The Wholesale Forums

[kwidzin]

Having viewed, as probably many of you have, 100's of wholesale/trade web pages, a lot state that you must prove to trade.

What conforms to being a trader?. In car sales you can just start up, no licence as such, just buy cars and sell them, and if you are selling over so many a year become legit, pay taxes etc...

Is this the same in the buying/selling game.?

What I mean is, if you are starting as a newbie, how do you get credibility as a trader, do you HAVE to start a business, in order to be seen as a trader or is it just red tape and most people willing to put thier neck out and ask suppliers will get goods from wholesaler wether they are a "trader" or not


For example, If I want to contact wholesalers have I first got to register as a business, and if so how. I was under the impression that it was only LTD companies that had to register with Companies House. As a sole trader how, where, who would I register with.?? to be a "trader"

Thanks for any info.

[Anthony]

Credibility isn't something that you start with nor can buy. It comes with experience and good deals under your belt. In order to make your business credible you should be a registered business, have all your accounts in order and operate an ethical and hopefully friendly business.