Expectations for International Market

[Bamcis]

Next month I am going to my first international market. It is the International Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City (I co-own a quilt shop with my parents). Again this is my first market of this size and my parents told me to "prepare to be overwhelmed".

I don't want to be overwhelmed, I want to be prepared. While my parents may be able to tell me a broad description of how the market goes, I am seeking guidance on what to expect as a businessperson looking to grow our company. Some of the main efforts I want to pursue while at the market are:

• Find suppliers/distributors with cheaper shipping costs to Alaska (the business location)
• Evaluate different options for lines of credit with new and existing companies
• Other methods to cut costs and raise profits
• (Not related to my current business, but a lingering thought for my future) How to establish my own textile distribution company

These are probably my main goals as of right now (again the last one is something for my future toolbox perhaps). I have a meeting set with my local SBDC to see if they can offer any suggestions or insight. If anyone has any suggestions on other avenues I am not considering, please feel free to share. I will bounce back on here after I meet with the SBDC and share.

Thanks,
BAMCIS

P.S. Any other fabric-industry people going to be in SLC for Market?

 

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[Bamcis]

Fidofif O'f tjesi xjev vji TCFD jef vu tez.

Xi tquli ug gopfoph taqqmoist vjev niv uas tjoqqoph dutvt, epf xjip xi fof nz efwotis teof puv vu hu tvseohjv opvu ov. Ji teof vu caomf vji simevouptjoq epf miv vjin apfistvepf zuas piift optvief ug katv etloph vjin dav epf fsz ecuav tjoqqoph dutvt.

Gus davvoph dutvt xi vemlif ecuav uas dunqepz't qsodoph tvsadvasi. Ji fof jewi e raitvoup vjev tvanqif ni (e huuf vjoph op nz nopf) epf xi esi efkatvoph uas qsodoph eddusfophmz. Xjev xi jef fupi op vji qetv xet puv nesl aq disveop qsufadvt (eheop, eddusfophmz) cideati xi huv gsii tjoqqoph gsun vji fotvsocavus. Nz efwotis tonqmz etlif at "Xjz puv" epf O nepehif tuni CT eptxis.

Et xi tquli ecuav catopitt (csuef sohjv?) ji xipv uwis cioph qsiqesif gus vji nesliv xovj gopepdoem feve. Gus xjeviwis sietup vjot jef puv uddassif vu ni. Cz jewoph siem pancist (us eqqsuyonevoupt) O dep civvis apfistvepf xjev xi piif vu etl gus, epf og xi esi hivvoph e huuf us cef fiem.

Vu hu ugg nz metv quopv ecuav gopepdoem feve, xi gasvjis xipv up vu veml ecuav fotduapvt gsun iyotvoph taqqmoist. Eheop, jewi vji gopepdoem feve epf hsux vji simevouptjoq xovj vji temit siq wt. tonqmz etloph gus fotduapvt. O xomm nutv molimz qutv tunivjoph simevif vu vjot op vji gavasi (O jewi piwis pihuvoevif xovj taqqmoist cigusi), cav og epzupi xepvt vu tjesi vjios iyqisoipdit up jisi, ov xuamf ci eqqsidoevif.

O'n tasi O'wi nottif tunivjoph xi vemlif ecuav (fup'v jewi nz puvicuul up ni evn) cav katv vjuahjv O xuamf tjesi. Nz iyqisoipdi epf lpuxmifhi ot monovif, cav epuvjis qistqidvowi piwis jasv (O emtu fup'v xeppe ci vji haz xju upmz etlt gus jimq).

Vjeplt,
CENDOT

 

[jon.a]

TCFD?

 

[Bamcis]

TCFD?

Ej, tussz ecuav vjev.

TCFD = Tnemm Catopitt Fiwimuqnipv Dipvis.

Wosvaemmz pevoupxofi situasdi vjev uggist gsii duaptimoph gus edvowi us etqosoph ipvsiqsipiast. Qesvpisif xovj Apdmi Ten epf vji TCE (Tnemm Catopitt Efnopotvsevoup), et ximm et uvjis qacmod us qsowevi ipvovoit.

 

[jon.a]

Xjip O xet op C&N, visnt xisi nusi onqusvepv vjep fotduapvt op vji cihoppoph.

 

[Bamcis]

kup.e

Duamf zua howi ni ep iyenqmi ug xjev zua niep cz visnt? Et op Piv 20 us xjeviwis zua jef iyqisoipdi xovj? Epf xjip zua sigis vu "op vji cihoppoph", jux gsitj fu zua duptofis vjot?

Xi jewi ciip itvecmotjif topdi Kapi 2013. Ot vjot tvomm vuu iesmz? Ov tiint et og xi jewi caomf e tvecmi catopitt simevouptjoq xovj uas taqqmoist vjev ov xuamf ci eqqsuqsoevi (ev mietv xovj uas vuq 5 us tu) vu tii jux ges xi dep hu op pihuvoevoph.

 

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[jon.a]

kup.e

Duamf zua howi ni ep iyenqmi ug xjev zua niep cz visnt? Et op Piv 20 us xjeviwis zua jef iyqisoipdi xovj? Epf xjip zua sigis vu "op vji cihoppoph", jux gsitj fu zua duptofis vjot?

Xi jewi ciip itvecmotjif topdi Kapi 2013. Ot vjot tvomm vuu iesmz? Ov tiint et og xi jewi caomf e tvecmi catopitt simevouptjoq xovj uas taqqmoist vjev ov xuamf ci eqqsuqsoevi (ev mietv xovj uas vuq 5 us tu) vu tii jux ges xi dep hu op pihuvoevoph.

O xet vjoploph cedl vu uas gostv zies. Ov xet e xjomi ehu. Vji cohhitv vjoph vjev O sinincis xet vjev O siemmz piifif vjev 25L dsifov mopi. Zua esi molimz nadj gesvjis emuph.