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An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business.
A fabric wholesaler is a company that supplies manufacturers with cloth. They can be found on the internet (some have their own websites), in your phonebook, at fabric trade shows, in fabric wholesaler books (which can be purchased at fabric trade shows) or through contacts in your community. I found my current fabric wholesalers at trade shows and on the internet.
An invoice is an itemized list of goods shipped that specifies the price and the terms of a sale.
Label manufacturers are companies that make labels (with either care instructions or a logo) to be sewn into and/or onto the clothing being made.They can be found on the internet, in contractor publications, at apparel trade shows, in your phone book or through contacts in your community.
Manufacturers (also called sewing contractors) make finished articles of clothing. They can sew any requested amount of clothing, ranging from a few pieces to very large quantities. Manufacturers can be found in clothing production publications, in your phonebook, on the internet, in business-to-business directories and through contacts in your community. Knowing a lot of contractors is a plus at times because if one can't produce a requested quantity at a certain time, having another on hand to finish the work will keep your delivery date on schedule.
Notions are zippers, buttons, buckles, etc.
Notion wholesalers are companies that sell notions (zippers, buttons, buckles, etc.) wholesale to other companies and ship them to manufacturers to include in the finished product. They can be found in clothing supplier publications, at clothing trade shows, on the internet, in your phonebook or through contacts in your community.
A swatch is a sample piece of fabric or a collection of samples to show color and texture options.
The wholesale price is the price charged to stores that sell your product to the public or that wholesalers charge for raw materials.
A wholesaler is a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to stores or other merchants.
