The 5 Most Important Relationships in Your Business

It takes more than just hard work to make your business flourish.  It takes relationships. You need to surround yourself with quality people that can help you enhance your knowledge and advance your business.  There are a number of business relationships you can foster to help you achieve success. (Do you have a business mentor…

Why You Want to Source Your Products in China with PLU

When it comes to sourcing new products, China manufactures anything and everything you can think of (and lots of stuff you never imagined) for your Private Label business.  Here at PLU, we’re planning our annual trip to the China Import and Export Fair, better known as the Canton Fair.  Held in Guangzhou, China, the Canton…

Why You Should Start Getting Your Amazon Store Ready for Christmas NOW

(Updated Chinese Holiday Calendar Download) You did it:  You made it through another Q4 holiday season.  Hopefully, profits were high, costs were low, and your post-holiday returns haven’t made you want to tear out your hair.  After all the long hours of planning, stressing, and running on fumes (or coffee!), now’s the best time to…

Turning Your Product into a Product Line

Turning Your Single Private Label Product into a Product Line You’ve made the big step and private labeled your product. Congratulations! While that’s a great accomplishment, you might still feel you’ve got something more left to give. It’s time for expansion. How do you move forward to turn your product into a business, to turn…

Don’t Book Your Flight to The Canton Fair Until You Read This…

You’ve heard us say it before: Making a trip to China to the Canton Fair saves you time, money, and headaches when you are sourcing your Private Label products. You skip the endless waiting (hello, time zone difference!) and frustration that goes along with finding suppliers via email on sites like Alibaba and Aliexpress, you…

3 Things Every Seller Should Do While Waiting For Inventory To Arrive

Congratulations! If your inventory is in transit, it means you’ve completed several of the most challenging aspects of launching a business in the physical product industry. You’ve decided which product you want to sell, you found a supplier you can trust, and you successfully navigated the importing process. Now what? Many new sellers assume that…

3 Sourcing Lessons: Live From China!

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Amazon Private Label Summit: Watch The Complete Private Label Process With The Pros!

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Understanding Dropshipping: is it Costing You or Making You Money?

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