We had the good fortune of connecting with Alshon Rose and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alshon, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
We realized the importance of generational wealth and the importance of building our community. We wanted to create a business that would create opportunities for our families as well as our community!

We also wanted to be able to give back in way that could help those around us. We wanted to make a positive impact on our community and society by creating jobs, supporting causes, and contributing to the economy.

We recognized an opportunity in the market and wanted to create something impactful. The desire for autonomy and the chance to pursue our passion were key factors in starting our own business.

What should our readers know about your business?
Put it on a Shirt Etc is a custom Apparel and printing company. We create custom tshirts, hat, bags, signs, & etc. We offer customers a number of different printing methods to give every piece is own unique style or look!
We have the best quality when it comes to custom T-shirt printing and have worked with 1000,s of brands and companies across the globe!

We cater to the customer and offer them their own personalized experience whether it’s one small shirt order or large bulk order! We truly are the best option for custom apparel!

Alshon and Sterling (business owners) met in college at Arkansas State University. As life after college progressed we wanted more out of life. We met later in Dallas and began to form ideas of creating our very own business. We chose custom apparel as the first business model and began to make steps to starting our business

The journey was not always easy! We met challenges on gathering funding for our business and marketing endeveours. We soon adopted the phrase that cash is king. Instead of looking for lines of credit and loans from banks we took a deep look into ourselves and began to generate the funds we were looking to borrow! Untimately we are proud to be able to say that we have maintained and grew our company on our own merits and that has instilled a sense of pride in every order we take!

We would like the world to know that people still win from hard work, dedication, and consistency. If two college friends can do it you can too!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Dallas has an amazing nightlife and daytime scene! We love to visit the restaurants downtown as well as the north Dallas areas as well! Deep Ellum has a great selection of places for food and drinks.

Nightlife events consist of anything curated by Influencers Marketing Group! The group was also found by our friends who work closely with our company as well for promotional items! They have Fun and Safe events which are a good time for everyone Thursday-Sunday. If you’re ever in Dallas make sure you tap in with our guys at IMG as well. They will definitely make your night in Dallas one to remember

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
First and foremost we would like to thank God. We would also like to thank Deborah Young for her contributions to getting our idea off the ground! She believed in our vision to create our custom apparel company and the businesses that followed thereafter. We’d like to also than our SCORE Business mentors for there mentorship which helped propel our business to the next level

Website: www.putitonashirtetc.com

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