Today we have the pleasure of starting everyone's week off right by introducing the ever amazing ZM Apparel with you! If you have yet to hear about their work, I am about to make your day. ZM Apparel is a rad and modern children's clothing brand based out of Houston, Texas created by two sisters Wendy and Weidy. I had the pleasure of interviewing the shop owners on how ZM Apparel came to be, and where they see business going in the future and it is safe to say these ladies are what Shop Small September is all about!
in September 2014. Our collection was inspired by my son, Zayn, and all the other stylish
babes on Instagram. My sister and I decided to put our talents and ideas together to create
fun and rad tees and accessories for kids.
2. When starting out what were your goals, have you exceeded them? Starting out, our goal
was just to start a small business, doing what we love, to help our family out of some
financial struggles. We have definitely exceeded our goals. We have been overcome with all
the love and support that our shop has received since we opened.
3. Being a small business requires tender love and care, what about your business have you
found requires most of your time and what is most rewarding? Customer service, such as
answering questions on Instagram or through emails, seems to require most of our time. We
try to answer every question and email that we receive because we want to provide the best
customer service in order to make people’s experience with ZM Apparel the best possible.
The most rewarding part is seeing pictures of so many cute and stylish babes rocking our
threads. Sometimes it still feels unreal!
4. In your free time what are you busy doing? In our free time we are busy working on new
designs and ideas for upcoming releases or we are working on ways to make different
aspects of our business better. Chasing around my very energetic two year and thinking of
little adventures for him to have.
5. If you weren't a shop owner, what could you see yourself doing?
I think I would be a nurse. I am actually starting a nursing program at the end of September
because it is what I have always wanted to do. I love helping people and one day I hope to
become a labor/delivery nurse or neonatal nurse. I still plan to keep the shop open but it will
be a good plan to have a career to better me and my sons’ life.
6. How do you find balance between running a business and keeping up with all of life’s
moments? There are many times were I have to work during nap times or late at night. After
all, I do have a two year old I spend most of my day chasing around and entertaining. But
finding balance is always possible. You just need to know when to stop and take some time
for yourself.
7. How often does ZM Apparel come out with new lines/pieces? ZM Apparel releases new
lines/pieces every couple months. We just released our Autumn/Winter collection, but we
are always working on new ideas/designs to release.
8. What are some of your favorite sales that you run in your shop?
We try to have sales here and there for our customers but my favorite sales are the ones we
do around the holidays. It’s such a fun and crazy time of the year and we love being a part
of all the action!
9. Where do you see ZM Apparel in 5 years from now? In 5 years we plan on expanding our
small business into something bigger. We are moving from Houston, TX to Tampa, FL within
the next couple months. There we plan on opening an actual ZM Apparel store location!
And to make things better we have a giveaway just for you! Click HERE to see how you can enter to win a $20 shop credit to ZM Apparel. Want to see the rest of their line? Click HERE and visit them on instagram at @zm_apparel
- T
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