I had an interesting conversation with my mother today. She was telling me about how hard it is to find mastectomy supplies and how she wished there was an actual store she could go to because, although there are a lot of places on line, she wants the ability to see and touch what's offered. She wants to try things on to see how they look and not be bothered with ordering something, trying it on, and then shipping it back if it isn't what she really wants. She was able to find an actual store in Clearwater that she's going to go to when she feels a bit better, but the whole thing got me thinking.
I wonder if there's a market out there? I would think that there are many, many women who are stressing out about what they're going to do after a mastectomy, what they're going to need, what they're going to do for the two weeks when they can't wear a bra, what clothing will look OK and not draw attention to their chest... Then I was thinking about getting information to women before the surgery even takes place so that they're aware of product, can even buy some things to take to the hospital with them so when they leave they feel somewhat comfortable, and they can have the name of a store where they know they can go to (locally) for what they need.
I'm going to have my brother put his Masters Degree to work for me, and then I'm going to get all of my USF things back out and set up an appointment with one of the business departments that offer free hour-long meetings to discuss your business ideas. I know that right now is not the best time to think about starting up a business, but I also know that it will take me a year or two to get everything researched, written up, and to find financing, so I guess I'd better start now anyway.
