I have to give credit where credit is due.  I heard that greeting on HGTV (although I forget which one of their hosts said it) and thought it was hilarious!!  Happy Holidays to all!!

It has been way too long since my last post so I’ll have to do a couple for catch up.  First the biggest news by far here at RealKidz is that we closed our first round of funding!!  Wow!!  And we managed to do it in the worst markets in decades!  I can’t even express how thankful I am.  The angels who funded me are angels in every sense of the word.  (For anyone who doesn’t know, there are people out there called high networth individuals who are willing to take a HUGE risk and fund start ups and these people are called angel investors.)

 You might have noticed a few changes to the website.  There will be more of those as we put this money to use making the website easier for our customers and more useful on the backend for us at corporate.  There also will be more information coming out on the website about the exciting developments for our style consultant network.

We have brought on a professional direct selling firm to help us get EVERYTHING ready to go for our style consultants and WOW have they been amazing!!  We’ve got training materials, an AWESOME compensation structure, and a Pilot Program to get us ready for the official launch of the consultant network.

 One of the fun parts of running a fashion business is, of course, creating the fashion!!  We’re hard at work on the Spring 2009 line.  The colors will be bright and fun, the fabric is awesome and we’re working with a phenomenal manufacturer right here in Michigan.

 Well, like, Michael Feldman on NPR says, “That’s all the news that isn’t!”

It’s been an exciting time for RealKidz as we’ve put our Back to School line of clothing into production for fall.  It’s going to be an exciting line with some cute new fashions and a great color palette for fall.  Be sure to add your name to our mailing list if you’d like to be the first to find out when it’s available.

 I know we have a small line currently.  While our Back to School line isn’t going to be that much bigger, we’re offering more color choices some new styles and everything is mix-and-match which will increase the number of outfits you can make out of what we’re selling.  As a start up clothing company, we just aren’t able to offer much more at this time.  What will help us to be able to continue to add new sizes, styles and color choices is our customers’ continued support through their orders both online and through our style consultants.

 If you’d like to see the clothing in person, just call 877-806-REAL or email info@realkidzinc.com to get the information for a style consultant near you.  She can meet you at your house or a convenient location to show you the clothes and let your daughter try them on for size.  If there isn’t one near you, then you might want to think about becoming one yourself and sharing this awesome line of clothing with your friends, family and neighbors and making some additional money as well!!

 If you live in the Ypsilanti area or are going to be visiting the area, feel free to stop by our offices in Depot Town to see the clothing and shop our small selection of discounted seconds.  Just send an email or call, to make sure someone is at the office.

Stay tuned for our announcement about when the Back to School line will be available for sale!!