Who would need a service? clothing repair? A lot, a lot people.
Singleness is a concept that is becoming more and more important among men and women. The reason: today there are more options for housing, work and entertainment for those who choose to spend their days with themselves.
In Mexico, according to data from the last population census (INEGI, 2020), among the young population (from 15 to 29 years old) this phenomenon is more entrenched -demonstrated with 61.2%-. Thus, men are the ones who are more resistant to saying “Yes” (67.3%) than women (55.4%).
And although in the group of 30 to 50 years marriages and free union are recurrent practices, still 12% of the male and female populations, respectively, resist having a partner. This individuality translates into an opportunity to do business.
The idea is to set up a clothing repair and repair workshop. From a hem, attaching buttons and fixing a zipper to embroidering initials on shirt cuffs, anything is possible. The advantage is that it is an undertaking that can be done from home and that requires a moderate investment of time.
How professional clothing repair service?
If you don’t have experience in mending clothes, then invest in a course. The first option is to acquire only basic sewing knowledge and costs approximately $160 per class. Now if you decide to offer more professional services, such as custom designs, you should take a degree in fashion design.
The main objective of this service is to cover the need for repair and alteration of clothes for single men and women who, due to their lifestyle, either do not have the time to repair their clothing or do not know how to do it. For this reason, one option is to go to the client’s workplaces to pick up and deliver the clothes.
Regarding the material requirements for this undertaking, it is necessary to have a professional sewing machine for sewing and embroidery ($6,499, on average), an adjustable mannequin ($2,790 approximately) and a set of threads and a professional sewing kit (from of $2,000).
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