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Last Years Apprentice Runner Up Bianca Miller SUCCESS !
Where many doubted her ethnic hosiery business, would ever take off. Last year's apprentice finalist Bianca Miller has successfully launched her hosiery line for black women.
It was a niche market that black women were crying out for a long time www.biancamillerlondon.com I wish her continued success! |
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Good luck, Bianca.
It is encouraging to see people launching their businesses anyway, rather than taking the micro-celebrity route. Ella Jade launched back in the summer http://www.ellajadeinteriors.com/ and I gather Roisin now sells her noodles in Ireland. |
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Good luck, Bianca.
It is encouraging to see people launching their businesses anyway, rather than taking the micro-celebrity route. Ella Jade launched back in the summer http://www.ellajadeinteriors.com/ and I gather Roisin now sells her noodles in Ireland. She was absolutely slaughtered by many on this forum, but now she is laughing all the way to the bank |
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I seem to remember that she was slaughtered for wanting to launch a massive range which would of absolutely cost LS more than 250k just to order, she wanted loads of shades in loads of sizes and wanting to flog them for 20 quid odd a pop which was just silly
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Where many doubted her ethnic hosiery business, would ever take off. Last year's apprentice finalist Bianca Miller has successfully launched her hosiery line for black women.
It was a niche market that black women were crying out for a long time www.biancamillerlondon.com I wish her continued success! |
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I don't want to sound like a downer but just because this has launched does not make it a success, most businesses fail in the first year. But I wish her every success.
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She was absolutely slaughtered by many on this forum, but now she is laughing all the way to the bank
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As I recall, that was because she was considered the overwhelming favourite going into the finale, but blew it with her "Sod everyone else, my opinion's the only one that matters" approach to team management and market research. It was a reaction born out of disappointment rather than dislike.
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Where many doubted her ethnic hosiery business, would ever take off. Last year's apprentice finalist Bianca Miller has successfully launched her hosiery line for black women.
It was a niche market that black women were crying out for a long time www.biancamillerlondon.com I wish her continued success! Or was it the launch itself that was a success? |
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I seem to remember that she was slaughtered for wanting to launch a massive range which would of absolutely cost LS more than 250k just to order, she wanted loads of shades in loads of sizes and wanting to flog them for 20 quid odd a pop which was just silly
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I don't want to sound like a downer but just because this has launched does not make it a success, most businesses fail in the first year. But I wish her every success.
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Good for her, I thought her idea was good and was rooting for her for the win last year.
I still think her tights are too expensive though, but I buy all my tights for a couple of quid from Primark so maybe i'm just not the target market. |
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Sounds like your post was a backhanded compliment, an oxymoron
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Good for her, I thought her idea was good and was rooting for her for the win last year.
I still think her tights are too expensive though, but I buy all my tights for a couple of quid from Primark so maybe i'm just not the target market. |
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Yay! Go Bianca. Scraping together a launch in a couple of days didn't do her business plan justice, because it was a great idea that needed more time to plan. Good luck to her, she is one of the genuinely nice and competent people who have appeared on the show.
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Good, I liked her.
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Did I read she allegedly stole the idea from a friend?
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Did I read she allegedly stole the idea from a friend?
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I've just started a new business....it's called farting in my living room. I hope it's a success.
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Bianca is doing well, she got interviewed by several national newspapers.
She was absolutely slaughtered by many on this forum, but now she is laughing all the way to the bank she will not be laughing all the way to the bank. she'll be in the hole and need to spend the first few years repaying all her creditors. if she;s lucky and sells enough she may then call it a success. it's a bit of a limited market. I'm a bloke so i could be off base here but i think stockings are worn by women when they are worried about uneven tone on their legs, or if their legs aren't immaculately shaven and want to hide appearance of hair growing out. well women of colour dont have to worry about uneven tone as much and nor about the appearance of hair growth because dark skin hides this quite well |
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I've just started a new business....it's called farting in my living room. I hope it's a success.
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As I recall, that was because she was considered the overwhelming favourite going into the finale, but blew it with her "Sod everyone else, my opinion's the only one that matters" approach to team management and market research. It was a reaction born out of disappointment rather than dislike.
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Good luck to her, I thought she should have won, its a really good idea and plenty of non-standard skin tone women out there. I'd pay a tenner for good tights for a do or a big meeting, I paid a lot more for wedding stockings
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she really should have won last year but her downfall was that she would not budge on the prices. i'm glad she's had success now.
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i hope you realise that a business like that shed be in the hole by a LOT. shed need to buy these by the pallets to make it worthwhile and spend money on marketing and building her brand.
she will not be laughing all the way to the bank. she'll be in the hole and need to spend the first few years repaying all her creditors. if she;s lucky and sells enough she may then call it a success. it's a bit of a limited market. I'm a bloke so i could be off base here but i think stockings are worn by women when they are worried about uneven tone on their legs, or if their legs aren't immaculately shaven and want to hide appearance of hair growing out. well women of colour dont have to worry about uneven tone as much and nor about the appearance of hair growth because dark skin hides this quite well |
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