I Want It Now
March 11, 2016
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+971 52 980 9369
Jumeirah Lake Towers - JLT, Dubai

My name is Mark Drummond founder and creator of the brand i want it now. We launched our business in September 2015 but the journey to this point has taken many years of hard work, with a few twists and turns along the way..read on to find out how we came to be....
From an early age, I have always been interested in making and creating things, from drawing and painting to cutting and gluing, experimenting with different materials and designs.
After finishing school I started work doing a number of jobs to earn money to invest in many of my business ideas, but I lacked some of the skills needed to pursue my passion for design, so I enrolled at College to study product design. I then went on to study at the University Of Lincoln and achieved my degree in Interior Design. Whilst studying at Lincoln, to satisfy my need to create a business, I purchased a heat press and set up a small business designing and producing t-shirts together with buying in products from independent retailers and selling them on. I successfully ran this alongside my degree, until the recession of 2007. In 2009 after completing my studies, I moved to the UAE to be with my family who at the time were working there and obtain employment. I was employed in both the Retail and Design industries gaining experience, but I never lost my ambition to set up my own company and create products.
In 2014, I began playing with ideas and created some wall stickers for my new apartment, and the ideas kept coming! I spent a lot of time designing products and sourcing different materials I could use.
In January 2015, I decided to take my products to my first market in Abu Dhabi, I was excited but nervous because I had worked hard to get to this stage. I set up taking a whole tent and customer feedback was good, but I remember my first sale, it was a little girl who bought a 5dhs pin badge with her pocket money, the first customer of the I want it now brand
The market was slow but there was a lot of interested customers with positive feedback, so I carried on selling at the market in Abu Dhabi. I was then asked to attend the market in Dubai, which was a bigger crowd and I was very excited to see people's reaction to our products. I resigned from my job and now the pressure was on......




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