Wholesale 101: A Guide to Product Sourcing for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners

Introduction

SURVIVAL IS a basic instinct that has been ingrained in me since childhood. My father left my mother with four boys when I was nine years old. We grew up very poor and relied on food stamps for groceries and free meal passes for school lunches. Iris, my mother, worked 60 hours a week and went to school full time to finish her degree in nursing. While us boys were often busy getting into trouble and fending for ourselves, Iris was busy surviving. She didn’t want anything to stop her from receiving an education. Her intention was to lift us out of our difficult circumstances. I ended up dropping out of high school and hopping around living at various friends’ homes until one day I decided to get a GED and enroll in a local community ...