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.

Alli B

We were looking for a hair extension manufacturer, and Beauvoir found us through Instagram. What’s so great about 2023 is how social media can open so many doors for small business owners. We were looking for hair that has great quality and is responsibly sourced, and Beauvoir checked all our boxes. If i were to do anything differently, it would have been to prioritize our social media page way sooner, as it has opened many doors for us! Read more>>

Jessica Amburn

In the rock and gemstone community it is very important that we are sourcing our products from a supplier that is implementing ethical practices. By that I mean, sourcing from mines where ethical practices and standards are implemented and enforced. It is also important to know that stones we are sourcing and offering to our customers are authentic, natural and of the best quality available! I would be lying if I said that the process of finding reliable suppliers was easy! Read more>>

Jas & Monét Winston-Tate

We actually started our relationship with our manufacturer through social media. We were so trusting in the beginning and ended up getting scammed. We were heartbroken but once our current manufacturer messaged us we explained the unfortunate circumstance we had encountered and to gain our trust, they agreed to make & ship our products and wait to receive payment and after that initial swap, the rest is history. Read more>>