Hello everyone!
One of our founding members is looking for a partner for their business. Please note that we are not hiring for BJDivas, however the position will have a big BJD-related perk: our dealer discounts will be extended to whoever takes this position, and we will also provide layaway on top of those discounts. For most of our partners, the dealer discounts is on top of event discounts, so purchasing with those discounts will result in more savings than purchasing normally during an event.
As for the position itself, it needs someone located in or willing to relocate to the NJ/eastern PA/southern NY area. The business is a retail supplier that acts as a semi-bulk supplier to other businesses. The clients are family-owned dollar/budget stores and similar establishments (so not chain places like Dollar Tree) in the tristate area. The product is relatively low cost jewelry imported from China. Our founding member handles the acquisition of the inventory and there is an existing inventory of 200k+ pieces. There are 600 stores/clients in the current customer list. They need somebody who can talk to the individual store owners as their supplies run low, deliver pre-assembled display units to the appropriate stores, and potentially also design the layout of future displays. Ideally they want a partner rather than an employee, someone they can trust with tasks like cash handling, and with whom they’d split the profits. Another reason that a partner is ideal is that the business has a lot of potential for expansion, and they want both parties to explore and benefit from that potential. The position would be pretty flexible as far as schedule is concerned, the previous business owner would work 3 days out of the week under normal business operations and they expect it to be similar once they get all the stuff set up with the prospective partner.
This business was executed most recently as a part-time gig, although it can certainly be evolved into a full-time job. The previous business owner had scaled down the job due to being satisfied with how much she was making and wanting fewer hours + retirement. The lack of much competition and the extensiveness of the client base meant that she could pick and choose what she wanted to do. There were also avenues of sales that she didn’t explore, such as selling online, which would also be desirable. Many of the required activities can be done from home.
In an ideal world, the prospective partner would have a bit of artistic sense, but it isn’t necessary, the biggest criteria is that they want someone that is trustworthy.
If you are or know someone who is interested, please contact us via e-mail and we’ll direct you to the proper party: balljointeddivas@gmail.com
