Choosing the Right Work Shirts for Your Small Business

Company attire says a lot about your businessFor women it is suggested that they also wear polo
philosophy to your customer. Company shirts projectshirts. Being in the car wash business we noticed that
professionalism and advertising. Too loud of a shirtif a woman employee was 5'-5" tall or less they
turns people off and certain colors tend to washoutespecially needed to wear polos because when they
your message. A small business which has yellow aslean against cars to reach the top, their shirt fronts
part of it's company colors would be advised to usewill get wet and their bras will show through shirt
the bright yellow and not florescent yellow, whichmaterial not as thick as a polo. This is completely
looks green at times. You should stay away from thetacky and I assure you it would not have added any
florescent shirts if at all possible.business amongst our male customers. In the hot
When choosing a brand of shirts it is oftensummers some of our female employees choose to
recommended to use only Fruit of the Loom andwear halter tops. In this case they would always
Beefy-T brands of polo shirts meet. Many companiesmatch our company colors. Under certain
who sell logo'ed sportsware and company shirts docircumstances some uniform choices make sense.
offer lesser brands for reasons of price, butIf you have an outdoor type business all the
recommend the higher quality shirts. One less costmanagers and owners should wear polo shirts and
shirt is the Screen Star brand, which is very popular,the employees wear T-shirts or Polo shirts. Your
but they fade after five to ten washings and fraydecision should be based on durability, cost and
easily.estimated shrinkage or shirt loss. The front line
Company shirts should be washed each day. It isemployee should wear Fruit of the Loom or Beefy-T
recommend that they be washed separately fromtee-shirts for durability. Tee-shirts should have a 10
things like the work towels or rags .if possible. Workinch logo on both front and back or a pocket logo on
towels require bleach which inevitably discolors shirtsfront and a larger logo on the rear.
leaving white marks Even powder bleach tends toWhat type of business do you run? Do you work
destroy the bright colors in your shirts and diminishoutdoors? Indoors only; have your serious considered
the logos on the pockets or rear of the shirts.your choices and customers? Think about it.