“Now that I’ve grown, I also look for ease of communication. When you manufacture overseas, language barriers can be a big deal. Now I look to build relationships with manufacturers who are better communicators and have more respect for procedure and processes.”

“We have looked at other countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam but tend to reject them on the basis that they are harder to audit or have very large MOQs. We prefer to work with smaller factories who really value our orders and can deliver quality for mid market price …

“Most companies are riddled with penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions to reduce cost."

"It's all about efficiencies and process and speeding up the repair. And also, more importantly, making sure everything is there when the customer needs it.”

"Lighting's relatively challenging from an inventory management perspective in that there are a lot of SKUs. A lot of the retailers we work with expect us to stock our products, so it's important that we have a warehouse and facility that works.”

"Our problems are getting smaller over time because the data we get allows us to anticipate the customer’s needs, and give a better service."

"I love this app, it really has helped manage my inventory from my website, whole stock AND retail store front. I spent lots of time searching for an app that could help me when we also manufacture our own jewelry and TradeGecko is definitely the way to go!"

"We love TradeGecko! As our business started to grow, we needed a solution to manage inventory and wholesale orders in a flexible way. TradeGecko does all this and more."

"My TradeGecko to Shopify integration has been game changing to my business. It allows me manage inventory levels at all my stores from 1 dashboard."

"Amazing program. We seriously couldn't run our business without it. Helps you simplify all the complex tasks that a small business encounters."

"Combining TradeGecko with QuickBooks online not only boosted our productivity but also save us some money at the same time."

"With the power of TradeGecko and Shopify, your inventory, wholesale, website and POS is covered. Easy to setup, great support and easy to use interface."

"It syncs with Shopify very seamlessly. We have been processing orders through Shopify's POS app and it makes inventory management a breeze."

"When you start an eCommerce brand, it's important that you have the right backbone in place to grow. So using systems that are trusted and recommended, like TradeGecko, Shopify and Xero, really help you look after the business and you can grow off those platforms."

"The best thing is being able to have all my financials flow directly into Xero. It is just amazing."