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		<title>Advice on finding direct suppliers</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Check out www.beads-manufacturer]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Check out www.beads-manufacturers.com to find some decent wholesalers.&#160; My stepmother used to make her own jewelry (LilyB designs) and found her suppliers through this website.&#160; Obviously, due diligence is in order but she found excellent deals t[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Remember that on alibaba, the va]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Remember that on alibaba, the vast majority of the sellers are overseas. Thats why I said be careful who you deal with.
For beads, I would look at Indian suppliers. They seem to specialize in cabs and beads of all kinds as well as simple prema]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks Jeff.&#160; I currently b]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks Jeff.&#160; I currently buy some of our beads from Firemountain, but I want to get to a place where I am small boxes of them and reducing cost by cutting out the middle man.&#160; I will look into trade shows and how to get a wholesale license.&#160[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 18:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get a wholesalers license and th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Get a wholesalers license and then start going to gem shows, bead shows and the like. Look online at places like alibaba.com for international suppliers (but be careful who you deal with).
Also, you can look into buying from wholesalers like f]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I have&#160;a start-up e-busines]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I have&#160;a start-up e-business that creates beaded bracelets with a sustainable and mind, body, spirit focus.&#160; Originally I`ve been buying my supplies from wholesalers on the Internet.&#160; As I expand I wanted to try to create relationships where[...]]]></description>
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