How to Half Wholesale #2: Wholesale Shows
Most people assume wholesale shows are the only serious “next step” to building your wholesale business. They can be. As recently as a handful of years ago, a good wholesale show could bootstrap your...
View ArticleHow to Halfway Wholesale: #2 p.s.
In the last essay, I left out an important resource in point #1 (advertising in published materials distributed at the show.) Well, DUH, most shows have a show guide or program. This is an excellent...
View ArticleVACATION MODE–OFF! Sunburn, Island Dogs and Fire Safety
We’re back from our very first Caribbean family vacation. We spent a week on the Turks and Caicos islands. And yes, it’s as beautiful as it looks in the pictures. My sun-lovin’ husband is happy, happy,...
View ArticleA MAN SHOULD NEVER GAMBLE….
Deciding if you should do a wholesale show. When people ask if they should do this big-name show or that new wholesale show, I think of that old song by musician David Bromberg…. “A man should never...
View ArticleCLIMBING OVER ROAD BLOCKS
One person’s ‘roadblock’ is another person’s mountain pass. (This article was originally published January 18, 2003. In the eight years since then, many of the “insurmountable problems” mentioned here...
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