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Stay at Home Mom
When I was growing up I had a stay at home mom. Of course, my moms Idea of Home business was keeping the household finances in order. We always had a huge garden with sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans and about, about any other vegetable you could think of. We had a pretty big patch of strawberrys,and two rows of raspberries. My mom and my aunt canned all we didn’t eat, and also froze a lot of fruits. My dad would buy a five gallon can of Michigan cherries every year and my mom would freeze and can them. We also had a chicken house, which provided fresh eggs every day and chicken dinners on Sunday. My mom sewed most of my two sisters clothes, made them dresses and skirts and blouses, and taught each of them to sew. My mom even found time to volunteer as a 4h club leader where she taught other girls to cook and sew. Sometimes the ways of the past are better, we had a loving nurturing childhood and my mom was always there for me.
In today’s world Because of the financial pressure most moms are forced to seek employment outside the home. Single mothers have an even rougher, row to hoe, as they have to try to balance time at work, to provide for their children, and time with the children, to teach and nurture. Daycare and after school programs can eat up a large percentage of the pay check. Although huge gains have been made ,the pay equality of women still is not usually on par with wages of a man. Some opportunities have been made aware to me, in the field of internet marketing. For a very small investment, a mom can have her own home business which pays 100% commissions,and allow her to do for and care for her children as she wants too. A mom can really be a stay at home with her own career. If you would like to have more information on stepping up and being free, go to http://fortune.davidshriver.net
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How do people get in the fashion business and become a fashion designer?!?
i really love the fashion business and i would like to become a fashion designer as my career. I have plenty of designs a sewing machine and I even have some family in the fashion industry, but there not like fashion designer or anything like that. How do i get discovered?!
The same way you get into any business, research the business, acquire the skills needed, get the education and certification required for the business and then it's a matter of how much you are willing to invest in your business. Fashion isn't about being discovered, it's about being original, innovative, and making clothes people want to wear. I've seen many flashy "discoveries" crash and burn because no one in the real world wanted to buy their clothes. Fashion design is over-saturated right now with too many people who know nothing about the many facets of the fashion design business and this makes it even tougher to break into. Here's a blog about the real world of fashion design as a business. Its very well respected and many real designers hang out here: http://www.fashion-incubator.com/ Fashion design needs a wide variety of skills, creative, technical, and entrepreneurial. You can't focus on one at the expense of the others.
The bare bones beginner guide: turn you sketches into wearable garments. learn what goes into the making of a high quality item of clothing. try selling through small consignment boutiques, craft shows, art shows, anywhere and everywhere people with money gather. Make look book with real clothes on real models, don't skimp on hair, make-up or accessories. Distribute your brochure and business card everywhere. Find boutiques willing to sell your stuff.
I began by literally making one thing, selling it, taking the money i made to make two things, selling those, taking that money to make and sell four things and so on and so on. It takes time and ambition. That gets you much further than being "discovered" Discovered doesn't give you a reputation for quality, creativity or anything. All it gets you is a foot in the door and that's not enough.
It's a lot of work but if it what you love to do then it's the greatest job in the world.
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