Hey, this is Barbara Corker, and you are now tuned in to business unusual.

And everything you ever learned about business, throw it out the window.

I'm going to tell you the real deal, listening.

Today I'm going to answer all your burning questions about work, life,

starting a company, getting on track, and much, much more.

Be sure to call in to the Business Unusual Hotline with your question at 888 Barbara that's 888

B. A. R. B A R A R A A. But first is non-profit the same thing as starting a profitable business?

Or do you just need a lot of enthusiasm and some altruism?

Let's see. I'm starting a new business.

Is it smart to discount my price to get my first customer?

A young man living in the street with a real addiction decides to start a business.

Does he have a shot?

Listen in. We got some good conversations.

Hi Barbara, my name is Andre. My company is an apparel line that raises awareness of addiction and mental health through a fashionable approach and I'm having a hard time coming full circle.

It's like I have the brand, I have the purpose of what I'm raising awareness of, however, I don't have the education part.

How do I educate the public?

One, I don't have a degree in mental health or addiction.

I just have life experience. far will life experience get me thank you so I feel

like I have to have a better handle on the product itself I get where you're going and your most important question is I have just life

experience, how far will life experience get me? And in answer to that right off the bat, that's everything.

So I'm not going to worry about that for the moment

but I want to apply it to your actual brand and what you're actually selling because I couldn't figure that out

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