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Great product idea, but how to get it made?!

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StartupNation’s chief startupologist, Rich Sloan, interviews StartupNation community member and manufacturing expert, Mick Janness. He runs a company called Global Access and has already helped several StartupNation members get their products made.

Listen in to learn whether or not getting your product made overseas makes sense. Also, learn about the value outsourcing the whole process, soup to nuts to a professional organization like Mick’s so you can focus on your business.

Covered topics include:

  • Program management
  • Strategic sourcing
  • Supply chain logistics.

Comments

You can get your product developed at places like http://www.unitedgs.com/outsourcing.html If you start asking the right questions, you'll definitely start to align with the right people who can bring a product idea from fantasy to prototype to shelves.

Would you have any further insights or precautions? Rodrigo, I wrote a book about it (The Entrepreneur`s Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing) and try as I may, between that, the blog and the member`s forum, I couldn`t possibly put all that here :). It`s just too much material.

Hi Kathleen, Thanks for replying to my post...Apparel Manuf./Screenprinting.I will definitely check out your blog, Fashion Incubator, regularly.What you say here about apparel manufacturing in China, and the current US view on it is very helpful. The comments on supply and demand for people in fashion retail is also helpful.I am establishing a relationship with a middle-man in NJ. They seem credible and work from Bangladesh. They`ve worked with large companies, but are willing to work with me t...

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