Start your own wholesale distribution business : your step-by-step guide to success / Entrepreneur Press and Bridget McCrea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrea, Bridget.

Contributor:

Entrepreneur Press.

Series:

Entrepreneur magazine's start up.

Startup series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wholesale trade.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Irvine, Calif.] : Entrepreneur Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You like doing deals and making money but don't care much for the retail grind? You should be the middleman?the wholesaler?the one who buys goods in volume from manufacturers and sells them to retailers at a profit. With millions of products on the market already and new ones coming every day, the wholesale economy has plenty of room for growth. This guide reveals how to start a thriving wholesale operation, specializing in any industry you choose?and run it from your kitchen table, if you'd like. You'll learn: ? How to make contact with manufacturers and retailers ? Which product lines

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Wholesale Distribution; Chapter 2. Operations; Chapter 3. Defining and Researching Your Market; Chapter 4. Structuring Your Business; Chapter 5. Raising Money; Chapter 6. Finding a Home for Your Company; Chapter 7. Setting Up Shop; Chapter 8. Inventory Matters; Chapter 9. Finding the Rest of Your Team; Chapter 10. Getting the Word Out; Chapter 11. Financial Management; Chapter 12. Learning from the Pros; Appendix: Wholesale Distribution Resources; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07410-9

9786613074102

1-61308-103-0

OCLC:

712016106