Meeting with people in person is always the best option.
When opening a business, finding a wholesale distributor will help you buy your products at a cheaper rate than buying them outright. There are many different ways to do this now that nearly anything is available on the Internet, which is a great place to start. Make sure you know what you want to sell and have income ready to purchase the goods you want before talking to any wholesale distributor.
Instructions
1. Go to the product's website. Some will sell to smaller companies and some will not, saying that they only deal with larger ones. If they will not deal with you, ask them if they will give you a list of companies they deal with.
2. Contact the large companies that the product deals with. Many of these companies sell their products to smaller companies in hopes of expanding their business.
3. Search for distributors that already sell the product online. Many of them will sell to smaller companies as well to generate business.
4. Visit a trade show that deals in your product. There are trade shows for nearly anything nowadays, so it should not be hard to find one. Talk to the dealers directly at the show and get as much information as you can. Give them a business card with your information on it and get their information as well.
5. Check online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon Marketplace for deals on the product. Some of these dealers are actually small companies trying to unload product they could not get rid of elsewhere.
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