In this episode of the #NiunetPodcast we speak with Alice Ashwin. She is the owner and founder of Lila Prints which has been operating for about a year. We’ll be chatting about her business, how she got started, what it was like leaving formal employment to pursue entrepreneurship, and the difficulties of operating a start-up shirt printing business in PNG. Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Show Introductions 01:13 - What made her want to leave her old job? 02:25 - Did she receive any pushback from friends or family? 04:26 - What is Lila prints? 05:32 - How the business got started and her journey as an entrepreneur 08:55 - Alice goes over the different materials and methods for shirt printing 12:56 - Material matters too 14:49 - Does she provide shirts as well 16:40 - Biggest challenges of getting into shirt printing in PNG 21:12 - Where you can source your shirts for printing? 24:18 - How much did it cost initially for her business to get off the ground? 24:53 - When she first got the machine for printing 25:55 - Her first week and the first customer 32:34 - Is it just her that handles all the material and machine operating 34:58 - Her first big order 37:11 - Lessons learned in year one 45:28 - Advice to someone who’s been wanting to start a business for years 45:49 - Closing 47:02 - END Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #shirtprinting #business #lilaprints