http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=James+S.+Walsh Business James S. Walsh Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=385197&ca=Business There are two traditional methods of sourcing jewellery from wholesalers. The first method, most widely used by small, independent retailers, is to visit a showroom of one of the many established wholesalers in person. The second method, more common amongst larger chains and businesses, is to have a... Business James S. Walsh Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=385200&ca=Business The most common method of finding new jewellery wholesalers online is to use traditional search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or MSN. If you know what you're doing, and how to interpret the search engine results, then this can be a very effective method. But in order to get the most from these resu... Business James S. Walsh Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=358120&ca=Business The internet, and internet selling, has thrown up as many problems as opportunities for wholesalers. On the one hand, it has opened up new markets and made reaching customers across vast distances far easier. On the other, the comparative ease with which internet businesses can be set up has opened... Womens Interest James S. Walsh Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=358524&ca=Womens+Interest Jewellery parties tend to fall into one of three categories, each of which has its own pros and cons. This article will briefly examine the different types of parties, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each. The first is the brand name party, where the party organiser works as a consu... Womens Interest James S. Walsh Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=356382&ca=Womens+Interest In an ideal world, retailers would buy all their stock from 1 or 2 local wholesalers. The stock would be well priced, come in wonderful designs, arrive in perfect packaging and pristine condition, never break or cause problems for yourself or your customers, and generate healthy profits. But we have... Business Management James S. Walsh Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=347235&ca=Business+Management Minimum order requirements are difficult to get right. For example, a large minimum spend will prevent a portion of potential customers from placing a first order (often a sample order used to test a supplier.) On the one hand, a small minimum spend may attract the wrong sort of customer, or even wo... Business James S. Walsh Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341879&ca=Business If you deal with wholesalers on a regular basis, you've no doubt encountered the minimum order quantity (MOQ), or minimum order size. Though this will vary from wholesaler to wholesaler, and business to business, it is pretty much a constant amongst suppliers. As a wholesaler, I've found the approac... Internet James S. Walsh Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=339920&ca=Internet The average man on the street has been buying online for about ten years now. Whether it's books, DVDs, holidays, or high priced electrical equipment, online retailers have proven to be a very popular source of cheap goods. Businesses have followed suit: office supplies, new computers, and even grea... Business Management James S. Walsh Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=330205&ca=Business+Management Jewellery party businesses are a dime a dozen. Every woman knows someone who runs parties; every woman has been to one at a friends house; every stay at home mom has thought of running her own parties to make some quick and easy money. It's one of the easiest businesses to launch, and one of the mos...