The Ladies of Daisy's Bags

I've officially entered the next phase in the evolution of Daisy's Bags. As a result of the phenomenal press I received two weeks ago, I am happy to report that I have too many orders for me to personally fill. I put out a request for freelance knitters on a local Yahoo Group for knitters and another called Some of the Girls (SOTG) early in the week. I invited them over for coffee and bagels at my place yesterday morning to get them on board. (Was supposed to be out of town for an emergency trip to Miami for work but am not going until Tuesday now so the meeting was really last minute and I appreciate the Ladies agreeing to meet.) I really didn't know what to expect in terms of a response but was pleasantly surprised to meet a lovely mix of six ladies of various ages, all very excited about the mission and ready to knit for some spare cash.

We spent a few hours together, signing the Freelance Agreement (since the techniques are not unique, it was important that I protect Daisy's Bags as much as possible), going over my vision for the business, (I want the freelancers to see this as a fun opportunity and not a labor intensive task) and sharing the patterns for the three styles I've developed. Everyone left with strips of plarn to complete their first order.

Having a competent group helping restock the inventory will be a great help by freeing me up to work on the marketing and business end of legitimizing the company. I have a number of options that I want to explore while I have some momentum coming off of the great press and Earth Day (Week).

Last week I also prepared and filed my Business Certificate with the County Clerk's Office to set up my Doing Business As (DBA). Presentation of the document at a bank will allow me to open a bank account and credit card in the Daisy's Bags name. I have to figure out how best to set up payments on the website. Should I use paypal or set up "add to cart" buttons with a "checkout" to complete the order? Suggestions please!

Thanks to everyone who is checking out the blog. I do actually have a few more bags left in the inventory and in a few weeks, after the Ladies of DB have completed the orders, we will work to replenish the stock for the website and for retail stores in the Manhattan/Brooklyn area. Ask your favorite store to carry Daisy's Bags wherever you live!