INSTRUCTION: Create a simple organizational structure for Charlotte's small The research conducted by Regina and her team came out to be very promising. business and label them properly. She decided to put up a small designer and tailoring shop in front of their house where it was most visible to passersby. Carefully, she kept inside a shoebox all the receipts of her disbursements for materials used in constructing the shop, as well CHARLOTTE'S DESIGN AND TAILORING SHOP as the invoices on her purchases of tools and sewing supplies. Charlotte De Jesus' expertise as a dressmaker and designer was a source of Business at Charlotte's Designer and Tailoring Shop went well. One might describe astonishment to her family and friends. Having plenty of idle time when her the shop as a beehive of activities since many of the working mothers in the husband is in the office and her children in school, she enrolled in a designing and neighbourhood would regularly order dresses and shirts designed according to dressmaking class. At the end of the Ist month of sewing class, she could already their personal taste and specifications. To attract more customers, Charlotte set sew curtains, pillow covers, table runners and baby dresses. By the time the course her prices at half of the amounts charges by well-known local couturiers and shirt ended, she could already sew beautiful dresses. Each month she would surprise producers. She again asked Regina who is good in advertising and marketing her daughter with dresses they thought were boutique bought. Her son who was using her internet blog to tell her other friends about her small business. in college was also amazed with the shirts she sewed for him. Eventually, her friends asked her to design and make clothes for them to wear to work or on special occasions. Charlotte succeeded beyond her expectations and had to hire a master cutter. dressmaker and shop assistant to help in the growing business. She was surprised that through Regina's blog, she received an order for designing and sewing Charlotte then realized that her hobby can be turned into a profitable business. dresses for 2-4-year olds as far as form Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. She So she did her research on the needs and wants of various types of customers in thanked Regina for her help and Regina just said happily to her, "You haven't yet the textile and apparel industry. She asked her friend, Regina, an expert in seen the power of the internet to advertise your business." marketing for help. Regina advised Charlotte that she would include in her study probable customers such as children ages 1-9, "tweens" aging 10-12, teenagers. "party goers" and working parents. Charlotte was happy to have a friend like Regina since she knew that research like this is quite costly. But since Regina was more than happy to help Charlotte the cost came only in the form of gifts and tokens for her friend and a dinner buffet treat for those who assisted Regina in the study