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I found a business card stating ~Get Paid to Shop Today.~ The girl’s picture looks familiar, but I can’t remember her. I’ve gotten many you can be a ~secret shopper~ emails and they never reply. They only ask your name & email. Never had my identy stolen anyway. Sent an email about an hour ago (19:00 MST 27 September). Thanks. I will chose best answer. 🙂

Hi everyone,
This may be long winded but I need as much advice AS POSSIBLE.
I am about 2 months away from finishing uni for good. I studied fine arts (photography major) but have done a number of other things since finishing school, including fashion design and styling (my favourite). I LOVE vintage shopping and always have and have been told I have a good eye for those types of things. I feel like I could own a vintage store and where I live in Sydney there is a very popular area that doesn’t have a vintage clothing shop, therefore I feel there is a niche/gap for one that stocks womens and mens items. I’m 22 years old, and I think I could do it.
The main idea is this: open a vintage boutique, for men and womens clothing and accessories. It would be really nicely setup, have a range of cheaper but GOOD quality items as well as vintage designer stuff (like dior, chanel etc) and would be more like a boutique in that it doesn’t have rack upon rack of clothes that people have to thumb through (as this would be exactly the same as someone going to vinnies or salvation army). I’m wanting to eliminate the searching for good stuff and have all the good quality stuff there for the customer. Also I would have a few one off pieces of my own label.
So I’ve researched the heck out of this and this is what I’ve got so far:
– Business plan
– Budget (for the things that I can immediately think of)
– Cash flow projection
– Business name
– Tons of info
– Positive attitude (but trying to make myself aware of risks as well)
The things I’m wanting to know about, especially with a start up business, is:
– How can i get financing from a bank/lender in Australia where there is no collatoral needed to back up the loan? My parents wouldn’t be able to take out a second mortgage and I would definitely need a loan. I’m thinking between AU$30-50k.
– How much is an accountant and a solicitor and how much would I need to use them etc?
– How much to pay myself to begin with
– How much to pay an employee (as I would have to be out sourcing vintage clothes about 3 days a week)
– How do I pay tax, how often, and how much?
– Should I speak to someone who has done a similar job and knows what is involved, like a business planner or something like that?
– How much would a basic shop fit out cost, as I’d like a lot of the furnishings to be vintage, not all new metallic racks etc.
How much would I be looking at budgeting to get a nice website? How much extra to put an online store on there?
– CAN I DO IT ALONE?
I do not think I’d have trouble maintaining the stock for the store, but I don’t have any accounting experience so would not really know how to keep on top of those sorts of things, like filing everything, knowing which expense goes where, paying staff etc.
Also, any insurance, rent, accounting, legal, TAX, advice that anyone can give me would be AMAZING.
I am a very determined person and feel as though I could do this really well but as I have obviously never owned a business before I need to know exactly what I would be getting myself into.
If anyone has any FIRST HAND experience in opening a store and things that are unexpected costs, I’d like to hear from you, whether your business is successful or failed, any advice is welcome!
Please only serious answers.
Thanks in advance.

this what some stores my local mall has what are good ones
this what i look like without a pick
im 5feet 1in
i weight 120
long brown hair
here are the stores
7 for All Mankind
A Pea In The Pod
A’GACI
A|X Armani Exchange
Abercrombie & Fitch
Aeropostale
American Eagle Outfitters
Ann Taylor
Anne Fontaine
Arden B
Banana Petites
Banana Republic
BCBGMAXAZRIA
bebe
Betsey Johnson
Bottega Veneta
Brighton Collectibles
Brooks Brothers Woman
Buckle
Bui-Yah-Kah
Burberry
Caché
Caroll Paris
CH Carolina Herrera
Chanel
Charlotte Russe
Charming Charlie
Chico’s
Christian Dior
Club Monaco
dELiAs
Eddie Bauer
Emporio Armani
Express
Fendi
Fossil
Free People
French Connection
Gap
Giorgio Armani
Gregory’s
Gucci
GUESS by Marciano
Guess?
H. Harloquin
Hanna Andersson
Hollister & Co.
Intimacy
J. Jill
J.Crew
Jacadi
Jessica McClintock
Juicy Couture
Kenneth Cole
Lacoste
Lady L
Limited, The
LOFT
Louis Vuitton
Lucky Brand Jeans
Lululemon Athletica
M Missoni
Macy*s Woman
Mark Ecko Cut & Sew
Max Studio
MaxMara
Motherhood Maternity
Neiman Marcus
New York & Company
Nordstrom
Oakley
PacSun
Ralph Lauren
Salvatore Ferragamo
Shasa Collections
St. John
Swim N Sport
Talbots
Torrid
Tory Burch
Urban Outfitters
Valentino
Versace
Victoria’s Secret
Wet Seal
White House | Black Market
Wolford
Yves Saint Laurent
Zara

I am doing business plan for Bakery Shop. In preparing so I would like to know if I can distribute directly to wholesaler and at the same time be retailer for the passing by tourist. Is there any exaple of this kind in reality?
And any idea about niche strategy, tax and insurance?
This is for my class project.
Thanx

I have a serious bf I’ve been with for nearly a year now. I am 22, he is 21.
When I met him he had a niche job (the sort you don’t come by easily), and was making plenty of money. He lost that.
Since then he hasn’t held down a job (he’s had 3 in 9 months, none of which  
 lasted more than 3 weeks). He hasn’t got any qualifications outside of his old job (horse racing).
He currently works like 20 hours at his parents shop, and manages to pay all his own bills (car, insurance, mobile phone, horse shares). He however practically lives at mine, stays over every night of the week, eats the food that I mostly buy (he occasionally buys himself something, but it’s always enough for only him).
He has never once asked me for money, and I have offered it to him, but no matter how bad his situation has been he’s never accepted, and his bills are always paid on time.
I have recently found out that he quit applying for jobs months ago. I sat down with him and tried to sort out his resume and apply for jobs, but he treated it as a joke, and kept coming up with reasons for why he shouldn’t apply (things like “oh i’m too young, they won’t take me”). I’m not syure if he genuinly thinks he isn’t suitable for work or if he just doesn’t want to.
I have a strong suspicion he enjoys working 4 hours of a morning, going to the gym, then watching cartoons/horse racing at his parents before coming over to mine and getting fed/having sex. He has also said he will only take a job if it doesn’t interfere with his bodybuilding (ie – his 90 mins at the gym every day).
I’m also concerned that his horse bills (he has shares in 8 horses, none of which are good) are going to take over. He manages to pay them, but he really only gets the money through gambling money he actually earns. He pays about $500 a month in horse bills.
I’m scared that if I stay with him, it’s going to be a future of him taking care of himself, and never being able to be part of a couple.

i have just designed my first website for a family friend and intend on making more for my own enjoyment/profit. i have some in the pipeline which are simply informative websites for certain mainstream niches etc but also want to start an erotic shop. i am worried google wont let me use google ads on my ‘family friendly’ sites if i also run erotic sites.. is this true? i wouldnt want to ruin my relationship with google before its even started!