19/09/2025
Dear Fashion designers
In all your dealings with your customers ,always collect advance and also collect your balance at the end of each work .
One thing that kill our Sewing business is debt from customers.
Be structured, organised, and always make it known to them politely that you don't give out sewed cloths on debt .
As far as they have done the fitting,loved your work and you never disappointed them,they too should play their role by paying up the balance .
Don't be weak at heart and allow them play or weaken your emotions with their words .
You'll hear words like ;
Remember how I encourage you never to give up
Remember say I'm your very good friend oh
Remember I'm your very good brother or sis
Remember say things never balance ,when e balance I go send u your balance
No worry oh,I go wear this cloth go that show and bring plenty customers for u(some actually bring Shaa but not all)
Why you dey do like this na ,na today you know me ?
Na wa to you oh,this small balance NAI you no fit gree ..
๐๐ปthese words and other can actually weaken the heart Shaa..so you need to be strong and explain your reasons and also rules guiding your shop .
What ever reason they have to owe you should be well deserved
Business is business and it's based on money
Family and friends is based on love .
Remember,we all need money to plan,grow,and invest in our sewing business and you cant achieve them if your sewing business is running on debt constantly.
It is a killer of growth and plans .
So always do well to inform your customers that once you are done and they've done the fitting and love the work
You've done your own part so they too should do their own part by paying the balance
If they know the value of the cloth they wanna use should give them more reason to always pay at the end of each work.
Remember,we are in this fashion business to make money and grow and invest more .
Anything aside this is slavery in disguise.
