TROUSHORTS MAKES APPEARANCE ON LINKS.BUSINESS NAME: 4 Some Troushorts BUSINESS ADDRESS: PO Box 570698, Tarzana, CA 91357 PHONE: (818) 348-1902 E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. : troushorts(at)aol.com America Online's Internet domain address. When sending e-mail to an AOL subscriber via the Internet, the aol.com is the last part of the address; for example: jjones@aol.com. OWNER: Ken Buttke ESTABLISHED: 2001 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: One DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: I sell trousers Trousers (or pants in Canada, South Africa and the United States, and sometimes called slacks or breeches — often pronounced /bɹɪtʃɪz/ that convert to shorts and shorts to trousers using Velcro fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. . IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? No WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? I created them for myself for golfing, and friends urged me make them for them and others. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? While playing golf in bad weather and from mosquitoes. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? About three years WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? I had patterns made for men and women and experimented with various materials. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? I started up for about $10,000, all from savings. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? My friends, books and previous experience. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? How tough it is to get a good pattern and sell it in volume. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? The goal is $30,000. WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? To have this product merchandized nationwide. I need a volume buyer to enable me to get the unit price down. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ken Buttke models the pants he designed, with Velcro attachable pant pant v. To breathe rapidly and shallowly. legs so they can be worn as shorts or trousers. Michael Owen
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