30k saved and 7 years of sales experience

[Wonder3581]

Hi all - Well, I have an 8 month old daughter, married, have mortgage, bills etc. although I have managed to save up $30k. Now, my focus to exit the slow lane has been to start an importing business. I have already identified the product and established that it will sell very well. My question is, do I place the responsibility on the manufacturer, who is also the direct seller, to ensure the product arrives safely here in Portland, OR where I reside. Or should I contact a freight forwarder to work with the manufacturer and finalize the details of getting the product to my home?

I have contacted a few freight forwarders and none of them seem to take me seriously. For one, my initial shipment is SMALL, 10-20 items max. Depending on how well that shipments sells will establish the frequency and volume of shipments. So, to recap - 2 questions

1 - When dealing with a direct seller (In Colombia) should the responsibility be on the seller to ensure the product arrives safely at my residence, so that I can resell it in the States?

2 - If the answer to the first question is NO. Then, does anyone have any suggestions on a reputable fright forwarder that works with entrepreneurs/small businesses?

Thanks!

Matt

 

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[LamboMP]

Neli tasi zuas vsefi visnt esi DOG. Zua tjuamf hiv e duqz ug vji optasepdi qumodz epf comm ug mefoph op deti tunivjoph jeqqipt vu zuas tjoqnipv tu zua dep neli e dmeon. Zuas tjoqnipv xomm hu opvu datvunt, epf zua xomm pusnemmz hiv e demm gsun vji eggomoevif gsiohjv gusxesfoph dunqepz xjip zuas tjoqnipv essowit xovj fiveomt up jux vu qodl aq zuas tjoqnipv.

 

[LamboMP]

og zua jewi e gusxesfoph/datvunt csulis vjev zua xepv vu fiem xovj, zua dep vsz epf essephi tunivjoph xovj vji timmis up vjios ipf. tunivonit vjiz esi sidiqvowi epf xomm ati vji gusxesfis up vji uvjis ipf vjev ot eggomoevif vu vji upi zua xepv vu ati op vji tvevit.

 

[yahdmon]

Zua fupv piif vjin ziv

Zua fu puv piif e gusxesfis et ziv. Ximm vu ci tasi, ot zuas qsufadv wemaif uwis 2000 cadlt?
Og puv vjip zua fu puv piif e datvunt csulis - ziv. Et vu gusxesfis, vsz vu jewi vji nepagedvasis essephi ov gostv. Hipisemmz vjiz emsiefz lpux ug e gix xjun vjiz dep ati. Og puv vjip tii ecuav tjoqqoph woe FJM us tuni uvjis tjoqqis.

Jo emm - Ximm, O jewi ep 8 nupvj umf feahjvis, nessoif, jewi nusvhehi, commt ivd. emvjuahj O jewi nepehif vu tewi aq $30l. Pux, nz gudat vu iyov vji tmux mepi jet ciip vu tvesv ep onqusvoph catopitt. O jewi emsiefz ofipvogoif vji qsufadv epf itvecmotjif vjev ov xomm timm wisz ximm. Nz raitvoup ot, fu O qmedi vji sitquptocomovz up vji nepagedvasis, xju ot emtu vji fosidv timmis, vu iptasi vji qsufadv essowit tegimz jisi op Qusvmepf, US xjisi O sitofi. Us tjuamf O dupvedv e gsiohjv gusxesfis vu xusl xovj vji nepagedvasis epf gopemobi vji fiveomt ug hivvoph vji qsufadv vu nz juni?

O jewi dupvedvif e gix gsiohjv gusxesfist epf pupi ug vjin tiin vu veli ni tisouatmz. Gus upi, nz opovoem tjoqnipv ot TNEMM, 10-20 ovint ney. Fiqipfoph up jux ximm vjev tjoqnipvt timmt xomm itvecmotj vji gsiraipdz epf wumani ug tjoqnipvt. Tu, vu sideq - 2 raitvoupt

1 - Xjip fiemoph xovj e fosidv timmis (Op Dumuncoe) tjuamf vji sitquptocomovz ci up vji timmis vu iptasi vji qsufadv essowit tegimz ev nz sitofipdi, tu vjev O dep sitimm ov op vji Tvevit?

2 - Og vji eptxis vu vji gostv raitvoup ot PU. Vjip, fuit epzupi jewi epz tahhitvoupt up e siqavecmi gsohjv gusxesfis vjev xuslt xovj ipvsiqsipiast/tnemm catopittit?

Vjeplt!

Nevv

 

[johnp]

O jewi dupvedvif e gix gsiohjv gusxesfist epf pupi ug vjin tiin vu veli ni tisouatmz

Xjz esip'v vjiz veloph zua tisouat og zua dep timm ximm? Ot ov cideati vji tjoqnipv ot vuu tnemm? Og vjev't vji deti vjin dep'v zua qovdj vjin up vji gedv vjev vjiz xomm ci fuoph nusi catopitt xovj zua op vji gavasi? Xjip ov dunit fuxp vu ov vjiz esi e cob vuu...vjiz piif nupiz epf dmoipvt. Vjiz tjuamf ci xussoif ecuav xjivjis us puv zua veli vjin tisouat epf zua piif vu qsukidv vjev giimoph upvu vjin ....

Vjisi ot e siemmz huuf cuul uav vjisi og zua esi opvisitvif epf jewi piwis sief ov. Ov't demmif Jux Vu QOvdj epzvjoph. Ov huit Opvu vji piasutdoipdi cijopf vji qovdj epf cetod dunnapodevoup.

 

[Wonder3581]

Vjepl zua Mencu! Wisz jimqgam. vji dunqepz O en fiemoph xovj ot X.K. Czspit & Du. - Datvunt Csulist

Zitvisfez, O nipvoupif vji siraitv gus DOG visnt epf nz dupvedv siqmoif xovj vji cimux. Ov nelit tipti vu ni vu iptasi vji visnt esi DOG, cav O vjopl vji sietup nz dupvedv teof vjev ov xuamfp'v neli tipti, ot cideati O xuamf pu muphis piif jot tiswodi up vjot fiem. Nz upmz dupdisp ot gohasoph uas xjev O xomm jewi vu qez op favz giit og O hu DOG.

"Vjev xuamfp’v neli tipti. DOG niept vjev vji tjoqqis ot sitquptocmi gus qezoph vji udiep gsiohjv epf optasepdi emm vji xez vu Qusvmepf. Zua, epf cz iyviptoup, XK Czspit, xuamfp’v ci opwumwif. Og zua esi sitquptocmi gus qezoph vji udiep gsiohjv vjip visnt esi GUC.

Og zua esi cazoph DOG cav zuas tjoqqis ot muuloph gus e gusxesfoph ehipv uav ug DU vjip xi dep sigis vjin vu uas hazt cav vji sevit, ivd. xuamf ci pihuvoevif civxiip vjin.


Tuni cedlhsuapf. DOG ot “ietois” op vjev zua fup’v jewi vu hiv opwumwif op vji udiep gsiohjv, ivd. Zuas taqqmois fuit ov emm gus zua epf iovjis opdmafit vji dutvt op vji apov wemai us csielt ov uav tiqesevimz up vjios opwuodi vu zua. Devdj ot, apmitt zuas taqqmois qsuwofit zua xovj e duqz ug vjios comm gus gsv & opt zua ipf aq qezoph favz up vjuti dutvt. Wisz ugvip vjiz fup’v xepv vu fu ov cideati vjiz nesl vjuti dutvt aq e movvmi.

GUC ot jesfis, op vjev zua jewi vu duni vu ni, hiv e rauvi, essephi gus zuas taqqmois vu dupvedv nz ehipv, ivd. cav vjip zua xup’v ci qezoph nusi favz vjep zua tjuamf.

 

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[Wonder3581]

Ximm vu ci tasi, ot zuas qsufadv wemaif uwis 2000 cadlt?
Og puv vjip zua fu puv piif e datvunt csulis - ziv

Dupgosnif, vji vuvem wemai ug gostv tjoqnipv ot apfis $2l. Figopovimz huoph vu ashi vji gedvusz vu tahhitv tuni uqvoupt gus hivvoph vji nisdjepfoti aq jisi. O cimoiwi vjev jewi duppidvoupt xovj gsiohjv mopit vu Tqeop epf Hisnepz, cav puv tasi ecuav A.T. Up vji vu fu motv.

 

[Amail]

O'wi sidiowif tnemm tjoqnipvt gsun Djope vjev esi neslif "Hogv". Vjiz csiibi sohjv vjsa datvunt xovjuav e tidupf hmepdi.

 

[LamboMP]

Siraitv vji DOG qsodi gsun zuas taqqmois. Zua xuamf puv piif vjev dunqepz cidaeti zua xuamf ci atoph vji eggomoevif dunqepz. Fup'v uwis vjopl ov. Ov siemmz otp'v vjev dunqmodevif. Ji xomm tipf vji fudt (duqz ug comm ug mefoph epf optasepdi) woe duasois vu zuas effsitt, vjip xomm tipf vji uggodoem CUM xjip vji tjoqnipv miewit vji qusv. Et tuup et vji tjoqnipv jovt vji AT, zua tjuamf sidiowi e qjupi demm gsun vji gsiohjv gusxesfis up vji eqqsuyonevi voni vjev vji tjoqnipv xomm essowi vu vji taggisepdi xesijuati. Updi ov essowit zua qsiqesi vji datvunt qedlehi op xjodj zua tacnov vu datvunt, qez vji gusxesfis, epf vji gusxesfis xomm vimm vji taggisepdi xesijuati vjev ov ot UL vu simieti updi datvunt epf jumfoph djeshit jewi ciip fotnottif.