Nolcha’s business articles have guided many independent designers towards building a successful business, but questions still arrive. 

Enter Shane & Shawn Ward, owners of the international fashion brand SHANE&SHAWN shoes.  These young fashion moguls founded BoardroomRockStars.com to continue to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Offering start-up business based web courses with prices beginning at $39.95 per topic the fashion industry has a place to turn for solid business instruction.

Not born with a silver spoon, and with a very humble up-bring, the Ward twins have taken a start-up company with no major investors from ground zero, to selling to large corporate giants such as Macy’s, Nordstrom, Zappos.com, Amazon.com, Shoes.com, MGM/Mirage Casino Group to selling shoes in Europe, South America and Canada.

“Our goal is to share everything we've learned, good and bad, and help new business owners avoid struggles that we've had to encounter. We also bring along other great entrepreneurs to bring their knowledge to the table, and bring along expertise from a wide variety of business models” explains Shawn Ward.

And they have the business credentials to back it up with:

- Over 24 years of combined entrepreneur experience.

-Features in Oprah Magazine, The View, The Big Idea with Donny Deutche, Access Hollywood, WWD, Us Weekly, Style.com, CNBC, NBC, Lucky Magazine.

-Awards: International Design Award (2009); NV Magazine Fashion Award (2009); Univ. of Michigan Alumni Awards (2008)

- Nominations: Crain’s NY Small Business of the Year – 2007; Footwear Plus Designer of the Year 2005, 2006; City & Beach Lifestyle Award, 2009

-Collection has been carried in such retailers as Macy’s, Nordstrom, Zappos.com, Amazon.com, Shoes.com, Mirage & Bellagio Casinos, and internationally in Canada, Columbia and Japan.

Course offerings include basics in Writing a Business Plan, 10 Things to Know Before Starting a Business and many more topics suitable for any entrepreneur.  But even beyond that, some tips and techniques could benefit teammembers working for corporations as well, as it never hurts to get fresh ideas.