Equestrian trade suppliers - starting up as an Etrader?

[Girlracer]

Hi everyone!

I am just looking into starting up as an etrader, i run a successful car sales business with my dad and have just started selling Autoglym products.

However i am really interested in maybe starting selling some equestrian products, and perhaps dogs items too.

Can anyone tell me where to start looking for a supplier or reccommend anywhere?

Any information would be really helpful - thanks.

 

[MrsMozart]

Contact British Equestrian Trade Aasociation ("BETA").

There's an annual trade show, which has been held at the NEC, Birmingham for the last couple of years.

Being an etrader you might have issues getting accounts open.

 

[Girlracer]

Contact British Equestrian Trade Aasociation ("BETA").

There's an annual trade show, which has been held at the NEC, Birmingham for the last couple of years.

Being an etrader you might have issues getting accounts open.

Okay thanks for that, i will look in to it. Surely in this day and age though there is somewhere that supplies to etraders?

 

[ElleSkywalker]

There are some that do,

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Stupid phone sorry!

....but the majority won't as it is seen as unfair on tack shops who pay staff, business rates, electric etc where as internet only companies don't have these overheads so cut prices. So folks to the tack shop to see items, try things on then get it cheap of tinterweb.

It's the manufacturers/distributers way of supporting shops