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THE CONFESSION I’VE BEEN DREADING and how it’s setting me free to get support.

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Part of me thinks I’m sharing too much, but on the other hand, my story often encourages and inspires people to never give up on their dreams.

Even though I started developing a selling system for expo and event vendors in the 80’s (while selling crafts to...

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MEET OUR DYNAMIC NEW AFRICAN MEMBER

 

Nita Chivwara of Zomba, Malawi.

 Wedding & Event Planner and Active Member of 'The Village To Vendor Pipeline'.

   

 

SHE DISCOVERED THE VENDOR ACADEMY and felt a strong urge to join right away. Covid devastated her wedding and event planning...

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WHY UNTRAINED HEADWRAP VENDORS USUALLY FAIL.

Over the years, since Inspirit Arts started promoting headwrap vending as a viable profession,  I've watched a number of headwrap brands open and close. They didn't take my classes for how to start a professional headwrapping business, and bit the dust within a year.

Generally speaking, most...

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This is Why Pop-Up Vending is So Easy to Do Really Badly.

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PART ONE:

Who is to say whether a pop-up vendor is good or bad at promoting products or services at fairs, festivals, trade shows, expos, marketplaces and special events?

It all depends on what their...

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MISTAKE #1: Wrong Greetings when Initiating Contact with Shoppers.

This blog marks the first of a series of lessons from The Vendor Academy.

"TOP 10 SELLING MISTAKES Event Vendors Make in the First 10 Seconds of Engaging Shoppers"

It's so sad to see vendors scare away potential customers without even realizing what they're doing wrong. Some make passive...

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