Baby clothes success!!

Wow I can really see my lessons learnt here in China paying off. After everything I have done here in China over the past 3 years it has really taught me how to avoid mistakes , eliminate risk , solve problems and do business smoothly.

I decided to take the initiative and deal with the fabric mills myself to avoid any problems with the production of the bamboo fabric for my baby clothes project.

 This turned out to be a very good idea!!  


The fabric was produced to the exact specifications and passed onto the production factory without any problems at all. 


The samples of the baby clothes have been produced perfectly the first time and I once again have a happy customer. Woo Hooo!! They have now ordered close to 10,000 garments!!

New products to develop!!

Well all the details for the baby clothes have been finalized so here I am back in China.

 I have already had 2 meetings with the factory that will be producing the garments but because the fabric is made from bamboo, there will be a lot less risk if I go to the fabric mills and have the fabric produced myself and then hand it over to the production factory.

 Remember,  Quality Control....!!  


The bamboo is crushed down in to a cotton like fiber and then spun into cotton so the final product is about 70% bamboo and 30% cotton!!

Planning China trip #6

I have been quite busy while back in Australia, but it is time once again to start planning another trip back to China.

I have been having many meetings with a clothing company that specializes in children's garments.

They have asked me to develop a range of garments for babies for them and the fabric is made from bamboo!

Reflection!!!

I sat down with a friend of mine Andrew Staggs the other day, he is an accountant. We talked about what "Gold" I have been learning from doing business in China. Here is our list so far. !!


BIZKEY #1- It takes 5-7 times to CLOSE THE SALE - so keep trying - most people give up after 2 times !!


BIZKEY #2- A GREAT salesperson prefers to be called your consultant, EXPERT or advisor !!


BIZKEY #3- You can never LISTEN yourself out of a sale !!


BIZKEY #4- SUCCESSFUL people THINK like this - "I am an EXPERT at solving your problems and prescribing CURES"


BIZKEY #5- "EVERY product or service I sell should be a PROFIT to my customer - it is that good that it is not a COST"


Food for thought!!

Accomplishments of China trip #5!!

As I said in my last blog I was very busy on my last trip to China so I thought I would show you a bit of what all that hard work has accomplished !!


Firstly , There is a new up and coming Streetwear clothing label called Dirty Gremlin and it is based around extreme sports. I personally designed and developed the name, logo and am currently helping them develop their products. Check them out here!!

I also sourced a new unknown shoe label to Australia called BSQT . They have never distributed to Australia before so I am the first person to introduce them to the Aussie market. They are an Italian shoe company that is designed and developed in Hong Kong. I sourced them for a new streetwear store in Brisbane. I also designed the store it self , like the lighting , shelves , layout , colour schemes and even helped with the fit out.

 Nothing wrong with getting your hands dirty every now and then!!

Some great news!!!  After all the hard work I did with the Gangstarship Clothing Co shoes, I have since been informed that they have had numerous meetings with the buying team from Footlocker Asia Pacific. That's great news and I wish them all the best!!