We begin our profiles of Successful "women-run" businesses with the hopes of giving young female entrepreneurs the courage and drive to succeed in starting their own businesses, no matter what it may be.
Dkk events is an eco-friendly event planning company based in Los Angeles, CA and run by Deborah Kattler Kupetz. She coordinates a variety of events including Bat Mitzvahs, Bar Mitzvahs, Retirement Parties, Birthday Parties, Weddings, Holiday Events, Charity Events, and more. She combines style and taste while being environmentally conscious at the same time. Every detail is carefully selected from the look of the event to the food and the activities.
Deborah has been featured on television news broadcasts as well as in the Los Angeles Times and several other newspapers for her newsworthy eco-friendly event planning tips and the charity events she has produced including the highly successful charity event Alt Mothers Day. www.altmothersday.org
Her eye for creativity and style along with her dedication to keeping her events environmentally friendly have made her business extremely popular in Los Angeles. She is a great role model for any women who is interested in starting their own business. Check out her website and add dkk events on facebook and twitter:
http://www.dkkevents.com
http://www.facebook.com/dkkevents.green
http://twitter.com/dkkevents
My Accessory Business is a blog that highlights women who have their own businesses and gives business and marketing tips.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Stories of Success!
I would like to share with you two stories of success I have heard from women who have bought "My Accessory Business" Kits.
• One woman started out with a $99 kit. Her intention was to have a party and sell the jewelry to make money for her wedding. After selling enough to make her money back and then some, she then purchased another $199 kit in order to have enough inventory to sell at her next party. At the Michigan Womens expo, she came to the booth and picked out even more jewelry to sell at her next party. This is a great example of how you can start with a smaller amount of cash and keep building your profits with each order, maybe cash flow along the way.
• Another woman also bought a $99 kit. She then came to our expo booth on Friday and bought another $99 kit. That night, she went out to local bars and clubs and sold almost every piece of jewelry she had. On Saturday of the show, she came back and bought another $99 kit with the money she had made the night before. This time with the intention of going to local businesses including smoke shops, gas stations, hair salons, convenience stores, and clubs to get them to
buy the jewelry to place in their stores to sell. By Sunday, she came back again and had so many orders from local businesses that she used some of the profit she had made to buy another $199 kit in order to fulfill all of the orders made by the businesses she had gone to.
You too can be successful in making extra cash. You can start buy purchasing a $49, $99 or $199 kit from our website
www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
We will also be sending out order forms in the mail this week. If you
would be interested in receiving an order form from us, email us your
mailing address at myaccessorybusiness@gmail.com
Remember: There are NO CATALOGS, NO COMMITMENTS, keep ALL the money
you make!
Visit www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
• One woman started out with a $99 kit. Her intention was to have a party and sell the jewelry to make money for her wedding. After selling enough to make her money back and then some, she then purchased another $199 kit in order to have enough inventory to sell at her next party. At the Michigan Womens expo, she came to the booth and picked out even more jewelry to sell at her next party. This is a great example of how you can start with a smaller amount of cash and keep building your profits with each order, maybe cash flow along the way.
• Another woman also bought a $99 kit. She then came to our expo booth on Friday and bought another $99 kit. That night, she went out to local bars and clubs and sold almost every piece of jewelry she had. On Saturday of the show, she came back and bought another $99 kit with the money she had made the night before. This time with the intention of going to local businesses including smoke shops, gas stations, hair salons, convenience stores, and clubs to get them to
buy the jewelry to place in their stores to sell. By Sunday, she came back again and had so many orders from local businesses that she used some of the profit she had made to buy another $199 kit in order to fulfill all of the orders made by the businesses she had gone to.
You too can be successful in making extra cash. You can start buy purchasing a $49, $99 or $199 kit from our website
www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
We will also be sending out order forms in the mail this week. If you
would be interested in receiving an order form from us, email us your
mailing address at myaccessorybusiness@gmail.com
Remember: There are NO CATALOGS, NO COMMITMENTS, keep ALL the money
you make!
Visit www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Come visit us at the Michigan International Women's Show on Thursday April 28th- May 1st, 2011!
Come visit "My Accessory Business" at the Michigan International Women's Show on Thursday April 28th- May 1st, 2011!
Come to our booth #736
We will have special promotions including:
- Pick a ball, WIN a Prize! Where everyone wins something!
- Celebrity Red Carpet backdrop. Try on fun clothes and accessories and get your picture taken like a celebrity at our photobooth!
- Pick your own accessories & displays and take them home that day* while supplies last
- Order a kit in the mail at the expo and get FREE shipping.
PRINT OUT AND BRING THIS PAGE TO THE EXPO FOR $5 OFF ANYTHING AT OUR BOOTH! *can not be combined with any other offer.
Can't make it to the expo? Try out an accessory sales mini kit for only $49. You will get everything you need to start selling hot fashion accessories at work, to friends, at garage sales, online, or anywhere. Order online at www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
Have suggestions for a women's expo near you that you would like to see My Accessory Business at? Email us at info@myaccessorybusiness.com and let us know!
Come to our booth #736
We will have special promotions including:
- Pick a ball, WIN a Prize! Where everyone wins something!
- Celebrity Red Carpet backdrop. Try on fun clothes and accessories and get your picture taken like a celebrity at our photobooth!
- Pick your own accessories & displays and take them home that day* while supplies last
- Order a kit in the mail at the expo and get FREE shipping.
PRINT OUT AND BRING THIS PAGE TO THE EXPO FOR $5 OFF ANYTHING AT OUR BOOTH! *can not be combined with any other offer.
Can't make it to the expo? Try out an accessory sales mini kit for only $49. You will get everything you need to start selling hot fashion accessories at work, to friends, at garage sales, online, or anywhere. Order online at www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com
Have suggestions for a women's expo near you that you would like to see My Accessory Business at? Email us at info@myaccessorybusiness.com and let us know!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Jewelry Business Success Story
My success with www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com started in August of 2010. I had heard from my friend Genny that I could start my own jewelry business in 3 easy steps. I told her I didn’t have a ton of money or time to invest. She said not to worry; it wasn’t like the other jewelry businesses out there. I didn’t have to pay $300.00 - $500.00 to get started. All the money I made would go to me; I wouldn’t get percentages of the cost or discounts on more jewelry. Best of all there was no commitment! I decided I had to check it out.
I went to the My Accessory Business website and couldn’t believe what I read! It was just like Genny had said. All I had to do was the 3 east steps and I would be on my way to having my own jewelry business. So your probably wondering what the steps are… It is really simple.
1. Buy your jewelry kit
2. Read the sales booklet that comes with your kit
3. Start making money!
The jewelry on the website is amazing! It is all picked out by a Hollywood fashion stylist and comes directly from Hollywood. All the pieces are the same type of jewelry the celebrities wear! Who wouldn’t want to have that?
I decided to start with the Small Start-up kit. It was only $99.00 and came with 35 pieces of jewelry, the sales idea booklet, jewelry displays, business cards, labels, and access to expert advice. That seemed like a great deal to me!
I ordered my kit and received it in only a few days. I couldn’t wait to start making money. When I opened the box I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were so many different types of jewelry! There was something for everyone. I was really excited! I sat down and read the sales idea booklet and decided how I wanted to sell the jewelry. It was really fun going through and pricing everything the way I wanted to. I even decided to name my jewelry business “Hollywood Jewels”. I couldn’t wait to start making extra money!
The first way I chose to sell the jewelry was to my mommy group members. There are only three moms beside myself in the group, but it was a start! When we had our meeting I told the ladies about my new jewelry business. I set up my kit in our family room and brought them all in there. They loved the jewelry just as much as I did and between the three of them bought $75.00 worth of jewelry! One mom even asked to use my computer to logon to the website and buy her own kit! I couldn’t believe it!!! I had made almost half the money I spent! I couldn’t wait to see how much more I could sell.
The next way I decided to sell the jewelry was at my office. I told my boss about my jewelry business and asked him if I could bring in the jewelry to show my co-workers during their lunch breaks. He said it was not a problem since it wasn’t disrupting our work day. I brought the jewelry to my work on a Friday (that’s pay day of course!), I set it up in our break room. I then sent an email letting everyone know it was in there for them to view on their lunches. The response I got from my co-workers was unbelievable! I sold $225.00 worth of jewelry! Almost everyone bought something. Earrings for themselves, bracelets for their wives, necklace sets for their teenage daughters. There really was something for everyone! Two of my co-workers asked me for the website address so they could look into starting their own jewelry business too.
I went home that day still in shock. I had made $300.00 and barely did any work! The money I spent on the kit was already paid back to me and I had $141.00 left just for me! I still had about 20 jewelry items left. I decided to keep a few pieces for myself that I really liked. I picked out pieces for my family and friends that would be their birthday presents that year.
Since I made $300.00 by not doing any hard work, and I had presents set for all my friends and family’s birthdays that year I decided to buy another kit, but the larger one this time. It was only $199.00. I figure if already made triple my money back on my first kit then why not triple that money with a larger kit.
I purchased the kit and it arrived just like the last one. Couldn’t wait to open it! When I did, I was amazed again. There was a ton of jewelry and it was all different jewelry from the last kit I got, “even better!” I thought. “I could sell to the same people I already had, since all the jewelry was different!” I planned my next strategy. I would still show the mommy group and my coworkers of course. I then decided that I would get a booth at our local flea market. The cost for the booth was really affordable and I decided I could mark up the pricing on the jewelry to cover the cost of it anyways.
I got the booth for one day, a Saturday. I arranged all the pieces nicely along with my celebrity pictures. I even got free business cards made online to pass out. By then end of the day I had sold almost all of the pieces in the jewelry kit! I priced the jewelry $2.00 more an item than I had for my friends and coworkers. All I had to do was stand at the booth and collect money! The jewelry sold itself!!
I couldn’t be happier with my decision to purchase the My Accessory Business jewelry kit! I feel like the sky is the limit with the amount of money I can make. The items are good quality and the kit has everything you need. If you are looking to make extra money fast then I suggest you order your kit as soon as you can!
Best of Luck!
Laurie Palazzolo
Owner, Hollywood Jewels Jewelry
I went to the My Accessory Business website and couldn’t believe what I read! It was just like Genny had said. All I had to do was the 3 east steps and I would be on my way to having my own jewelry business. So your probably wondering what the steps are… It is really simple.
1. Buy your jewelry kit
2. Read the sales booklet that comes with your kit
3. Start making money!
The jewelry on the website is amazing! It is all picked out by a Hollywood fashion stylist and comes directly from Hollywood. All the pieces are the same type of jewelry the celebrities wear! Who wouldn’t want to have that?
I decided to start with the Small Start-up kit. It was only $99.00 and came with 35 pieces of jewelry, the sales idea booklet, jewelry displays, business cards, labels, and access to expert advice. That seemed like a great deal to me!
I ordered my kit and received it in only a few days. I couldn’t wait to start making money. When I opened the box I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were so many different types of jewelry! There was something for everyone. I was really excited! I sat down and read the sales idea booklet and decided how I wanted to sell the jewelry. It was really fun going through and pricing everything the way I wanted to. I even decided to name my jewelry business “Hollywood Jewels”. I couldn’t wait to start making extra money!
The first way I chose to sell the jewelry was to my mommy group members. There are only three moms beside myself in the group, but it was a start! When we had our meeting I told the ladies about my new jewelry business. I set up my kit in our family room and brought them all in there. They loved the jewelry just as much as I did and between the three of them bought $75.00 worth of jewelry! One mom even asked to use my computer to logon to the website and buy her own kit! I couldn’t believe it!!! I had made almost half the money I spent! I couldn’t wait to see how much more I could sell.
The next way I decided to sell the jewelry was at my office. I told my boss about my jewelry business and asked him if I could bring in the jewelry to show my co-workers during their lunch breaks. He said it was not a problem since it wasn’t disrupting our work day. I brought the jewelry to my work on a Friday (that’s pay day of course!), I set it up in our break room. I then sent an email letting everyone know it was in there for them to view on their lunches. The response I got from my co-workers was unbelievable! I sold $225.00 worth of jewelry! Almost everyone bought something. Earrings for themselves, bracelets for their wives, necklace sets for their teenage daughters. There really was something for everyone! Two of my co-workers asked me for the website address so they could look into starting their own jewelry business too.
I went home that day still in shock. I had made $300.00 and barely did any work! The money I spent on the kit was already paid back to me and I had $141.00 left just for me! I still had about 20 jewelry items left. I decided to keep a few pieces for myself that I really liked. I picked out pieces for my family and friends that would be their birthday presents that year.
Since I made $300.00 by not doing any hard work, and I had presents set for all my friends and family’s birthdays that year I decided to buy another kit, but the larger one this time. It was only $199.00. I figure if already made triple my money back on my first kit then why not triple that money with a larger kit.
I purchased the kit and it arrived just like the last one. Couldn’t wait to open it! When I did, I was amazed again. There was a ton of jewelry and it was all different jewelry from the last kit I got, “even better!” I thought. “I could sell to the same people I already had, since all the jewelry was different!” I planned my next strategy. I would still show the mommy group and my coworkers of course. I then decided that I would get a booth at our local flea market. The cost for the booth was really affordable and I decided I could mark up the pricing on the jewelry to cover the cost of it anyways.
I got the booth for one day, a Saturday. I arranged all the pieces nicely along with my celebrity pictures. I even got free business cards made online to pass out. By then end of the day I had sold almost all of the pieces in the jewelry kit! I priced the jewelry $2.00 more an item than I had for my friends and coworkers. All I had to do was stand at the booth and collect money! The jewelry sold itself!!
I couldn’t be happier with my decision to purchase the My Accessory Business jewelry kit! I feel like the sky is the limit with the amount of money I can make. The items are good quality and the kit has everything you need. If you are looking to make extra money fast then I suggest you order your kit as soon as you can!
Best of Luck!
Laurie Palazzolo
Owner, Hollywood Jewels Jewelry
Friday, March 4, 2011
Why we need female mentors
Let's face it, women and men are different when it comes to business. There are more men in business than there are women in business, and that's just the first big difference. The people you're around influence you whether you believe it or not. The best why to figure out who is your mentor, or who you would like to be your mentor is to figure out who has a career that you would most like to have. You don't necessacraily have to live life exactly the same way as this person, but the work they have done and the things they have accomplished should be inspiring to you. The more you can surround yourself with theese types of women that inspire you, the better off you will be in reaching your goals. These women can be family, friends, co-workers, bosses, or clients. Preferrably someone you actually know in person instead of a celebrity figure. Some women tend to use celebrities as mentors, but I really don't recommend this. Not all celebrities took the high road when it came to their initial fame. There are many successful women that we never hear about because the media is so overcrowded with celerities that cause drama, rather than do something worthwile.
The reason I say FEMALE mentors, not MALE mentors, is simple. Not all men are going to want to help you succeed. Not that there aren't some that will, but in general, men and women are too different. Men are more likely to help out other men and mentor them to success. Men are sometimes too competitive with women when it comes to business. I can't even count the times I talked to a man about working together on a business, and the only call I got afterwards was asking me to a party or on a date. Like I said, this is not ALL men though. Besides, women tend to have similar interests in business and it's more likely that your find a mentor that matches your goals.
Having a mentor will help you better figure out the path you're headed and also it means that you will have someone to go to and ask the questions you have along the way.
The reason I say FEMALE mentors, not MALE mentors, is simple. Not all men are going to want to help you succeed. Not that there aren't some that will, but in general, men and women are too different. Men are more likely to help out other men and mentor them to success. Men are sometimes too competitive with women when it comes to business. I can't even count the times I talked to a man about working together on a business, and the only call I got afterwards was asking me to a party or on a date. Like I said, this is not ALL men though. Besides, women tend to have similar interests in business and it's more likely that your find a mentor that matches your goals.
Having a mentor will help you better figure out the path you're headed and also it means that you will have someone to go to and ask the questions you have along the way.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Own a business with a waiting room?
If you already own a business or work for a business that has customer traffic, My Accessory Business has accessory kits specialized for businesses that include additional displays. Many businesses such as hair salons, spas, and nail salons are already taking advantage of using My Accessory Business accessory kits to earn extra cash.
Business Testimonial:
"A friend told me that other salons in the area were selling accessories in their waiting area, but I didn't have time to go look for wholesale accessories to sell. I was so glad to find My Accessory Business. I got all of the accessories I needed to start and the displays too. This saved me SO much time!"
-Lydia H.
Visit www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com to see the kits and decide which size would be best for you to start with.
Business Testimonial:
"A friend told me that other salons in the area were selling accessories in their waiting area, but I didn't have time to go look for wholesale accessories to sell. I was so glad to find My Accessory Business. I got all of the accessories I needed to start and the displays too. This saved me SO much time!"
-Lydia H.
Visit www.MyAccessoryBusiness.com to see the kits and decide which size would be best for you to start with.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Tips for: Selling Online
Here are some tips on selling your products online:
So, now that you have your products in hand, where do you sell them?
Online is a good option because you can reach a large network of people without even leaving your house. Here are some good places to sell online:'
- ebay.com - sell anything here
- etsy.com - sell handmade products here like handmade jewelry
- craigslist.com - sell locally here or direct them to your online store
- wix.com - make your own website where you can create an online cart- flash based
- http://yardsellr.com/ - sell jewelry or anything on here
- http://www.intuit.com/website-building-software/ - make your own website and online cart- html based.
- www.mynewmarketplace.com - buy and sell anything
More tips:
-Make sure you read all the posting rules to make sure you are posting correctly and you have made a note of how much the shipping cost is in the United States, Canada, and Worldwide.
- Visit www.paypal.com and create an account to accept payments online. You can change your shipping rates right inside paypal.
- Make sure you put the terms of payment and return policy. Some items you may not want to accept returns on but it is always good to keep your customers happy when you can. Most people don't bother with online returns anyway, but they like to know that there is an option.
- Make sure if you are posting in more than one place, that you keep track of your posts and check back if any sales are made. This is usually done through email on most sites, and you can set your paypal account to also notify you when a payment is made.
- Ship out your products a quickly as possible to keep your customers happy. Keep in mind that they love when the item arrives ahead of schedule, but they really dislike when something arrives late.
- Post on facebook, twitter and myspace to let all of your friends know what you have for sale and where it's being sold.
If you have more suggestions on where you can sell items online, post them below.
So, now that you have your products in hand, where do you sell them?
Online is a good option because you can reach a large network of people without even leaving your house. Here are some good places to sell online:'
- ebay.com - sell anything here
- etsy.com - sell handmade products here like handmade jewelry
- craigslist.com - sell locally here or direct them to your online store
- wix.com - make your own website where you can create an online cart- flash based
- http://yardsellr.com/ - sell jewelry or anything on here
- http://www.intuit.com/website-building-software/ - make your own website and online cart- html based.
- www.mynewmarketplace.com - buy and sell anything
More tips:
-Make sure you read all the posting rules to make sure you are posting correctly and you have made a note of how much the shipping cost is in the United States, Canada, and Worldwide.
- Visit www.paypal.com and create an account to accept payments online. You can change your shipping rates right inside paypal.
- Make sure you put the terms of payment and return policy. Some items you may not want to accept returns on but it is always good to keep your customers happy when you can. Most people don't bother with online returns anyway, but they like to know that there is an option.
- Make sure if you are posting in more than one place, that you keep track of your posts and check back if any sales are made. This is usually done through email on most sites, and you can set your paypal account to also notify you when a payment is made.
- Ship out your products a quickly as possible to keep your customers happy. Keep in mind that they love when the item arrives ahead of schedule, but they really dislike when something arrives late.
- Post on facebook, twitter and myspace to let all of your friends know what you have for sale and where it's being sold.
If you have more suggestions on where you can sell items online, post them below.
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