[Jewelry making - Article 00346] - Re: [Orchid] Keeping trade secrets

[Tracy Burlison]

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Hi Kim,

    Why not take orders for your students and resell them the beads at a
    small profit? Or make up your own kits? If you feel the need to
    explain it to them, tell them you can get a better deal on bulk items
    then they can individually anyway. Personally, I don't feel that
    there's a need to share my suppliers with people whom I'm teaching.
    Most won't have a business license for those wholesalers who require
    such... but there's always one person who might take all your
    information, instructions and decide they can undercut you on your
    classes. 

    On a forum such as Orchid, there's less of a risk then with students
    (assuming they are local) are living and working in your
    selling/teaching vicinity. 

    On another note... when I have people coming up to me at my booth
    and ask me directly who my bead suppliers are, I'll happily give them
    the most expensive source (whether I actually use them or not). I
    tell them that if they want to meet the wholesaler's $500 minimum,
    buying around 50 strands of pearls and $100-$300 in sterling beads,
    they'll be able to meet the price competitively on the bracelet they
    are eyeing. Makes the $19 bracelet look like a bargain, no? :-) 

    I don't know how advanced your classes are, but for most needs, Fire
    Mountain gems is a good resource for students because they will sell
    beads in small quantities. 

Tracy
Tracy's Treasures

 
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