consumer product category come together to search for the next retail sensation.

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ASUG Vendor Fair Show Date: Jun 3-5 Management: IDUG Headquarters 401 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 312/321-6881 Fax: 312/321-6688 www.sapandasug.com Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL Est. Exhibitors: 225 Est. Attendance: 7,000 Profile: Educate members on SAP’s global direction.

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JUNE 2014 FMI 2014 Show Date: Jun 10-13 Management: Food Marketing Institute 2345 Crystal Drive Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 Tel: 202/452-8444 Fax: 202/429-4519 www.fmi.org Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL Est. Exhibitors: 300 Est. Attendance: 6,000 Profile: Displays of automation from the food industry will be featured.

E3 Expo Show Date: Jun 11-13 Management: IDG Expositions, Inc. One Exeter Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 508/424-4853 Fax: N/A www.e3expo.com Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Computer show featuring gaming and computer technology.

Food & Beverage Dairy and Deli Bake Show Date: Jun 1-3 Management: International Dairy-Deli Bakery Association 636 Science Drive

Madison, WI 53711 Tel: 608/310-5000 Fax: 608/238-6330 www.iddba.org Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO Est. Attendance: 7,000 Profile: Innovative products and services for the dairy, deli, and bakery departments in the super market industry are the highlights of this show.

United Fresh Annual Convention and Expo: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Show Show Date: Jun 10-13 Management: United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association 1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW #1100 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: 202/303-3400 Fax: 202/303-3433 www.uffva.org Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL Est. Exhibitors: 250 Est. Attendance: 5,000 Profile: This annual show features products and services related to distribution, sale packaging, and transportation of fresh produce as well as other food items.

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Worldwide Food Expo Show Date: Jun 21-24 Management: Food Processing Machinery & Supplies Association 1451 Dolly Madison Blvd. #200 McLean, VA 22101 Tel: 703/684-1080 Fax: 703/548-6563 www.am-fe.ift.org Location: Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA Est. Exhibitors: 400 Est. Attendance: 12,000

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JUNE 2014 Profile: Manufacturers of food beverage and dairy processing and packaging machinery, supplies and services.

Southwest Foodservice Expo Show Date: Jun 22-23 Management: Texas Restaurant Association 1400 Lavaca Austin, TX 78767 Tel: 512/457-41-Fax: 512/472-2777 www.swfoodexpo.com Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX Est. Exhibitors: 1,000 Est. Attendance: 30,000 Profile: This annual largely attended show features educational workshops concerned with a wide range of foodservice topics.

The Bar & Wine Show Show Date: Jun 28-29 Management: RDP Group 30 Tower Lane Avon, CT 06001 Tel: 860/677-0094 Fax: 860/677-6869 www.rdpgroup.com Location: Jacob. K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: 300 Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Sponsored by Bartender Magazine, this show comprises of everything related to the bar and nightclub industry.

Gourmet Housewares Show Show Date: Jun 29-Jul 1 Management: George Little Management 10 Bank St., Ste. 1200 White Plains, NY 10606 Tel: 914/421-3200 Fax: 914/948-6180 www.specialtyfood.com Location: Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: 900 Est. Attendance: 9,000 Profile: This show offers cutlery, cookware, tabletop, electronics, gadgets, kitchen textiles and gourmet foods.

International Fancy Food & Confection Show - Summer Show Date: Jun 29-Jul 1 Management: National Association for the Specialty Food Trade 120 Wall St., 27th Floor New York, NY 10005 Tel: 212/482-6440 Fax: 212/482-6459 www.specialtyfood.com Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Est. Exhibitors: 2,000 Est. Attendance: 26,000 Profile: This show specializes in gourmet and other specialty foods, products and related equipment.

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JUNE 2014 Minneapolis Gift Show Show Date: Jun 8-10 Management: Minneapolis Gift Mart 10301 Bren Rd. W Minnetonka, MN 55343 Tel: 800/626-1298 Fax: 612/932-0847 www.mplsgiftmart.com Location: Minneapolis Gift Mart, Minneapolis, MN Est. Exhibitors: 130 Est. Attendance: 3,000 Profile: This show features gifts for all occasions from toys to house wares and more.

Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Show Show Date: Jun 15-21 Management: Dallas Market Center 2100 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 Tel: 214/672-8421 Fax: 214/749-5458 www.dallasmarketcenter. com Location: Dallas Market Center, Dallas, TX Est. Exhibitors: 500 Est. Attendance: 14,000 Profile: This show focuses on retail buyers and owners shopping for gifts and gift related items.

Charlotte Gift, Jewelry and Housewares Show Show Date: Jun 28-30 Management: Charlotte Gift & Jewelry Show 3701 Latrobe Dr. #110 Charlotte, NC 28211 Tel: 704/365-4152

Fax: 704/365-4154 www.charlottegiftshow.com Location: Charlotte Merchandise Mart, Charlotte, NC Est. Exhibitors: 500 Est. Attendance: 7,500 Profile: This show is a trade show for buyers of gifts, jewelry, house wares, silk flowers, stationery, toys, and more.

Home & Housewares Fort Lauderdale Home Design & remodeling Show Show Date: May 30-Jun 1 Management: Home Show Management Corporation 1450 Madauga Ave., #301 Coral Gables, FL 33146 Tel: 888/353-3976 Fax: 305/667-3266 www.homeshows.net Location: Broward County Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Est. Exhibitors: 450 Est. Attendance: 100,000 Profile: Home furniture accessories, decorating, remodeling, interior design, architecture and more services and products on display.

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National Lawn & Garden Show Show Date: Jun 10-12 Management: NLG Show P.O. Box 1771 Monument, CO 80132 Tel: 719/488-0226 Fax: 719/488-8168 www.nlgshow.com Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Denver, CO Est. Exhibitors: 250 Est. Attendance: 4,000 Profile: It is a construction, decorating and renovation show for kitchen, bath, doors, windows, heating, airconditioning and landscaping.

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JUNE 2014 Location: Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, TX Est. Exhibitors: 400 Est. Attendance: 14,000 Profile: Manufacturers of home furnishings and related items display their products to retailers and other buyers.

Charlotte Gift, Jewelry & Housewares Show Show Date: Jun 28-30 Management: Charlotte Gift & Jewelry Show 3701 Latrobe Dr. #110 Charlotte, NC 28211 Tel: 704/365-4152 Fax: 704/365-4154 www.charlottegiftshow.com Location: Park Expo, Charlotte, NC Est. Exhibitors: 500 Est. Attendance: 7,500 Profile: This show is a wholesale trade show for buyers of gifts, jewelry, house wares, silk flowers, stationery, toys, and much more.

Jewelry & Accessories The JCK Luxury Show – Las Vegas Show Date: May 27-Jun 2 Management: Reed Exhibition Companies 383 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel: 203/840-4800 Fax: 203/840-4804 www.jcktoronto.ca Location: Mandalay Bay, Four Seasons, Elite Enclave,

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AGTA Las Vegas Gem Fair Show Date: May 29-Jun 2 Management: American Gem Trade Association P.O. Box 420643 Dallas, TX 75342 Tel: 214/742-4367 Fax: 214/742-7334 www.agta.org Location: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV Est. Exhibitors: 400 Est. Attendance: 10,000 Profile: Largest gemstone trade show in North America.

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The JCK Show - Las Vegas Show Date: May 30-Jun 2 Management: Reed Exhibition Companies 383 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel: 203/840-4800 Fax: 203/840-4804 www.jckgroup.com Location: Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV Est. Exhibitors: 2,500 Est. Attendance: 20,000 Profile: Designers and manufactures of fine jewelry exhibit their products and services for the trade only.

Intergem - International Gem & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 6-8 Management: International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. 120 Derwood Circle Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 301/294-1640 Fax: 301/294-0034 www.intergem.com Location: Suburban Collection Showplace Showplace, Novi, MI Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This Intergem show features the largest selection of gems, minerals, and jewelry found all across the world.

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JUNE 2014 Norton’s Gift & Variety Show Show Date: Jun 7-9 Management: The Norton Shows P.O. Box 265 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Tel: 865/436-6151 Fax: 865/436-6152 www.nortonshows.com Location: Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, TN Est. Exhibitors: 450 Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This show will feature a wide variety of jewelry and accessories products displayed by the manufacturers.

Intergem - International Gem & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 13-15 Management: International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. 120 Derwood Circle Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 301/294-1640 Fax: 301/294-0034 www.intergem.com Location: Denver Merchandise Mart, Denver, CO Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This Intergem show features the largest selection of gems, minerals, and jewelry found all across the world.

Intergem – International Gem & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 20-22 Management:

International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. 120 Derwood Circle Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 301/294-1640 Fax: 301/294-0034 www.intergem.com Location: Reliant Center, Houston, TX Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This Intergem show features the largest selection of gems, minerals, and jewelry found all across the world.

Intergem - International Gem & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 27-30 Management: International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. 120 Derwood Circle Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 301/294-1640 Fax: 301/294-0034 www.intergem.com Location: Maryland Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: This Intergem show features the largest selection of gems, minerals, and jewelry found all across the world.

Intergem - International Gem & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 27-30 Management: International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc. 120 Derwood Circle Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 301/294-1640 Fax: 301/294-0034

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The Charlotte Gift & Jewelry Show Show Date: Jun 28-30 Management: Charlotte Gift & Jewelry Show 3701 Latrobe Dr #110 Charlotte, NC 28211 Tel: 704/365-4152 Fax: 704/365-4154 www.charlottegiftshow.com Location: Park Expo Center, Charlotte, NC Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Large assortment of jewelry and gift products.

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JUNE 2014 Est. Attendance: 10,000 Profile: New and innovative ideas and designs for the packaging industry shown at this major event. plastec East Show Date: Jun 10-12 Management: Canon Communications 11444 W Olympic Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel: 310/996-9431 Fax: 310/44504299 www.canontradeshows.com Location: Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: A premiere packaging show for the eastern packaging market.

Sporting Goods Annual Spring Boat Show Show Date: Jun 9-12 Management: Southern California Marine Association 1006 E. Chapman Orange, CA 92866 Tel: 714/633-7581 Fax: 714/633-9498 www.scma.com Location: Fairplex, Pomona, CA Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: Boats and boating accessories.

Toy & Hobby Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Show Show Date: Jun 18-24 Management: Dallas Market Center 2100 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 Tel: 214-655-6100 Fax: n/a www.dallasmarketcenter. com Location: Dallas Market Center, Dallas, TX Est. Exhibitors: N/A Est. Attendance: N/A Profile: General merchandise show.

Dallas Toy Show Show Date: Jun 18-24 Management: Dallas Market Center 2100 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 Tel: 214/655-6100 Fax: 214/749-5479 www.dallasmarketcenter. com Location: Dallas Market Center, Dallas, TX Est. Exhibitors: 800 Est. Attendance: 6,000 Profile: This show features gifts, toys, and related items.

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6 Deduct from that salary figure your estimated 2 value of “amenities.” Is managing your own • time, working your own hours, taking Monday off, having a no-smoking office worth something M A to you? Probably. Put a dollar amount on that Y and subtract it from what you feel you must earn. Yo Y u will pay a price when you are self-em2 0 ployed: insecurity, long hours, high Social Se1 curity taxes. Put a dollar amount on those too, 4 and decide how much you must earn to make it worth your while to be in business for yourself. Then set a deadline by which you expect to earn that amount. It is unlikely that you will earn what you want – what you are worth – soon. Starting a new business requires an investment in both money and time. No formula exists to help you know how long it will take to earn what you want, if your business succeeds.

But you can take an educated guess.

This educated guess is part of the research you should do before you start your business. Now that you have decided what you are worth, itʼs time to take a look at the product or service you intend to sell to the public. Yo Y u must determine if it has a value. Yo Y u must find out if people are willing to buy what you want to sell, and if you can make money selling it for that price.

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RESEARCH Business textbooks contain a lot of information about how to do market research.

Basically, you should survey people and find out if they want a product or service, how often they will use it, what they are willing to pay, how far they will travel to obtain it, etc. The problem with that type of formal research is twofold:

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Small businesses rarely do survey research.

Something else happens that takes the place of a formal study and produces the same, if not more accurate, information. This is experience.

Of the twenty people Iʼve interviewed (for publishing magazine articles) who started new businesses, three started based on a hobby, four turned a part-time avocation into a full-time career and business, one stumbled upon the idea and make it work, and eleven worked for someone else in the same or a similar line of people donʼt know what they want or work. Among those businesses, four employ how much they are willing to pay for two generations. something when you survey them; and continued..

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The best reason is that they have something upon which to base a decision. By working for someone else, you are, in a way, doing market research. Yo Y u can see if people come into your employerʼs place of business, what they buy, how much they spend. And, most important, you can hear what they complain about. Then you can decide if you can do it better and make money doing it.

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Guy Lester, owner of The Ringmaker, a custom jewelry shop, worked as a manager for Heritage Keepsake Diamonds. When the company he worked for declared bankruptcy (Chapter 11) and later sold out, he was offered a new position with the takeover company. Guy says that prompted him to start his own company. He decided he could do a better job for himself. He and a partner started in a 100-year-old house as jewelry manufacturers. When a retail location became available in a new section of a mall downtown, Lester and partner Paul Chapman obtained a loan from the eleventh bank they tried. When the money ran out, the pair spent nights in sleeping bags on the floor of their new store to make an inventory. continued..

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Iʼve only interviewed one (successful) business 6 8 owner in the past two years who ended up in • business by accident. Charlie Hastingsʼ fatherin-law bought a roll-top desk and asked Charlie M to take it apart and figure out how it was made.

A Y The attempt was futile, but the timing was perfect. The man who had sold the roll-top wanted 2 0 to sell his business. Hastings was a sheet metal 1 worker by trade. Luckily, the company came 4 with a loyal employee who knew the art of rolltop desk construction, and Charlie was in business. He did learn the art. One can speculate that his ability to work with his hands enabled him to learn another craft. But running a business was foreign to Charlie. Competition from T iwan made him change his product, for a Ta short time, to veneer-top models. Not happy with what he was doing, Charlie went back to producing only solid oak desks and marketing

them to business people who can afford custom-made, quality furniture. Wood Revival Furniture now has more demand than it can fill. A custom designed, one-of-a-kind roll-top desk costs $6,000 and may take up to three months to complete.

Charlieʼs business is limited by time.

There are only so many desks he can make if each one takes three months to produce. Furthermore, it will not be as easy for Charlie to sell someone elseʼs time as it is for Marie Cavanaugh or Mike Mihlberger. Not many people have the talent, patience, or willingness to learn to make roll-top desks. Itʼs hard, messy, and somewhat hazardous work. continued..

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What did he do differently than the original 7 0 business? Guy specialized in custom-made jewelry and only had one store. John Felt, the • original owner of Keepsake, had a large invenM tory of manufactured pieces, purchased with A Y bank loans at high interest rates. Furthermore, “investors” had induced him into opening fifteen 2 0 stores based on the success of his first. When 1 John asked for the cash the investors had 4 promised, he discovered that the only investment they had ever planned to make was advice (which is usually the case.)

Rhett Barney, owner of Frankly My Dear, a designer-label womenʼs clothing resale shop, worked for a similar business. He sold womenʼs clothing for fifteen years before he opened his own business. He knew his market well and noticed that women who buy better dresses tend

to by new items frequently. He concluded that a lot of fine merchandise was hanging in closets.

So, when he started, he called his former customers (he had kept a list over the years as do most professional retail salespeople) and asked them if they would like to sell their “old” dresses on consignment. “I went to some of their homes,” he says, “others brought things to me: garbage bags full. As the word spread at social functions and bridge clubs, it snowballed.” Most of his inventory was less than six months old.

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Judy Harris, owner of Classy Lady, a womenʼs fashion store, worked for a similar womenʼs shop that closed. When her employer quit, Judyʼs husband suggested that she start her own business. The lease on the mall space where she had worked was available. So she took the risk. Only two-thirds of the inventory she ordered that September for Christmas sales actually arrived. But she says her first season was “OK. I had the advantage that this was a clothing store before, and since itʼs in a mall location, people just stumbled in.” Five years later, she had two mall stores. Her clothing is high fashion, and her prices are directed toward the medium income woman. She attributes her success to one-on-one service, something she learned from her former employer, she says, and repeat business.

Barney also put his ex7 2 perience in visual display to use in his own • business. Unlike most M resale shops where cusA Y tomers have to push garments along bars 2 0 and dig for bargains, 1 Barney artfully draped 4 Ralph Lauren, Charles Jourdan, Halston Ultrasuede, and Argenti dresses over chairs and displayed slacks, shirts, and skirts on clothing stands. He said a willingness to put in long hours overcame an initial lack of capital.

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Judy says her most successful salespeople 7 4 help their customers find pieces that coordinate with previous yearsʼ purchases. She has built • her business on the concept that todayʼs M women are interested in “investment dressing.”

A Y Judy, Rhett, and Guy did the easiest and 2 cheapest type of market research. They sim0 1 ply learned by doing. None of them set out to 4 be self-employed. But they gained certain skills and used their intelligence to recognize what their employers were doing to make money – and what more they could do. They had access to other information that encouraged them to go off on their own. They knew how much inventory costs, appropriate markups for their industries, where and how to promote their businesses, how and from whom to buy supplies or merchandise. They knew for a

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I had the numbers (monthly income and exyour job, try it part7 time. When your av6 penses.) As part of my job, I kept track of time and billing. I knew that the typesetting “busiocation is producing • ness,” with my partnerʼs two print shops as its as much income as M only customers, would generate an income I your full-time job, A then quit your job Y could live on. In fact, I would get an automatic $100 raise. That raise would cost me a $7,000 and build your busi2 investment – half of our estimated value of the ness.

While friends 0 may want to buy 1 companyʼs assets. I would be paid back in the 4 first year, doing the same work I was already your handicrafts or doing. Essentially, I was willing to work for photographs, that free for less than one year to have part owndoes not necessarily ership in a business. mean that the general public will – that you can make a living off it. Remember, when you sell a There are other, more risky ways to start a busi- hobby, you sell your own time, and there are ness. For instance, if you have a hobby you are only twenty-four hours in a day. Yo Y ur income is particularly adept at and your friends buy what limited by the number of items you can produce you make, you might want to start a business and the hourly rate you charge for each piece. based on that. Proceed slowly. Before you quit continued..

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7 For example, a strip of tatted lace takes me 8 three days of bus rides to produce. I donʼt think • anyone would pay the $5.00 I might charge to justify my time. (Thatʼs $5.00 an hour.) After all, M wages are lower in the Far East, so how could A I compete? The trick is to sell someone Y elseʼs time.

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She expanded and finally created a successful 8 2 business by finding other people who could also teach. They make a good salary, and she • makes a handsome income.

M A Y Going into the family business is the best head start 2 anyone could ever hope for; 0 1 most offspring resist the idea.

4 It must be human nature (in the USA) to prove that “one can make it on oneʼs own.”

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Candy dipping and clerking in an office supply 8 4 store are easier to learn, the supply of available labor is ample, and the amount of money this • type of worker will expect to earn is lower.

M Wood Revival Furniture is successful, accordA Y ing to the definition at the beginning of this article. But Mike and Marie have a better chance of 2 0 getting rich. Still, whoʼs to say thatʼs important?

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Which leads to the conclusion of this discussion. If it wonʼt sell profitably, forget it. Maybe you can sell your tatted lace trim to friends, but you wonʼt sell enough to make a living. If you have to pay $1,000 an ounce for gold, and the public is only willing to pay $900 for that ounce turned into a handcrafted work of art, you are going to lose money. Or, as happened to me, if your technology becomes outdated, itʼs time to change your product or get out of business, or never start it. For Charlie, foreign competition determined that American-made veneer top desks (produced at USA wages) would not sell.

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We live in a world economy to a great ex8 6 tent. Keep that in • mind when you are deciding what busiM ness to start. While A Y Marieʼs Hand-dipped chocolate is less ex2 0 pensive than most 1 imported chocolate, 4 lots of products and services can be manufacturers oversees for less. So if you think you have a wonderful idea because no one else in your town is doing it, look again. Maybe lots of others were doing it and went out of business because of foreign competition. Or, if they were smart, they did the “research” you should do (or learn from) and determined that they could not compete with foreign-made goods, and never started at all.

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8 Some people go into business because they 8 have always wanted to. They sell things they • know nothing about; they have no idea if anyone will buy what they are trying to sell. Their M prices are too high, more often too low. They A Y lose interest quickly because they expected it to be easy; it never is. Starting a business is like 2 0 writing a good article: you have to be interested; 1 you have to know your subject; and you have to 4 be able to communicate that knowledge and interest to other people. Keep that in mind as you examine yourself and your interests, hobbies, vocation, and for the business you should start.

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9 The only business I can think of that has almost 0 no start-up cost is panning for gold. All you • need is a pan. But gold panners also make no money until they find gold dust in the stream.

M Even the timber operation that supplies Charlie A with his wood has had to invest in expensive Y equipment, hire expensive labor, and plant new 2 0 trees for the ones cut down – so there will be 1 something to harvest in the future.

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Managing capital and cash flow is even more complex for service businesses. In quick printing, typesetting, and publishing, all of which I have experience doing, the customer receives the product or service and pays upon receipt, or over time. The difference is, in retail the owner invests capital in an inventory that can

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With service, the owner must invest not only capital to purchase supplies, but time and labor to produce the end product. If the customer is not satisfied, or bounces a check, the loss is much greater. Yo Y u cannot unmake a magazine or brochure because someone decided not to pay you. Yo Y u canʼt put business cards back on the shelf for someone else to buy. Unlike a couch or a camera, it makes no sense, nor will it generate any future income, if you repossess business stationery. continued..

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Y u canʼt 9 The loss is total. Yo take ink off paper, or uncut 2 • business cards. And you canʼt get your time back and M use it to produce a product A Y for a paying customer.

2 0 That is why you need capital. It will come from 1 somewhere. Business owners who start with 4 very little money can create working capital by foregoing a salary. If the business you start generates enough cash for you to take home a salary, and you choose not to, in effect you are investing capital in your business. This sounds obvious. But too many businesses are started by people who want to get rich quick. They take home more cash than their businesses can support. They go broke.

Since you need a product to sell, either in the form of goods on the shelf of a retail store, or the cost of producing a service or product, you need money to cover those expenses. I had a camera in my typesetting business that photographically reproduced black and white artwork for printing – a “stat camera.” I bought boxes of film for $100 per 100 sheets. By the time the box was used up, I had made a handsome “profit” on the film, but I had to spend some of that profit to buy the next box, as well as pay rent, phone, and service bills. If I sold a lot of film (in the form of prints) coupled with my other services, I generated sufficient cash flow to keep myself in supplies as well as take home a paycheck.

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2 0 1 So it goes. If you publish a magazine, you have 4 to pay photographers, typesetters, printers, perhaps a mailing service. It doesnʼt matter if those people are subcontractors or are on your payroll, those are your expenses. If your customers pay over time, you will have half of your money when the contract to place an ad is signed and half after the magazine is printed and distributed. But you still have all those costs of doing business, whether or not you are able to collect all those receivables.

Credit is the way Americans buy things. It is also the way many businesses try to stay in business. I felt too nervous asking my suppliers to wait more than the thirty days they agreed to wait for their money. At times I went without a paycheck for thirty days so I could keep my bills current. But my debts were relatively small – always less than actual monthly income. That means I was running a successful business.

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But if you are starting from scratch, trying to build a clientele, you will probably spend more money up front than you take in. Perhaps your suppliers will let you stretch your debts for more than thirty days.

Thatʼs fine as long as you can make the payments. But watch out the first time you are late.

Y ur suppliers are not in business to be your Yo banker, anymore than you, as a start-up company, want to be a banker for your customers.

They need cash, too, to pay their suppliers, their employees, and themselves. Eventually, they will ask you to “pay up” and if you are still taking in less cash than it is costing you to produce your product or service, you will begin to spend most of your time talking to lawyers instead of clients.

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Why? Simple: If you are a good manager, you will know when you can and cannot afford to pay yourself. Yo Y u will know when too much debt threatens your business, and you will make the necessary changes to get out of debt by selling more or producing less or increasing productivity. Yo Y u will only make promises you can keep, and you will stay honest.

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If you are a good manager, given enough time (and it may take years) you will find a way to generate a cash flow that will pay the bills, and you will make your business work – assuming your business is based on “research” and you are in a viable business. Finally, if you are a good manager, and you remain honest and keep payments current, opportunities will open for you. Banks will consider making you loans; investors may find your company an attractive risk. Thatʼs because they will believe that you are in business for the long haul, because you have the ability to make the company succeed.

MONEY MANAGEMENT On the other hand, if you are not a good manager, throwing money into the company will only hasten its demise. Poor managers tend to be shortsighted. They want their boats and cars now. They donʼt make choices based on the bottom line (income, expenses, and profits) .

They react to problems out of desperation, rather than calmly handling each situation. And when things get really bad, they lie and they hide. Theyʼre never around to answer the phone when a supplier calls to collect money.

Theyʼre never around to answer their employeesʼ questions. They get greedy, forget promises, and start to act as though theyʼre doing everyone a big favor by providing jobs. continued..

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They let their emotions take over their brains 1 0 and start to make bad choice after bad choice.

0 They start to ask people to invest money, and • they spend so much time looking for investors to bail them out that they forget to do their job.

M A Bad managers donʼt sell anymore, or manage.

Y They “donʼt have the time.”

2 0 Banks and investors loan money to make 1 money, not to save you. They are not interested 4 in bailing you out. They are interested in putting their money to work so that it generates interest, dividends, or capital gains. If you are going to throw their capital at old bills, then this probably wonʼt happen. When you use their capital to buy supplies or equipment you will use to produce more or better products or services, that you can sell to generate more profits, this becomes an “investment.”

LENDERS & INVESTORS Donʼt look for someone to save you. Donʼt confuse lenders with investors. Lenders demand a fixed return on their money over a fixed period of time. Investors do not. Still, investors will invest if they can expect a return on their money at some future time. If you need money to pay debts, sell your house, your car, your boat first; put that money to work in your business. Turn it around, then look for investors. continued..

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While investors cannot demand repayment like lenders, they will ask for something even more vital to your business – control.

Investors are interested in future dividends and capital gains, which they expect will be higher than the interest you would pay a lender. Furthermore, they will want business. If you are asking for a lot of money, expect to give up a lot of control. This can work to your advantage or disadvantage. If you are a good manager, you donʼt need or want the interference. If you are not, and you pick an investor who has a proven track record of successfully running small companies, maybe itʼs

time to relinquish control so that your business can turn around and become more profitable. Base your decision on how well you know yourself and how much you want to trust a stranger. But if you have sold everything you own to keep your business afloat, a clearer head might not be a bad idea.

Just remember to check the potential investorʼs background as carefully as he or she has checked yours. And put everything in writing. Even if your investor is a close friend or relative, it is best to write down your mutual expectations, responsibilities, and obligations.

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isnʼt that taking a risk on someone elseʼs management ability? Yo Y u bet it is! Why not take the same (perhaps less) risk on your own ability to manage.

M How do you raise capital? Look to yourself first.

A Even if you do get a bank loan, youʼre more Professional money managers examine a comY likely to find a banker who will lend you money panyʼs product, income pattern, and manageY u should invest in yourself in the 2 if you believe in yourself and your business ment ability. Yo 0 idea enough to spend your own money. Per- same way. Thatʼs why so many of the business 1 people I have 4 haps you have some cash saved, or have interviewed come into an inheritance. based their businesses I hear lots of people say, “But I canʼt spend that on their own money. I have to save it for retirement.” True; professional but what did you plan to do with that money bebackground. tween now and when you retire? Invest it, I hope. If youʼre the type to stuff money in a mattress, youʼre not the type to run a small business. If you would buy stocks or mutual funds, continued..

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They recognized their own skill, and felt they could do at least as well as their former employers. Their former employers paid their salaries; so those businesses had to do at least well M enough to meet payroll (which must be paid A first; bills are second, but a close second), just Y to keep the doors open.

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