Finding the key partners to work with can make or break your venture. After thousands of conversations with aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s one of the most common obstacles and risks holding folks back from pursuing their idea. So – we asked some of the smartest, most resourceful entrepreneurs in the community to share their lessons and insights to help inspire and educate the next great set of entrepreneurs.

Patricia Gillmore

Being in the re-sale industry, we rely heavily on local foot traffic, and or local online presence. When I originally started GGirls Closet back in 2013. It was a stand-alone storefront off-Broadway in Denver. the local scene and word of mouth were huge for us to be able to sustain. I started thinking about having a wider footprint and finding different vendors, or sites to offload back inventory. Read more>>

Jordyn Tourville Hernandez

You can find plenty of events happening that offer spots for vendors. I do a lot of seeking out opportunities online. After that, I made contact to see if I could apply to become a vendor at the location of the event. Time is everything, as spots fill up fast. What is meant for me will be for me. I keep that thought in mind so I do not become discouraged, because you simply cannot land every deal you attempt to make and that is OKAY! Being in close with the community is really helpful when it comes to insight of other opportunities that may become available so you can try to get ahead of the game! Read more>>

Chris Moore

Finding a good distributor is very important as to when you need to order products in a rush and to still be able to get them at discounted prices so that you can keep your price down and keep your customers happy. We choose S&S Activewear because of their customer service and shipping costs are awesome. I would recommend finding an outside sales representative to help you get them big box store deals. Read more>>