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Getting Trade References

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  • 26-01-2012 5:58pm
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    MOH
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    How do you go about getting trade references for potential suppliers?
    Particularly if you're a relatively new business, who haven't established credit terms with anyone else?
    Is it just a matter of dealing with the same supplier a number of times, building up to the point where you get credit terms with them, and then asking them for a reference?


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    deman
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    Pay up front with a few suppliers for a while until you build up trust. That's the way I had to do it.


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    mneylon
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    deman wrote: »
    Pay up front with a few suppliers for a while until you build up trust. That's the way I had to do it.

    That's pretty much how I imagine most people do it.

    If it's just a "trade" reference as opposed to a "credit" reference then it's slightly easier

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    MOH
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    Thanks folks, figured that was probably how it works but just wondered was I missing something!


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