This has been quite the journey. I just recently was able to gain a contract with the City of Atlanta with my gloves! I am so excited because this is a heck of a catalyst but this has not been easy.
I met a politician in the city of Jonesboro who allowed me to set up my gloves and sell my gloves at Crystal Lake Country Club. As it would have it, these gloves were just extras. I was going to be surprised if people actually bought them. They started selling 16-20 units every 4 weeks. I had them at an extremely low price point that was attractive. After about 6 months of selling them, I decided to convince the store manager to buy in bulk and that because of business cost (Tariffs) would vastly increase the price of the newer shipment. He agreed to buy 50. The new set up looks amazing, like we are ready to go. The Gloves have their own display and not sitting in just a basket anymore. The display has a big sign on top that shoes the brand and the gloves! It looks so good!
It's crazy just to think that a year and half ago I was thinking about quitting this business idea and filing it away as something I could not do.
But that unlock doors for me to talk to the parks and rec supervisor of the City of Atlanta. After many trips to try and catch him, I finally was able to catch him at a meeting. He instantly agreed that he wanted 400 units of my gloves. I am over elated! I plan on receiving a minimum of 10 contracts for 10 different courses by the end of the year when I am done to grow the business even moreso!