How to order from a manufacturer?

[tannerr12]

I am looking to start a small business selling computer hardware but I am new to this. Does anyone know the steps I need to take to get in order to create a purchase order with a manufacturer or know where I can find contact details to call them directly? Any tips will help, thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

I am looking to start a small business selling computer hardware but I am new to this. Does anyone know the steps I need to take to get in order to create a purchase order with a manufacturer or know where I can find contact details to call them directly? Any tips will help, thanks!

1. Find their website
2. Find the contact info for the sales department
3. Contact them

 

[vrumor]

Do you have large sums of money to buy from them as well? Im sure you can find the numbers you want via Google, which is what anyone trying to help you would have to do.

 

[13thmonkey]

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Question from tannerr12 : "How to order from a manufacturer?"

I am looking to start a small business selling computer hardware but I am new to this. Does anyone know the steps I need to take to get in order to create a purchase order with a manufacturer or know where I can find contact details to call them directly? Any tips will help, thanks!

 

[captaincharisma]

just like was said you would go to the manufacturers website and in there "contact us" section you will find a number for their sales department. that or you will have to google who takes care of sales for manufacturer X in your area

 

[13thmonkey]

Be prepared to have to commit to n units, to make it viable, else you need an intermediary distributor to buy from where n will be much smaller.

 

[USAFRet]

4. Describe how you'll compete with prices and shipping times from Amazon/Newegg/BestBuy/Walmart...