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Re: My Personalized Candles Business Apr 14, 2008 1:25 PM
ShiLites, congratulations in getting with one of the David's Bridal shops. I have a couple of suggestions.
1) Try local art and craft shows in your area. These are a great way to get direct feedback from people, make cash (always good) and talk to other vendors about other shows to participate in.
2) Work with the one Davids Bridal and if they are happy, talk with them about expanding into other of their stores a little farther out. After you get 5 - 10 stores under your belt, talk to their corporate people about setting you up as a vendor for all of their stores.
3) Work with other bridal stores in your area and try to get your product in there as well. Once you get a few under your belt then you can try attending a wholesale tradeshow for bridal business and set up a booth.
4) Work with local gift stores and see if they will carry your products. If so, expand your base with more gifts stores.
5) Get a website. You can put one up on Go Daddy for a vary small investment. Put you website on your products so that they can see what else you do.
6) Talk to everyone you know and don't know about your business and hand out business cards to everyone. You can get cards at Vista Print at a low cost and they can have pics of your products on the back of the card.
7) Get a tshirt (or any type of shirt) made with your company name on it and wear it proudly as you go about your business. You never know who you will meet.
This is just a few ideas to get started.
Jim
