Jewelry Manufacturing & Design: Finding the Right Partners

Question
Dear Peter,

I want to develop a jewelry line, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, broaches.  Can you recommend some designers and manufacturers for this sort of thing?

Thank you,

Nasthan

Answer
HI NASTHAN,

THERE LITERALY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME THAT DO IT BETTER THAN OTHERS, SOME THAT CHARGE MORE, SOME THAT CHARGE LESS, SOME WHO SPECIALIZE IN GOLD, SOME IN SILVER , ETC. ETC. TO DEVELOP A JEWELRY LINE IS A BIG TASK AND REQUIRES A HUGE TIME INVESTMENT AS WELL AS MONEY. I KNOW MANY COMPANIES IN THAILAND AND MANY SMALL SHOPS THAT DON'T HAVE NAMES BUT DO GOOD WORK. YOU NEED TO DEVELOP A GOOD BUSINESS PLAN WITH A DOWN TO EARTH BUDGET, MAKE SOME CRUCIAL DECISIONS AND DON'T TRY TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE. CHOOSE YOUR AUDIENCE AND THEN GO FOR IT. TO BE OF ANY USE TO YOU I WOULD NEED TO KNOW A LOT MORE AND A LOT OF SPECIFICS. GOOD LUCK.

THANKS, PETER