-: So clothes can be sometimes
a little bit tricky to get into.
You have to register as,
obviously you have to register your business
with the state of Connecticut and also form either an LLC
or a sole proprietorship.
You have to get your employee identification number
from the federal government.
You have to register with the state of Connecticut
as a wholesaler before you can even start
to contact your distributors,
your wholesale distributors.
Research, there's so much research out there
for people that want to get into entrepreneurship.
West Conn has a great entrepreneurship degree program
and some classes.
But I mean, there's some great books out there.
A lot of great TED talks, podcasts, all on entrepreneurship.
Your Chamber of Commerces are great resources
for how to start a business within your own hometown,
economic development, and getting out there and networking
is probably the key to being successful.
Sole entrepreneurship can be very lonely.
So it's really, and not everybody has the strength
to, not everybody has the strength to do it all.
It's really hard to be a master of everything.
Maybe you're really good at finances,
maybe you're a really good visionary
maybe you're really good at marketing or advertising,
maybe you're really bad at finances.
Understanding what your strengths and weaknesses are
is one of the biggest keys that I always tell my students
and always tell people that I work with
so that you know where to reach out for help.
Because your time is much more valuable
than maybe going out and hiring somebody
that can go those aspects for you.
But networking is key so that you know who to ask
for help and getting involved.
There's so many ways to network and get out there.