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9 Things I Learned As a New Mom That Make Me a Better Business Owner

As my baby’s first birthday approaches, another anniversary approaches as well — my anniversary of becoming a mom, experiencing birth, and stepping into this new phase.

For me, becoming a mom has felt like riding a mountain bike down a steep hill: exhilarating, joyful, demanding of my strength and skill, and only partially in my control. I’ve learned a lot over the past year. And most of what I’ve learned feels viscerally true to me across both my personal life and my work life.

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JuniperMarket: Brand Tips + How It Compares to Faire

As new wholesale marketplaces pop up, it can be hard to sort out the real opportunities from the time-wasters. As you know, we’ve done profiles of all the key marketplaces (starting with Faire of course.) But JuniperMarket LINK, one of the newest entrants to the space holds real promise. JuniperMarket’s key differences are its focus on home goods and furniture, certainly – but they also have an interesting showroom component that may just prove to be a truly new offering.

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Can Makers Contact Stockists Outside of Faire’s Platform?

It’s so exciting to get an order from a new stockist. But the thing that is most satisfying and ultimately transformative to your business is to have long-term relationships with stockists that order from you repeatedly over the span of years. Here’s what we recommend in terms of communication with your stockists, including those who buy from you on Faire.

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Creoate Wholesale Marketplace: Brand Tips + How It Compares to Faire

When considering wholesale marketplaces there is no shortage of options these days. Many of the marketplaces are similar but small differences can mean large impacts on makers and independent brands. In this article we review a newer wholesale marketplace, Creoate, and give you the information you need to decide if it’s a good fit for your wholesale strategy.

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What to Put on Your Wholesale Line Sheet Cover Page

If you’re working to grow wholesale, your wholesale line sheet (or wholesale catalog) is one of your most important tools. It’s a single, cohesive way to present your line, products, pricing, and wholesale terms in a format that lets you tell your story to store owners, exactly how you want to.

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Candid Wholesale Review and Maker Tips

Editor’s note: Originally, Candid started at well under $100/month with unlimited users. But as of March, 2024, Candid’s price increased to a minimum of $179/month. For many small makers and brands this may be well out of range as a fee that makes sense. This article was originally written when the tool was more affordable, but at that higher price, think carefully about whether it makes sense for you before proceeding.

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Carro, Abound and Droply: What Makers Need To Know

For years, Abound was a major player in the wholesale marketplace world – and a major competitor to Faire. So for many small brands, Abound was a marketplace they had considered selling with.

In 2023 and 2024, though, Abound made an abrupt business model transition and then (effectively) closed altogether. In this article we wrangled all the details of that evolution – and we’ll give you the details you need for Abound, Droply, and their Droply’s parent company, Carro.

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A Big Change at Wholesale In a Box ❤️

We’re making a big change in how we do things at Wholesale In a Box -- and we’re thrilled (and a little nervous!) to be announcing this shift. It’s a big one -- and we believe that it’s truly the best thing we can do for the makers we serve.

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