Saturday, September 12, 2009

What Happens in Vegas is Donated to Charity

My company is going to be incorporated in Nevada. California has way too many fees, allows the business information as public information…and just plain screws-you-over. So Nevada, here I come!

Domain name and hosting has been purchased. I just need to add a SSL certificate to the site.

I noticed that I have been spreading myself too thin in terms of things I would like to get done with my life. I figured this when I had to come home from work early yesterday and dropped from exhaustion. So I am developing a way to work smarter, not necessarily harder.

I have also been looking into donating proceeds of the profits I make to a very specific cause.

As a result of my busyness, my social calendar is taking a beating. I have already told some of my closest friends that I will be unavailable…pretty much indefinitely. I don’t have the time to come home and get ready only to leave again and drive out of my area to blow money on food, drinks, and the like...when I can be putting that money into my own business. By the time I get home from working 7 days a week for everyone else, I am too tired to get anything done for myself. That ends now.

Samples start next week! And they are in MY size! One networking event is coming up in early October to possibly net investors. I don’t wish to share details because I don’t want to jinx it. Juvenile, but true.

…but I get to make a pretty dress to wear to the event!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Miles of Paperwork

I am in the process of finishing samples for head of operations, as well as the patterns. Meanwhile, she is getting pages of my business plan out of the way. I’ve been in contact with manufacturers in China for pricing information to see if I can start ordering from them instead of starting in Los Angeles for manufacturing then moving it off-shore.

I sent-off the second round of proofs for editing. The icon is being perfected with each passing day. I have all paperwork set aside like: Business Tax Certificate, Seller’s Permit Application, and of course, a Fictitious Business Name Statement. However, I need to secure my trademark first (next Wednesday) before I can fill-out the others then go to the bank and open a business checking account. I am aiming for this all to be complete by Friday.

Speaking of Friday, before I enjoy a beautiful day out (for the first time in as long as I can remember), I will be in downtown checking out certain fabric stores and hopefully leaving with swatches of great, great stuff.

The progress continues as LA Textile Show nears at the end of the month!