My inspiration for this post actually comes from Tory Burch's Commencement speech that she gave to Babson College. Babson is an entrepreneur focused school in Babson Park, Massachusetts that believes "entrepreneurship is applicable and crucial." Tory talks about building a business and how it just doesn't grow over night. She quotes Biz Stone, a founder of Twitter that states, “Timing, perseverance, and 10 years of really hard work will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” There are many steps to create a business and one must be very patient and willing to work throughout the night or be awake for a business call at 3 or 4 am with Hong Kong. As hard as this may be, I do need to take her wording seriously because I can sometimes be the most impatient person ever, thank you Virgo, and be patient. Good things will come to those who wait, but work extremely hard to get to where they want to be in life.
That brings me to this.
Besides working in Disneyland I also have, Chesapeake Tides. It's a little business that I started in March of 2012 that is inspired by the Chesapeake Bay; I create and sell bow ties, hair bows, nautical flag bags, and monogram upon request. It's gone pretty far from weddings, to custom made fabric...my Maryland Flag Bow Tie is one of my best sellers, to last summer getting into my first shop. All those achievements are wonderful and I'm so proud of myself for getting there but I want it to grow more; there is so much that I believe the company go and grow that I'm not going to stop until I make my dreams come true and make them a reality.
One of the ways Tory started out, besides having a few jobs already in the fashion industry, was fundraising and others investing in her company. To those who were investing, she told them right off that they may not be getting their money back and to "only invest if you're prepared to lose it." Reading that now, it's kind of scary to think about but look at her now. She is a brilliant designer with classic items that will never go out of style so of course I have to trust her opinion and experience.
Which brings me to this, I love getting feed back about my business because it means the world to me so....
What are some ways that would be a way to promote Chesapeake Tides? Any fundraising ideas? Product ideas?
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