[Jewelry making - Article 00963] - Re: [Orchid] [Tucson 2006] General information

[Deb Weller]

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>     However, having business cards with your name & the name of a
>     business that's 'in the industry' goes a long way to establishing
>     legitimacy at some shows. Another possibility is membership in a
>     national/international (i.e. MJSA, AGTA, etc) organization that's
>     part of the business. 

    Pre-registering with the names of everyone from your business who
    will be attending that show helps, too. When you get a registration
    form from the show, it will have places to list everyone who will be
    representing your business, and their title, which at minimum should
    probably be "buyer" or "manager", even if YOU are the one holding the
    checkbook and credit cards. Usually, if mailing the pre-registration,
    you are asked to include business cards for each participant. 

    True, business cards ARE easily created, but they are not the only
    item required for admission to the wholesale only shows. Other shows
    might require a photo of your storefront, a listing in the phone book
    under the business name, a certain annual income for your business
    (if you don't make $100K+ per year, don't bother trying to register),
    a certain amount of annual purchases made from suppliers (or even
    from a specific supplier - if you don't buy $XX thousand, don't
    bother) or maybe even a listing with D&B. 

    I do know that they do SOME verification if you register at the door
    at AGTA - I don't know WHAT verification they do, or how much. It
    took about 45-60 minutes for us to register at the door last year and
    to get our credentials for the AGTA show in Tucson.

Deb Weller


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