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I had FANTASTIC luck with my local World Trade Center.  (I`m in SC so the SCWTC was the key to my overseas manufacturing)  There are also some great sourcing agents out there (maybe even part of our SuN community who could help)  I`m sure you will some great answers here.  Just be prepared as the minimums are high.  If you need to start small then I would suggest looking domestically on www.thomasnet.com until you have the numbers to support going overseas.

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Leslie
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Charmed Life Products LLC
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Some great resources for overseas apparel production can be found on www.alibaba.com.  Alibaba is a tremendous resource that is partially owned by Yahoo!. You should be able to find a factory with low to mid range MOQs.  When using Alibaba, you may be able to find sources out of India.  India will also be a great production location for apparel based items.  If the volumes are high, go offshore - if not, you will find domestic sources will be much more cost efficient. 

 

Thanks for all the info. - the problem I am finding with domestic manufacturers is that all they produce is industrial product and do not work with anything in a cotton broadcloth which I need. I prefer to work with someone  in the states  until my business can support a higher quantity demand. Was considering QVC`s Oprah`s Next Big Idea until I realized that I could not find a supplier for my product in a timely fashion. Thanks again for the your suggestions, I will look further into staying in the states and hopefully find a manufacturer who can product my product. I look forward to many more discussions in hopes that I can get my ducks in a row before jumping into the big entrepreneur pond.

You might find some information about domestic sources here: http://fashion-incubator.com/mt/

Good luck,
RF