One Day Wholesale Buying Workshop
About the Class
With 20 years experience in the wholesale home furnishings industry, Vicki Dye brings to this workshop the expertise and "inside" information essential to your success.
Vicki will take the guesswork out of:
- Connecting with manufacturers and purchasing direct
- Pricing your product and other "mark-up" strategies
- Working with shipping and freight companies
- Discovering tricks to the trade only insiders know!
This workshop is designed to teach you the finer details of buying and selling in the wholesale marketplace for greater bottom line earnings.
What You'll Receive
- Comprehensive, full-color training manual filled with valuable information on the study of wholesale buying and selling nationwide
- Classroom training
- Hands-on training in three wholesale facilities
- All the information and confidence you'll need to buy wholesale!
Class Outline
Morning Session
- Field Trip – Everyone loves to shop!
- We will tour three wholesale facilities with product availability nationwide. - Window Treatments
- View the Hunter Douglas product line
- Learn about style selections
- Measuring and installation
- Details in custom drapery
- Details in how to price your product line - Flooring
- View product lines of flooring and rugs
- Learn all the many flooring options, rug styles, materials, weaves, finishes, and more!
- Measuring and installation
- Details in how to price your product line
Afternoon Session
- Furniture & Accessories
- View product lines of furniture
- Learn about the construction and durability factors
- How to measure accurately for the correct furniture size and style for a room
- Details in how to price this product line
- View product lines of home accessories
- Details in how to price this product line - Fabrics
- View several lines of fabrics
- Upholstery
- Window Treatments
- Bedding
- Tabletop
- Accent Pillows - Resources
- Receive a list of 30 national wholesale companies
- Receive a list of wholesale facilities located nationwide
- Decorative tile artist
- Painting contractors
- Faux finishers
- Upholstery
- Drapery workrooms
- Carpet and wood floor installation
- Custom framing
The main objective in Interior Redesign is to work with existing furniture pieces. Many times, however, you have a client looking for new or custom furniture, accessories, window treatments, flooring, and more. This will be your opportunity to learn, be knowledgeable and informed, be product ready – and be ready to sell!
Coaching
After completing any of our workshops, coaching will be avaiable though our Monthly Mentor Meetings.
- Mentor Monthly™
- One day a month dedicated to mentoring TCCR graduates
- Face-to-face or email Q&A about building your business
- Receive encouragement and support for your business
* Annual fee is required to join the TCCR Network.
Out of Town Students
Transportation is provided to all locations while attending the workshop. Hotel info will be provided upon your registration. Airfare, hotel and meals are at the expense of the student.