Advice On Starting a Business: Start Small and Do Not Extend Your Resources

Laura Dunn, Social Media and Communications Professional, Founder and Editor of Political Style, Director of LED Media, Journalist and Author, interviews Martine Ilana, Founder of La Mer Collections.  I’ve extrapolated two key points from the interview (for those pressed for time):

What advice can you offer to women who want to start their own business?

Start small and do not over extend your resources.

What do you want La Mer to accomplish in the next year?

My ultimate vision for La Mer Collections is to create a internationally recognized lifestyle oriented accessory brand that is known to create beautiful, high quality designed items, that are design-wise accessible and understood in domestic and foreign markets, along with physically distributed in markets in a strategic way that positions the brand in its best light.

La Mer Collections was established in 2001 and makes handmade wrap watches.

Read the entire article:  Women in Business Q&A:  Martine Ilana, Founder of La Mer Collections

Photo courtesy:  La Mer Collections

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney