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Wholesale sourcing guides
In-depth, practical guides on finding suppliers, checking them and protecting your margin, with worked examples and templates you can copy.
Start here 11 min read How to Find Wholesale Suppliers and Test Them Before You Commit Define what you need, find real suppliers, score a shortlist, compare quotes on total cost and test with a sample and small first order. Read the guide
Avoiding risk 11 min read
How to Check a Wholesale Supplier Is Real Before You Send Money
How wholesale scams work, which warning signs matter, a one-hour check using official registers, safer first-order terms, and what to do if money has gone.
Getting started 11 min read
How to Open a Wholesale Account and Get Approved by Suppliers
What suppliers ask for in the US, UK and EU, how to apply as a new or online business, and how to read the terms you are offered.
Buying and negotiating 11 min read
How to Negotiate a Lower MOQ and Know When It Is Worth Doing
Why suppliers set minimums, the eight levers that move them, email scripts to copy, and the arithmetic that shows when a lower MOQ costs you more.
Buying and negotiating 10 min read
Work Out Landed Cost and Real Margin Before You Place an Order
Add every cost from supplier quote to shelf, check duty rules for the US, EU and UK, and set a price floor before you commit to a wholesale order.
Selling online 11 min read
Find Dropshipping Suppliers That Connect to Shopify or WooCommerce
What each supplier connection really does on Shopify and WooCommerce, what to test before going live, and what the fees do to your margin.
Wholesale margin calculator
Work out landed cost and the margin on any product.