I am THRILLED to welcome all incoming students to the Spring 2014 semester of LBU: Secrets to Wholesale Success! The diversity and talent among this semester’s group is particularly inspiring. Here’s a peek at LBU, by the numbers: The participants are 100% women. They hail from 14 states and 4 countries (U.S., Canada, Trinidad,…
Category Archives: Wholesale Strategy
12 Ways A Line Sheet Can Build Your Business
For makers looking to crack the wholesale market, product presentation is everything. Whether you’d like to see your work in spas, shops, galleries or department stores, wholesale buyers are looking for smartly styled product presentations which answer all the essential questions about your body of work and how you do business. There are more than…
How to Design a Wholesale Order Form
Last week, I asked Lucky Break’s Facebook fans which worksheet they’d most like to see. I’ve been putting the polish on a variety of printables for my LBU: Secrets to Wholesale Success class and I took a quick poll to see which one would prove most helpful from these choices: 1. Build a Better…
How Do You Find A Sales Rep?
Jen from New Gloucester, Maine recently beamed this query over to me: “My husband & I have a wholesale/retail soap/personal care business and we are growing. We currently have one sales rep, but we need more help & have been having problems finding any. What is the best way to go about getting more sales…
How do you know if a craft show, farmer’s market or community event is right for you?
Almost nothing is more frustrating than burning the midnight oil all week to build up inventory, playing Tetris with all of the “accoutrements” to get them to fit in the back of the car on a Friday night, then waking at the crack of dawn on Saturday, setting up shop in a school gym/…