Mentorship and s. T. E. A. M. Opportunities and how to develop opportunities for the work force and leverage the programs that the Small Business administration as well as other Government Agencies have for Small Businesses. Lets talk about what you expect to come from this. Shirley, lets start with you. It is one thing to be on a listening tour. Its another to put it in action. Did you get the sense theres going to be something within this administration to help Small Businesses that is different than what we have seen before . I think, probably, just a greater awareness that we are out there. We are out there doing good work and the women who own them are serious and dedicated to the work we are doing. What do you think . Im very encouraged for two particular reasons. Number one, ivanka trump was also at the table. She said its one of her priorities. I think she is going to work closely with her father to make sure theres a positive impact
on. Shes very well spoken. I appreciated her
it s been out for two and a half years. how many have you sold? about 120,000 in two years. how many directly and retail. i would say 90% is via retail, mostly online. i feel like brick and mortar support is key. i like your packaging. it looks very as seen on tv. that was the look we were starting for. on the product, i gave you a 10. on the pitch a six. i love the product. i have holes behind every picture in my house. from a user perspective, i would use this product all day long. from a pitch perspective, you didn t tell me anything about the business. you told me purely about the product, nothing about the opportunity, the market. the economics behind what you re looking for and how it would compel me to want to invest. sara? for the product, i gave it an eight. that might be because i just tape everything to the walls so i don t have personal experience but that might be your point that i need it. for the pitch, i gave a seven. i thought you did a great job.
about 120,000 in two years. how many directly and retail. i would say 90% of it is retail. 10% online. we try to drive it to retailers. i like your packaging. it looks very as seen on tv. that was the look we were going for. on the product, i dwagave yo 10. on the pitch a six. i love the product. i have holes behind every picture in my house. from using, i would use it all day long. from a pitch perspective, you didn t tell me anything about the business. you told me purely about the product, nothing about the opportunity, the market. the economics behind what you re looking for and how it would compel me to want to invest. sara in. for the product, i gave it an 8. that might be because i just tape everything to the walls. i don t have personal experience, but that might be your point that i need it. for the pitch, i gave a 7.
terms of your ask and some of the milestones and market soois size but i would have wanted to hear more about what you re using the money for and how you re defending yourself against competition. so 7 and 7. and that s great feedback because this is what she does for a living. so i gave your product a nine and your pitch an eight. on the product size, i have a 4 1/2-year-old who would be obsessed and i want my kids to learn how to do well. from a pitch perspective, sometimes charity and capitalism, it s like oil and water. if you can give the investor a context to other businesses that have succeeded there. for example, toms for the shoes and if you can weave that into your pitch, i think you can bridge the gap between the two and give context to your opportunity. i think that s great feedback because ultimately an investor is not investing in a cause.
really great information in terms of your ask and some of the mile stones you ve reached and also the market size, but i probably would have wanted to hear a little bit more about what you re using the money for, and how you re defending yourself against competition. so 7 and 7. great feedback. this is what alicia does for a living. yeah. so i gave your product a 9. and i gave your pitch an 8. on the product side, i have a 4 1/2-year-old daughter who loves arts and crafts, she would be obsessed with this. as a dad, i want my kids to learn how to do well. from a pitch perspective, sometimes when you deal with charity and capitalism, it is a little bit like oil and water. so somehow if you can bridge the gap between the two, and give the investor the context of how to relate that to other businesses that have succeeded there, that would be helpful. so, for example, toms for the shoes and state bags is another example. if you weave that into your pitch, you can kind of bridge the ga