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Set up and Planning

What types of start up activities have you performed?

Created a business plan
Assessed the value of the market
Interviewed potential customers
Tried to sell to customers

How much confidence do you have in your ability to manage your time effectively?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to plan and set goals for your venture?

Confident

Market Research

How much confidence do you have in your knowledge in your chosen field or industry?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to identify your target customer?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to estimate customer demand for a product or service?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to determine a competitive price for a new product or service?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to design an effective marketing/advertising campaign for a new product or service?

Neutral

Finances

How much confidence do you have in your ability to organize and maintain financial records of your business?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to manage financial assets of your business?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to read and interpret financial statements?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to estimate the amount of start-up funds and working capital necessary to start or maintain your business. (Working capital is the money used for day to day operations.)

Confident

Sales

How much confidence do you have in your ability to clearly and concisely explain your business idea in everyday terms?

Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to get others to identify with and believe in your vision and plans for your business?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to network to make contact with and exchange information with others?

Very Confident

Operations

How much confidence do you have in your ability to recruit and hire employees?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to supervise employees?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to train employees?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities to employees?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to inspire, encourage and motivate your employees?

Very Confident

How much confidence do you have in your ability to deal with day-to-day problems and crises?

Very Confident

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Ruth Smith Entrepreneur

Location Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States of America

Venture Industry Retail

Languages spoken

English

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What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

HMIF’s biggest challenges have been: 1. Identifying and hiring an experienced designer who can take my ideas and develop and sketch them. 2. Identify a manufacturer that has the infrastructure and capabilities to produce products in large quantities. 3. Identifying an experienced technology and internet consultant in web development and social media.

About my venture

Hey Mom, It Fits! Started 2010

Hey Mom, It Fits! (HMIF) designs and sells fashionable, quality plus sized children's clothing. What makes us so unique is that our fashions are proportioned to their height and are age appropriate.The company’s mission is to produce fashionable and high quality clothing for plus-sized children ages 5 to 12 that fit proportionately to their heights. The clothing line includes casual, dressy and sporty wear. Fabrics include a variety of denims, chiffons, polyesters, spandex and cottons.

Countries of operation: United States of America

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Operations
- Manufacturing
Sales
- Wholesale and B2B Sales
Starting Up
- Business Planning

Self assessment

Set up and Planning

Market Research

Finances

Sales

Operations

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Set up and Planning

Market Research

Finances

Sales

Operations

Refer Ruth Smith to a Colleague

Ruth Smith Entrepreneur

What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

About my venture

Hey Mom, It Fits! Started 2010

Expertise requests

Self assessment