About Cooper Martin:
Cooper Martin was established in August 2006 and launched its first product line in May 2009.
- Name of Business: Cooper Martin
- Owner: Sarah Lindholm
- Business Structure: LLC
- Website: www.cooper-martin.com
- Email: sarah@cooper-martin.com
- Phone: 1.888.476.7205
- Mailing Address: Cooper Martin, Post Office Box 1308, Vail, Colorado 81658
About Cooper Martin Products:
Cooper Martin manufactures and retails tailored, stylish recovery clothing for those with limited mobility.
Their line of quality products are designed to help those with physical limitations dress themselves in clothing that looks no different than every day clothing worn work or to play.
Cooper Martin clothing has discretely adapted and modified clothing to make dressing easier for people with limited mobility. Cooper Martin's apparel is a fashionable alternative to sweatpants when recovering from an accident or surgery, or living with a longer-term disability.
The Inspiration for Cooper Martin:
Cooper Martin was born out of need – Lindholm's boyfriend’s father struggled with comfortable clothing issues while recovering from total knee and total hip replacement surgery. He was used to dressing professionally (not in sweatpants) when he left the house, he was at a loss for anything to wear for months following surgery. Although his recovery is long completed, founder Sarah Lindholm remains inspired by the people she meets who struggle on a daily basis to dress themselves and feel good about themselves.
About Sarah Lindholm:
Lindholm is a former attorney with no formal training in anything that she now does on a daily basis to run her business. She had no background in design, manufacturing, retailing, medical and health care, or rehabilitation.
But Lindholm had an intense love of fashion and a strong desire and determination to make an impact on people’s lives.
According to Lindholm, "Education, training and expertise – or lack thereof – should not deter you from pursuing a dream or a different lifestyle."
Advice From Sarah Lindholm to Other Women Entrepreneurs:
Write a business plan - and a good, well-developed one at that!
Mine was the product of almost one year of research (and teaching myself accounting for the financials). Although many, if not most, of the projections are hypothetical, it forces you to think through a very, very detailed process.
There are at least thousands of things that come up that you did not and could plan for, but walking through and writing down a detailed plan to attack the big steps better prepares you to deal with the unexpected problems.
