starting up a business

dc69

I want to start up an online site selling car electronics,does anyone know what wholesalers would sell car electronics,such cd players,speakers etc.would i be looking for a car parts wholesaler or an electronics wholesaler,any leads would be great.
Thanks
David

Trojan

I think this business idea might be more suited to someone who already has leads in these areas already. Do you have contacts there?

Otherwise, to find them you should find out about industry conferences, tradeshows etc & go meet people face to face.

misterq

if you want to succeed in your chosen business area, you need to know your product. That means the technical side, the suppliers, various options etc.

Throwing it up on to a website is not or at least should not, be the hard part.
If you don't have a good knowledge of the industry already, I would advise you to start learning before you do anything else.

Unless you have a grasp of costs, margins etc, how can you know yours is a good idea?

Get googling, visit the competition, see what stuff they stock and email the manufacturers to find out who their Irish agent is etc, etc

dc69

thanks very much for the reply's guys i really appreciate them,im in college at the moments so just want to start something small up and see hows it goes put what im studying into practise,i would have an extremely detailed knowledge of the products but im just having trouble finding a supplier,i emailed a few manufacturers but when i email the irish suppliers they give me i get no joy.i reckon they are only gona really respond if i register the business and get vat number etc cause i think they just see me as clowning around ie emailing them without sufficent company details.this is really my stumbling block because they wont give me prices i cant predict profit margins so id say my only option is really to register the business.
Thanks
David

Trojan

Ringing them is the best bet - if you've got a bad rep with them already use your mates name - tell them you're in college doing a research project on industry and ask for as much info as they can give you.