I did the India sourcing trip in…
I did the India sourcing trip in October 22.
The trip was absolute magic in that Meghla has a very long background as a very senior manager operating internationally with Global sources.
She now lives in Delhi and runs ISN full time.
The level of coaches were absolute top shelf and the likes of Tim jordan and Steven Selikoff amongst a team of specialist experts.
Days were long and masterminds and group workshops went late into the evening.
There was a great balance of both cultural learnings and also teaching negotiation skills, contract processes and general business acumen.
This formed the confidence and base understanding to be able to enter the Delhi fair with a mind set to win. There was always a coach available to join you in negotiations if you required it.
The final part of the trip was actual factory visits at Moradabad.
We were able to again get close with a very different process to what we would see in China in that this was from a largely artisan driven process compared to a mass produced operation.
Meghla and her partners Margaret and Kevin are highly respected and well known within the Indian community and they have allready built a large data base of suppliers and manufacturers that they have audited and assessed for offshore supply.
It was an amazing trip culturally from supporting the underpriviliged children from Dipalya to visiting the Taj Mahal and other historic sites.
We saw the charity work done by the volounteers in the Seik Temple who feed uop to a hundred thousand travelers for free every day.
At the fair we saw and negotiated through booths containing hand made and amazing environmental products and later in the factories we got down and dusty with the mastercraftsmen hand making your wares with pride.
I would close this review with three thoughts:
1) If you want to grow you need to know your business partners in the supply chain so go and meet them in their factories and in their homes and put yourself into trading onthe the right terms.
2) Relationships in business are just so important and spending time to know your suppliers is not only money in the bank but they will ensure you have a good experience.
3) If you are visiting India spend the money and get the best....Do it with India Sourcing Network...They really are India.