A Pennsylvania pointe shoe company lost everything in a warehouse fire. U.S. trade policy is making starting over even harder ...

What's more, a retail shoe store requires little start-up cash, unlike a restaurant or wine and cheese store. The average initial investment is between $5,000 and $10,000, according to A Touch of ...

The shoe repair business not only uses a variety of materials, but also quite a lot of equipment, such as sanders, polishers, trimmers and custom sewing machines.

There's no business like shoe business for Matthew Missirian. The owner of Cactus Boot and Shoe Repair has about 200 pairs of refurbished shoes and boots stacked around his small shop at 5000 W ...

How to Pitch Sales in the Shoe Business. As a shoe store owner, your primary objective is to sell your customers shoes that fit their personal styles, lifestyles and budgets.

I read shoe books to learn how shoes are made, I networked and spoke to people in the shoe industry, I listened to podcasts and read books on starting a business.