If you've been following us on Facebook, you already know that we are looking into moving our operations to a mini storage facility just up the street from my house. It will be a great opportunity for us to grow and to keep up with the needs of our community.
Although my dream location would be a fabulous retail store front in the heart of Port Orchard, moving into a storage unit will be a huge step in the right direction and for the right price. Most retail spaces go for $10 per square foot and the storage unit is only about $1 per square foot, plus I won't have to pay electricity or any other fees that go with a retail space!
However, rent is rent and when you're only charging $3 per trade at most, it would take a whole lot of trades just to cover the rent and then there would be nothing left for the supplies! So, fundraising it is!
Holli Sergent, Development Committee Chair (or Fundraising Guru as I like to call her), will be meeting with me on Monday to go over our fundraising options. Two heads are better than one, but I figure I've got 100 "traders" let's get their thoughts too!
Please email me or comment on Facebook your money making ideas, so we can take this show on the road!
Thanks for reading and as always Happy Trading!
~Michele
About Me
- Michele
- I started the Kids Clothing Trading Post back in March, 2010 with just two racks and a few bins of clothes. In just 6 months we grew to 16 racks and tons of bins with more in backstock! Finally in October we built a 10x20 shed in our yard to house the KCTP and it is fabulous! Our community has come together in a huge way and we want you to join in on the fun!
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