Superfly Kids finds flyaway success with superhero capes business
What started as a sewing hobby has achieved liftoff for a pair of intrepid entrepreneurs in Livonia. Excerpt: "…one Michigan company is moving faster than a speeding bullet — by selling superhero capes. Livonia-based Superfly Kids makes and sells capes — custom capes, to be exact — for kids and a few adults. And their sales have taken off like, well, Superman. From 2010 to this year, the company, owned by Holly Bartman and Justin Draplin, has seen its revenues leap from about $260,000 to an estimated $2.4 million. They are expected to double next year." More here.
What started as a sewing hobby has achieved liftoff for a pair of intrepid entrepreneurs in Livonia.
Excerpt:
“…one Michigan company is moving faster than a speeding bullet — by selling superhero capes.
Livonia-based Superfly Kids makes and sells capes — custom capes, to be exact — for kids and a few adults. And their sales have taken off like, well, Superman.
From 2010 to this year, the company, owned by Holly Bartman and Justin Draplin, has seen its revenues leap from about $260,000 to an estimated $2.4 million. They are expected to double next year.”
More here.
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