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Who
can we help?
Three
distinct groups benefit from our services.
Join us now!!!!
First,
the person thinking about getting into some kind of herb business whether it’s
growing herbs commercially, running an herb shop, manufacturing herbal products or
starting up a healing practice. Starting up a business takes a lot of research…. You
need to know what laws apply to you, the potential market, what crops are viable, where
you can sell your products. The kinds of questions that often leave you wondering where to
even start your phone calls. We cut through all that by having that kind of information
for you: regulations, recommendations, even possible contacts for customers. We’ll
give you a recommended reading list and answer specific questions or put you in touch with
those that can. With over 25 years of experience in the herb industry and
close to 30 years
experience as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant, there's
the kind of help that can get you off to a good start….or stop you before you waste
any more money. Think of your dues as the cheapest
business advice you’ll ever find saving you more than that in phone calls.
Second,
if you’re a small to medium sized business you’re often stumped as to how to
expand your sales. You need to keep track of the latest trends, research and legislation
to avoid making costly mistakes. And we subscribe to all those costly publications so you
don’t have to. You need that occasional boost to keep your creative juices flowing.
Or you need to find products that the competition doesn’t have yet. We can help with
all this and more. If you’re selling to the trade there are free classified ads
on our website. If you’re selling to the general public those ads are also posted
on our web site getting you worldwide exposure. You’re listed in our Herbal Green
Pages Online, the acknowledged most complete resource guide for the herb industry with over
3000 listings of herbal businesses (and products of interest to herb businesses). You’re
listed in the online version that gives you more exposure with
links to your home page and/or email address and an enhanced listing. We can give you names of brokers that may be
interested in purchasing your products and you can list your crops (if you’re a
grower) on our Crop Shop….an internet bulleting board that the world can read but
only members can list on. We also have a weekly online
publication, The Bu$iness of Herbs, to keep you up to date on what's
going on in the industry as well as articles to help you with your
business. All this….and an opportunity to network with members
through our listserve and promote your products for only $95.
Third,
if you’re one of the major players in the industry what we can do for you is give you
even more exposure for a very minimal cost…..$95 for
continuous advertising is almost unheard of in today’s market…(and no high dues
based on revenue). You can use the Herbal Green Pages to search for new growers, or list your own
needs on the Herbal Exchange…..be linked to our site with your own web site and increase your
traffic….run classified ads…..and more. Every week we get requests
for large quantities of bulk herbs and if you’re a member we’ll refer them to
you. We’re like a broker without the fees. And we can help you with your own product
searches.
I hope we’ve tempted you to join. Check out all our
member benefits and then decide if we can be an asset. We look forward
to hearing from you .
Join us now!!!!
The Herb Growing & Marketing Network
Maureen Rogers,
Director
PO Box 245, Silver Spring, PA 17575-0245
717-393-3295; FAX: 717-393-9261
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