Im looking for wholesale crochet headbands and hats and flower heads for my hair bow business. where can i find this stuff?
Funny – I was just looking at this kind of thing (but for a different industry).
Identify a trade magazine which caters to people in your business. Wholesalers advertise in there.
NOT a FASHION magazine. A TRADE magazine. Very important distinction. A TRADE magazine caters specifically to people in that line of business.
A quick search on "trade magazine" and "hats" gave a few results. Check it out. It won’t be free – they need to make their money too.
You could also just go to another business of the same type and ask if they wouldn’t mind sharing with you what trade magazines they use. Or even better, if they could give you some old issues that they are throwing away so that you can make some contacts.
Have you actually established yourself as a business with tax ID numbers and such? If not, wholesalers will not deal directly with you, since you need to prove that you are the retailer and not the consumer. The tax structure is different and their business model does not cater to people who just want a whole lot of something.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Funny – I was just looking at this kind of thing (but for a different industry).
Identify a trade magazine which caters to people in your business. Wholesalers advertise in there.
NOT a FASHION magazine. A TRADE magazine. Very important distinction. A TRADE magazine caters specifically to people in that line of business.
A quick search on "trade magazine" and "hats" gave a few results. Check it out. It won’t be free – they need to make their money too.
You could also just go to another business of the same type and ask if they wouldn’t mind sharing with you what trade magazines they use. Or even better, if they could give you some old issues that they are throwing away so that you can make some contacts.
Have you actually established yourself as a business with tax ID numbers and such? If not, wholesalers will not deal directly with you, since you need to prove that you are the retailer and not the consumer. The tax structure is different and their business model does not cater to people who just want a whole lot of something.
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September 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Here is a listing of FREE trade magazines, there are a few under the category of "Retail" for boutique and store owners.
http://thecloseoutindustry.tradepub.com/
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http://thecloseoutindustry.com/
September 29th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Try:
http://www.esources.co.uk/international-suppliers/422/United-States/
You will find all the verified hair accessories wholesale suppliers you need there.
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