"five ACCESSORIES is one of the most
triple bottom line businesses you will encounter. five ACCESSORIES is a
wholesale business whose mission is to empower and deliver sustainable
livelihoods for workers and their communities through the sale of eco-friendly
and fair traded, locally made products. Products can be found in over 150
national retail stores.Christine Hutchison and her husband Wells founded the company during their honeymoon five years ago. While there, they met a Balinese tour guide who told them how much difference five dollars a month can make to a Balinese family. While admiring the beautiful handbags and jewelry made by local artisans, the couple was inspired to start five ACCESSORIES, a company that embodies both their entrepreneurial and
philosophic zeal."
Christine shares what it took
to build this business up, with advice on:
✽ What it takes to start a wholesale business
as a importer of global handicraft
✽ Where to identify trustworthy
suppliers of fair trade products, if you don’t have the
freedom to travel around the world all year long
freedom to travel around the world all year long
✽ What it takes to be Fair Trade
Certified
✽ The one deadly mistake she made when
starting her business, and her advice to
entrepreneurs on how to avoid making the same error
entrepreneurs on how to avoid making the same error
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