Custom-made clothing now seems like something exotic. Indeed, why sew a dress when you can buy it? However, one should not rush to a definite answer: often ballroom, evening or wedding dresses made to order are of much better quality, more beautiful and cheaper than those offered by the stores. Therefore, the atelier is a completely successful business idea. In addition, the costs of opening it are quite low, at first you can work independently from home.
Instructions
Step 1
Opening a tailor shop is not difficult for someone who knows how to sew and understands fashion. The most basic thing you need to do this is a good sewing machine. Materials, as a rule, are provided by the customer or, as agreed with the customer, are purchased by the master. The room for the atelier needs minimal, at first even your own apartment will do. Needless to say, you shouldn't create a company for an atelier, it's best to just register as an individual entrepreneur.
Step 2
However, tailoring atelier is still a rather specific type of business. You should not expect that customers will flock to you as soon as you open up: nevertheless, people prefer to buy casual clothes in stores, and ballroom, evening and wedding dresses are not needed so often in our life. Therefore, even before opening an atelier, you should think about promoting it.
Step 3
Your first clients, no doubt, will be your acquaintances. They probably know that you know how to sew beautiful clothes. First of all, convey this information to everyone who may not yet know it. Let everyone know that you are opening a tailor shop. It is possible that someone will need to sew an evening dress right now. It will be especially beneficial to share this information in the spring, when schoolchildren and their parents are preparing for their graduation parties.
Step 4
You can also launch a small advertising campaign on social networks and on "women's" forums. To do this, it is important to make a portfolio - take pictures of what you have ever sewed, and post those pictures, because potential clients need to know what you are capable of. Word of mouth and the Internet, if you open an atelier, are the best types of advertising because they are inexpensive and easy to understand. Posters, flyers, etc. will cost more, but the effect may remain the same.
Step 5
As an individual entrepreneur, you can run your business in your own apartment, so you will need a studio space later, when you "grow up" and hire staff. Thus, the first steps of a person who wants to open a tailor shop after an advertising campaign is to register as an individual entrepreneur and buy a good sewing machine. With the appearance of the first client, the atelier can be considered opened.
