Finding A Supplier: 4 Questions You May Want to Ask Yourself

Every successful business is made up of various individual elements—good staff, great location, reasonable price, excellent service, amazing ambiance, and a lot of other teeny-tiny things. If you are able to deliver these things seamlessly, then you probably have a good team of suppliers behind you. Picking out the best supplier could mean a lot of things for your business, if not success. Suppliers enable you to bring out the best in your business and set a certain standard that makes it unique from all others in the same industry—especially if you are in the aesthetics field. For newbies who are only starting to figure out how to select that one for you, here are some questions you may want to ask yourself during the selection process:

1. What are your requirements? It is impossible to know what you want if you don’t know what you need. Creating a checklist of your requirements can help you do this as it gives you a clear idea what to look for and narrow down your choices. There are some suppliers who have the best products but prove poor in meeting deadlines. So to make sure that your needs are properly met, remember to take into consideration the important things such as business processes, priority, and ultimately, the goal you want to achieve. 

2. What do you know about the supplier brand? Good or bad, there is surely customer feedback that can help you decide whether you are doing the right choice. While brands such as Indiba Asia are fairly well-known in the beauty equipment industry, revisiting names that you have just encountered is just doing your due diligence. Before writing any checks, do your research—browse the Internet, call people who might know about it, and talk to those who have been working with them already. This may sound a little work, but if you think about how this decision could affect the performance of your business, then simple could these really be?

3. What is the scope of the brand? So for example, you heard about Indiba Singapore and you know for a fact that they are well known for the Indiba slimming equipment. Do you know what other equipment they can provide you? This kind of knowledge can be helpful along the way, should you decide to explore new services or perhaps expand what you are already offering. Always make sure that you get a holistic view of what they can provide because who knows, maybe you can find everything you need in just a single supplier. Imagine how convenient that would be.

4. How far is the brand’s reach? When you think about your business, it is surely always go big or go home. If you are a local shot and you want an outside brand to supply you, go see in advance if they have this capability before creating plans ahead. Indiba Asia is probably one name you might want to check out if quality and efficiency are your game. 

It is perfectly fine to feel excited and cynical about your supplier selection process. Again, this is a huge factor that could contribute to the performance of your business so there is nothing wrong with wanting to make a smart business decision.