I will have a small shop in a market which I am hoping to expand to a bigger stall at a mall and also an online store to sell.

Is writing a marketing plan necessary for that?

Hi, i am 15 and am a sophomore in high school.I have 2 years left, and to be honest i am very heavy troubles at home. My friend, also 15 and a sophomore, is having similar difficulties. We have been friends for a while, and we had one of those “childhood fantasies” that we would own a joint business some day. Now, that we are a bit more “mature” and have a lot of free time on our hands, and a unsteady future coming closer and closer, we’ve decided to start a project that can hopefully feed us as soon as possible. We have decided to attempt to start our own clothes store. While it might sound crazy, or like were just making stuff up, this is the exact reason why i’m asking for help, as neither of us have much experience. My friend is something of an graphic designer, often spending hours on very cool sketches, or just coming up with creative geometric projects. I have a talent in marketing, oratory skills, and have a level head. I enjoy working on long term projects that pay off, and can just lay down on my bed and think. I also have a keen sense of style, and enjoy putting certain “sets” of clothing together, but am often faced with the difficulty that i can’t find a critical piece, like a hat or shirt, or the right shoes. So we decided it would be best to put our talents to use and attempt to plan ahead and perhaps open a store.

The reason we decided on a clothes store was because not only will we have a marketing class next year, but it would also combine the strong sides of our interests and perhaps might feed us after we graduate, as we both made up our mind of moving out as quickly as possible.

While we do have a couple tshirt sketches, i know that that is just the smallest bit. I have alot of questions, and i want to at least get a general idea of what would be needed and at least seem knowledgeable before i approach my counsler/marketing teacher with this. Below is a list of questions we have, and it would be great if you could provide an answer and/or a link to where i can find more information:

1)Would we have to be 18 to start up a business? Would it matter if it was a physical store or a online store?
2)We can not afford this project, and we will defiantly not have the financial backing of our parents. Would it be possible to receive a loan of some sort?
3)all of the sketches we have done are made by hand. is there a electronic tool we could use to compile into a template?
4)if we do launch this project, how many years should we expect to be paying off loans?
5)We live in Pleasanton, California. Is there anyway we can contact a professional, or someone with experience in the field, to perhaps shadow them for a day or two, or perhaps ask them questions?
6) While we expect to design our own clothes, we also want to sell the clothes of other brands. Would we need to ask their permission to sell their clothes? How would we go around asking them for permission?
7)How would we go around officiating our Business, buying or renting a building?

Im sorry for such a long questionare, and i thank you for any tidbit of information you may give me, it means a lot.

Thank you!

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