Growing Your Small Business

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While I am taking blogging a bit 'slower' this summer, I am spending more time with my girls and any 'spare time' working on my business. Besides filling orders, I am focusing on networking and growing my brand. Do you have a small business or are you hoping to turn your blog into a business? Then we are in the same boat!

If you have been following along on Crafty Texas Girls for awhile, you know all about my small apparel and accessory business, Samantha Conner Designs. This summer, I am working on finding new ways to sell my products and spending some time learning how to better promote them!

 Catch up on my past small business posts here.

-Passion to Profit

-The Birth of a Clothing Line

-Getting Started

-Moving to An Island

-Back to Market

-My Design is in a Catalog

-Growing a Small Business

After a year and a half at the Dallas Market, I am looking for new ways to reach customers, beyond just my sales rep. My hair accessories have been very successful at Market. But the clothing has been more of a challenge. I cannot seem to find a way to be competitive in my wholesale pricing when it comes to the apparel. Large manufacturers, who produce large quantities over-seas, definitely have the upper-hand in costing!

And since my business is just me and it is sewn locally here in Dallas :) I have found I can bring (you) my customers the best prices when I sell the apparel directly as opposed to wholesale at Market. For that reason, I am taking my clothing line out of the showroom for awhile and I am going to try selling it on my own. I am going to focus my sales efforts on social media and at hand-made markets over the next few months.

My mom at the Grapevine Market with me :) 

 I am also working with The Fashion Business Mentor, to grow my facebook presence. Meeting other designers and small business owners this past February at BlissDom  and now through TFBM has been so much fun. (**Want more details about my journey from handmade to wholesale? Check out my featured interview over at The Fashion Business Mentor by clicking here!) 

I love being able to share stories of success and 'lessons learned' from others who are on the same path. I think it is important to know that you can work with others who are in the same industry, another person's success doesn't take away your success. There is room, in some form or fashion, for us all.

Meeting cute customers 'face to face' makes my day! 

As part of my new plan to network with other designers and grow my business through social media, I will be hosting THE REALLY BIG GIVEAWAY: {16 vendors, 16 prizes, 5 winners} right here on Crafty Texas Girls. This is my first time to organize a 'multi-vendor' giveaway. It has been a lot of work, but in the process of reaching out to others, I have met some inspiring people. I think working together, sharing and encouraging other small business owners is what it is all about!

I would love to have your support too- so please join us right here on July 10th for THE REALLY BIG GIVEAWAY! Just having you enter the giveaway and show my new small business friends "a little facebook love" would mean the world to me :) plus you might just win!

And if you are a small business owner- whether it be your blog, an etsy shop, or a dream somewhere in your heart-- I would love to hear from you! Share you link or story in the comments so that we can all encourage and support you as well!

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