duckhunter - 6:11 am on Apr 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

Well said minnapple. You spoke the words I preach to others starting businesses. Except "just as many that failed" should read "twice as many that failed"

Do you guys try and negotiate the wholesale price

You can certainly ask if payment terms can be tied to a discount. ie: 3% discount paid in 10 days or Minimum order size. $5000+ gets automatic % off.

Seems to be getting tougher to negotiate prices over the last year with rising costs. Every cost I have has gone up and so has the distributors so margins are getting squeezed.

You do sound like you have thought things through and hope to see you posting your successes down the road. Nose to the grindstone now, it's a long road.......