Thinking about opening a re:MADE Store?

Do you love to repurpose items?  Have you always wanted a store of your own but not exactly sure how to do that?  All of us at re:MADE stores are here to walk alongside you as you step out and reach for your dream.

Creating beautiful things while
doing life better together

A re:MADE store is so much more than just a resale - repurposing place, it is a creative community that shares life.  We are family, we are neighbors, we are part of something bigger.  Becoming a re:MADE store connects you to an organization that wants everyone to do life better together.  That may look like helping a single mom create things to increase her income, or a widow find friendship and a new normal after a spouse dies, or a special needs individual experience success when making products that they can sell and be proud of what they can do.  It is sharing life, creating treasures, making memories with friends, it is embracing what we each can do to grow a stronger community.

Great people, great friendships

Hard work is fun when the right team is by your side. re:MADE Team Members enjoy making incredible memories and lasting relationships with their fellow volunteers.  Volunteers often have the opportunity to advance their skills in important areas like customer relations and team management. And many stores offer positions like social media and marketing manager or event manager, which make for impressive resume-boosters.


Scheduling flexibility
The friendly, warm atmosphere that customers experience at a re:MADE Store extends behind the scenes, too. re:MADE Stores affiliates (“Operators”) know that people are busy, schedules can be complicated, and life happens - that’s why they strive to offer flexibility when it comes to scheduling Team Members’ shifts.

How it all happens:

1 • Gathering Phase

Vision of repurposing and selling items, desire to build diverse community, and the fun of creating and getting your hands dirty.

Host a Gathering • share the idea [Who we are document below] and see if there is interest [7 - 12 people].

Host a Commitment Night • each person interested fills out commitment card and signs up to be a patron. [Goal of 7 commitments]

Once you have sufficient interest. Fill out formal application for a re:MADE Store and pay $1,000 for candidacy process, [non-refundable].

{this phase • usually takes 2 to 6 weeks}
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2 • Leaders/Patrons Phase

Create leadership team and grow patron group to 20 people.  Sign an affiliate agreement and start meeting weekly to create products to sell.

{this phase • usually takes 8 to 12 weeks}

3 • Make & Market Phase

Weekly come together and create products to sell, schedule upcoming events to sell items. Share what's happening on social media and website and invite more makers to participate.

{this phase • usually takes 8 to 12 weeks}

4 • Store Opening Phase

Yes, this is really happening... repurposing and resale store launching.  Finding a space, creating a schedule for open hours, making stuff like crazy, marketing and sharing all that is unfolding in your new space.

{this phase • usually takes 10 to 15 months}

5 • the Launch Series Phase

Doing life better together • reaching dreams • launching small businesses • business incubator.  This phase is full of creative and innovative thinking and doing. Striving for goals and measuring successes. Micro-business, grants, fund & board development, capital campaigns, and more.

{this phase • usually takes 12 to 24 months}

See Some Examples of Repurposing