Business: Where to find products to sell

Trade shows, magazines, newsletters, on-line publications, manufacturers, and importers are good places to look for products to sell. 

For trade shows, contact the Chamber of Commerce in your area. Also, contact local convention or trade centers via the Chamber of Commerce in any large city for a calendar of up-coming trade shows which are typically held annually. 

To attend these shows, you must be "in the trade" since they are not open to the public. Sometimes you may be able to get a free pass and badge from a sponsor and to look for products to sell.

You can directly contact manufacturers and suppliers requesting their wholesale prices (remember to use your business stationery). 

The companies can be found in the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (22 volumes; 1997 cost $240) under 55,000 product & service headings. This valuable resource looks like a big green encyclopedia and is available in any large public or college library.

Good free information to look for products to sell

Contact a local field office of the Department of Commerce. Your local library and especially the business library of a College or University is an excellent source of business books, publications and trade magazines where you can get ideas for products that you can sell.

Ask your reference librarian for help or check the "yellow pages" ...but do it now!! 

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