“Each office and individual salesperson was using a different company for various services”, Ms. Kahn recalls. “We had no corporate accounts.” With her fresh, outsider’s perspective, Ms. Kahn was able to get hefty corporate discounts from Edward Fields’ various suppliers. The research and negotiating skills Ms. Kahn honed at Edward Fields became the foundation of her cost management consulting service, AMK Associates.

Fear is great at paralyzing us and killing our dreams. Even before starting a business, the fear of failure sets in and prevents most of us from even taking that first step. To start a business, you have to be willing to accept the risk failure. To do this, you have to be able to change your perspective and see each failure as a temporary setback on your long journey towards success.

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Chocolate, fudge, and candy are fantastic money makers. Most sellers make their candy and then resell it on eBay as well as their website. Candy is a great money maker, everyone likes it. It’s fairly easy to do and it sells great once you create a good reputation. Some people online make over $5000.00 a week making and selling their home-made candy.

The deadline on this is SUPER TIGHT. We are closing submissions next Friday (March 18th) in order to get the shirt produced and up for sale as soon as possible. Godspeed!

Another way to market your t-shirt company is to join a forum that is similar to the niche of your t-shirts. Become a regular contributor on the forum, and post a link to your company’s website in the signature area beneath your post. This method is time consuming, but it does not cost anything. If you have the time, I highly recommend joining and contributing to a forum that is similar to your niche.

You will also want to talk to local pizza stores, grocery stores and DJ places. Often they will offer to give free food, drinks and provide music for the event. This would be just another incentive to make the event fun for those who are giving up their time to run.