I want to open a music store in my town. How do I get connected with someone to get wholesale price on items?
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Source is of course \nthe manufacturers.\nYou can also use the\nservices of Artisans\nwho has the skill but \nno investment potential.\nGet them on contract basis \nand produce the required items.\nYou can also supply to other stores.\nFocus on music schools, \nTalk to the Music teachers,Tutors,\nthey can promote your products\nif you provide good service.
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Contact the manufacturer and they will have a list of their wholesalers that can help you.
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Try a few of these methods and watch your sales soar! \n1.   Launch a Web site. Web sites provide your company with worldwide exposure and give your customers convenient access to your services and products.  \n  \n2.   Host a grand opening or open house. Invite local business owners and residents from surrounding neighborhoods. Provide refreshments, drawings for door prizes, free merchandise samples, and have plenty of business cards and company brochures on hand.  \n  \n3.   Monitor the quality of your services and products constantly. Satisfied customers who spread the word about your business are the best source of new customers. Pay attention to pricing, customer service, product availability and prompt delivery.  \n  \n4.   Explore various types of traditional advertising methods such as classified ads, yellow page ads, television and radio spots, and display ads in magazines and on other Web sites. Go with what meets your budget and best reaches your target group.  \n  \n5.   Support a local charity by sponsoring a fundraising event such as a food drive, toy drive or walkathon. Arrange for a formal presentation of your donation with cameras at the ready and try to get a local newspaper to publish the photograph.  \n  \n6.   Distribute fliers and business cards door to door, place them under car windshield wipers and tack them to local apartment, college and community center bulletin boards.  \n  \n7.   Maintain a visible presence within your industry. Participate in trade shows, attend community events and offer to speak on your area of expertise at seminars.
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for someone to get started with very little I would suggest them to first have capital. a freind is on his way by making first a go with  with e-bay by just knowing a few people with items and has blossumed like you would not believe.it can be a money maker for some and some excellent finds for other, whichever you choose.\n\nfor some that may not know how much fun it is to browse and/or shop on e-bay-here are some instructions to a very good spot to start out finding excellant products at very reasonable prices. this fellow starts out at very low starting bid prices on knives, i-pods, all tools, fishing equiptment, computers, printers and changes his items maybe every other day.how I think he makes it so good on there is he guarentees his items, sends to any country, and he keeps a 100 percent feedback which means the customers have all been happy.\nsome folks dont know how to dig in there so here is how to get to his site fairly easy and from there click around to an entire new trend for shoppers and sellers alike and.b.t.w., (2000canary is his i.d.)--just get to e-bay and click "buy" then under "buy" theres 2 boxes (go under them)is a search option--click "e-bay stores" search and put in the "2000canary"(dont worry about filling in the other blanks)then click search again. you will notice that its also known as his "liquidators companys" because he has done so well hefeatures a store spot on ebay as well. then happy hunting!!gradually you will learn to watch on ebay and deal with folks that have lots of great feedback to avoid problems, which is tricky at first until youve learned the ropes. this I know, will at least send you to an awesome spot to start with some great deals daily.\nthe items also display a current picture of the product that is up for sale as well. I have alot of fun in there myself. I love to buy fitness c d's because I get bored so easy and I mostly pay 2-3 bucks for them if you catch them on a good day where theres few bidders on line. thats when you can scoop up on the deals, my freind!! \n\niso it seems to me that perhaps to buy and resell if one is agressive enough could prosper well. ywe all have to start somewhere!!\n\n\n \n\nWhat kind of company (with the minimum investment) would be successful ing some type of capital backup.
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You have to promote your music. If you're playing gigs put all the money you can on a great album to sell at your shows. Form a relationship with your local radio stations. Some will play indie music. Get in touch with music publishers. Do anything you can to get heard. The major labels won't accept unsolicited material so don't waste your time. You can also try taxi.com. They're a huge company the big boys go to when they want fresh faces and material. Don't give up. Good luck.
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Wholesalecentral.com has a listing of sporting goods distributors. Contact the companies directly to see if you can establish a business relationship with them:\n\nhttp://www.wholesalecentral.com/Sporting_Goods.html
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send me a demo!!!   make copies  and send them to djs   who might  play it   in your area.   I did this with a few groups i had.\n\nand got air play.   my biggest deals were   Mom's Apple Pie (Terry Knight)    and a few more.   I would be glad to help you.  my email is Treasure Island.Gold@yahoo.com     bye  Larry
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Prices can be helpful when you're looking around online for a place to go. Any specials that you have going on would be good to have on there. You should link to a map website that can give customers driving directions, and give ways to contact you.\nmaybe a message board? It could start a community that likes to hang out at your place, and you would also get feedback.
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You can try craigslist as well.. Huge audience and its free to post..  In addition, you wont have to ship the item, the person will come to you..
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Try radio, local schools talk to music teachers about maybe hanging flyers around the school.  If your business is downtown try something unusual as maybe some previous students showing their talents outside your studio advertising the biz
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Well, the best bet is to do research on this kind of stuff instead of sending your music to publishers and seeking random people.  Most likely, you would need someone who could represent you in the industry.  Preferrably, someone who has some connections would get you in the door. \n\nDo research on google.  Master your use on keywords to find the information you need.
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Great question.\n\nFrom my experience, the best source for wholesale quality goods is eBAY, believe it or not. Just click the eBay link below.\n\nDrop shipping is almost always a dangerous money-losing scam.\n\nLook, use your common sense -- wholesaling makes sense, the wholesaler does not want to deal with small sales, customer service etc. Being a middleman is as American as apple pie and baseball.\n\nSo why would a wholesaler be a dropshipper?\n\nAnswer: to make money off of YOU!\n\nIn my experience you have to work your butt off to make money. There is no easy sit back and make money while you sleep too good to be true system, unless it is crooked.\n\nI have found EXCELLENT wholesalers on eBay with long track records and pristine feedback.\n\nI risk my money and buy a pallet and then I do the hard part of storing, unpacking, packing, shipping, marketing, closing the sale, getting paid, keeping records, answering customer questions, fixing problems.\n\nJust try the old-fashioned way first.\n\nIf you figure out how to make money while you sleep, great, and give me a call from "cloud nine" dude!\n\nSeriously, best wishes, eBay is a great place to be!
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are you selling online???\n\nthe begining you will loose a lot of money selling them until you build up the company i would work with local stores at first call the companies directly and ask to speak with a sales represenative in marketing
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Where are you located?  There is a whole section of downtown NYC devoted to wholesalers who will sell to you.
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by offering solutions based on the current business model.\n\na friend of mines doing a collectable show this weekend, he wants a shop online to support after show sales and further orders. it's not going to happen. but i can offer him a temporary solution but hosting his current stocklist and a simple order form/contact page.
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Best way to approach this is to make yourself known locally. For example attend local flea markets...farm markets and even yard sales displaying and selling your products. You will get repeated customers and through word of mouth sales will pick-up. Don't be disappointed if you recieve negative results from some people...dogs have different tastes. Insure you have a contact name and phone number labeled on each product you sell. Good luck with your venture.
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I would try, ask jeeves, put in  suppliers of wholesale products and see what comes up, unless you are looking for a specific items then put that in