{"id":19664,"date":"2026-02-27T08:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=19664"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:51:04","slug":"eckerd-college-senior-starts-a-sports-apparel-business-with-a-focus-on-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-senior-starts-a-sports-apparel-business-with-a-focus-on-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College senior starts a sports apparel business with a focus on affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”19676″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Daniel Bloomfield ’26 presented his business idea at Delta Sigma Pi’s pitch event and got good responses. 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He thought he could offer a better deal. And he did.<\/p>\n

A senior marketing<\/a> and international business<\/a> student from Port St. Lucie, Florida, Daniel contacted a manufacturing company and created socks that are more affordable ($10 a pair) but still offer the enhanced traction, stability, and control that athletes want. He had his teammates test them, and he sent out a school-wide survey asking what colors and kinds of materials students liked.<\/p>\n

And so Sportifi<\/a>, an athletic apparel company, was born. Daniel has since expanded his inventory to include men\u2019s and women\u2019s compression shirts and shorts along with the socks.<\/p>\n

Alas, sports brands aren\u2019t built in a day. Daniel has taken out a few small loans, and he works part-time collecting and removing recycled materials on campus. But people think he is on to something. He hosted a pop-up event recently at Eckerd\u2019s GO Pavilion that was well attended, and in November, he pitched his brand at the Upsilon Phi Chapter of\u00a0 Delta Sigma Pi<\/a> business fraternity’s Pitch in Paradise contest. Student entrepreneurs at Eckerd pitched their startup ideas to a panel of business professors. 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But college is an opportunity, so why not take full advantage?\u201d<\/p>\n

If he needs encouragement or inspiration, all he has to do is think about home. Daniel\u2019s mother is a single parent from Jamaica. \u201cI\u2019ve seen her struggle financially,\u201d he says, \u201cBut she always found a way. And she supported me with soccer as well. She would get off work at 6 p.m. and drive me to practice an hour away. She\u2019s been my inspiration. I\u2019m trying to repay her for everything she\u2019s done for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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