Last April I decided to take a trip to China and see what kinds of opportunities I could find for myself over there.
I had three potential markets in mind that I wanted to explore:
- Wood Watches
- Backpacks for the “flashpacker”
- Opportunities to import into China.
The one I was most excited about at the time were the watches. My girlfriend Tate has a wooden watch that looks pretty cool, is a unique idea, and is a magnate for comments. Everytime she wears it she gets at least 1 or 2 comments asking about it.
There was a ton of potential in the market, as few people had really started looking into opportunities with making watches out of wood.
I enlisted a couple friends of mine who knew more than I did about manufacturing and doing business in China, and headed to one of the world’s largest sourcing events: The Canton Fair.
