Is Lonzo Ball’s $495 Sneaker worth it? The upstart shoe company Big Baller Brand™ is making a big splash with its release of Lonzo Ball’s sneaker. The ZO2 Prime signature basketball shoe is priced at $495.00. Meanwhile, the company’s founder, LaVar Ball, has become a controversial figure […]
Shoe Designer Interview: Franck Boistel Do you want to hear how a top gun professional shoe designer got his start? I sat down with my good friend Franck Boistel to talk about his work and to get his advice for young shoe designers looking to get […]
Do you dream about creating a shoe brand and starting a company? How to Start Your Own Shoe Company was written for you! You will follow the complete design, development, delivery, and retail marketing of two very different start-up shoe companies. Each company has its own style of shoes and business […]
Financial Modeling For your Shoe Company: Before you send any orders to the shoe factory you need to build your financial models. Financial modeling and cost accounting are important calculations to show if you will make any money! This may sound complicated, but once you have a basic understanding it’s […]
The Process of Making Nike Shoes Most Nike shoes are made by cold cement construction process. Shoe cement is simply PU glue! The PU glue or shoe cement is solvent or water-based. Almost all sports footwear types are cemented shoes.<em> </em>If you want to learn how […]
When to launch your shoes into the market All your work getting your shoes designed and built is at risk if your market timing is wrong. You need to make sure your winter boots arrive in time for the winter selling season. Make sure to […]
When should you legally create your company? You need to be legally creating your shoe company at the time when you hire people to provide services and start spending money. Up until this point your shoe brand is just an idea on paper. While it may […]
How Shoes are Made Books Originally published in June of 2014, How Shoes are Made, has been continuously corrected, updated, and modified. With feedback from our readers, reviewers, editors, and friends, we have worked to make this newly updated edition more useful, interesting, and concise. We have made […]
Italian High Quality Shoes Handmade in China Can high quality handcrafted shoes be made in China? Yes! The modern shoemaking trades have been thriving in China for more than 30 years. Shoemaking is a mature industry in China and there are thousands of skilled shoemakers with […]
