| If you are an entrepreneur who resells wholesale | | | | Depending upon which companies you are working |
| products such as wholesale jewelry, or if you are | | | | with, it is sometimes possible to purchase |
| thinking about becoming a retailer who buys | | | | wholesale merchandise for fifty percent (or even |
| wholesale jewelry and then resells the | | | | less) of retail. You will need to do your research, |
| merchandise for a profit, you will want to get a | | | | however, to find out which specific wholesalers |
| solid handle on how the wholesale industry works. | | | | might be the best matches for you. Read as |
| Even if you do not have a solid record as a | | | | much as you can about what other retailers have |
| reseller or you are just getting started in the retail | | | | to say about working with any wholesalers you |
| business, there are wholesale companies that are | | | | are contemplating doing business with so that you |
| willing to work with you as you get your business | | | | can get a solid grasp of their reputation in the |
| established. | | | | industry. |
| Perhaps you own a gift shop or a jewelry shop, | | | | As a retailer, many (if not most) wholesalers will |
| or maybe you run your retail jewelry business out | | | | require you to provide them with your complete |
| of your home. Or perhaps you are just in the | | | | business license information as well as a sales tax |
| planning stages of creating your business. | | | | number. (Not all of them require you to provide |
| Regardless of what stage you are in with your | | | | them with this information, but it is important to |
| business, you will typically need to deal with | | | | be aware that many of the more reputable |
| wholesalers on a regular basis to launch your | | | | companies do. |
| business and keep it operational. | | | | |