It is there where he met Patricia, a sketch artist. They met through work, fell in love and got married. One day, they both decided to surprise the other by quitting their jobs. They found work in freelance jobs that paid well, but were too irregular. One day Mel came home with a book titled Think and Grow Rich. Inside it presented three questions. The first was “how much money do I want to make?” The second, “how long will I give myself to make it?” The final question was “How will I make it?” The couple decided to answer the questions separately, then compare answers. Their answers were the same: a million dollars, five years, and start a business. The only problem was what business to start. Mel left for a freelancing trip in Australia and on the last day visited a military surplus store. While in the store, he found a khaki bush jacket and decided to buy it just to see what Patricia would say. When he arrived she could not take her eyes of the jacket and it inspired them to create their own business. They decided to combine the $1500 in their bank accounts and would use it to buy and sell anything like the bush jacket. They found a military surplus supplier in the United States named Zim, short for Zimmerman. He owned a warehouse that was stacked floor to ceiling with military surplus items. While looking through piles of clothes there, they realized it was not going to be an easy task. They finally found a huge pile of khaki shirts, called Spanish paratrooper hats. They were finely woven and Zim sold them 500 for $1.50
It is there where he met Patricia, a sketch artist. They met through work, fell in love and got married. One day, they both decided to surprise the other by quitting their jobs. They found work in freelance jobs that paid well, but were too irregular. One day Mel came home with a book titled Think and Grow Rich. Inside it presented three questions. The first was “how much money do I want to make?” The second, “how long will I give myself to make it?” The final question was “How will I make it?” The couple decided to answer the questions separately, then compare answers. Their answers were the same: a million dollars, five years, and start a business. The only problem was what business to start. Mel left for a freelancing trip in Australia and on the last day visited a military surplus store. While in the store, he found a khaki bush jacket and decided to buy it just to see what Patricia would say. When he arrived she could not take her eyes of the jacket and it inspired them to create their own business. They decided to combine the $1500 in their bank accounts and would use it to buy and sell anything like the bush jacket. They found a military surplus supplier in the United States named Zim, short for Zimmerman. He owned a warehouse that was stacked floor to ceiling with military surplus items. While looking through piles of clothes there, they realized it was not going to be an easy task. They finally found a huge pile of khaki shirts, called Spanish paratrooper hats. They were finely woven and Zim sold them 500 for $1.50