Manufacturer: Where the Business Starts

All businesses start with their core offering. An offering can be a product or a service that fits to the needs and wants of a target market. These offerings are the end product to which a business shall focus for production and marketing. The end product should be highly receptive to the consumers because it can dictate the business flop or success.

If you are having a new business venture or thinking of shifting your business to provide a new product line, you have to choose your manufacturer. For the purpose of this blog, we will be concentrating on electronic cigarettes business venture. Thus, we will be exploring the world of e-cigarette manufacturers.

First off let us define the limitations, scope and nature of the product. Electronic cigarettes have been one of the highly sensitive products. It has gained both positive and negative reviews from different health organizations. E-cigarette is known as unconventional smoking as it is a device that assimilate a smoking experience. It has been used for nicotine replacement therapy to lessen nicotine consumption and gradually decrease traditional smoking. However, there has not yet been substantial information to prove that e-cigarettes are 100% safe. That's why as a distributor or a business venturer for ecigarette product line, you must closely think of your manufacturer. It has to be a reliable source for the product that you will be distributing.

What you need to look for a manufacturer?

There are many things you can think of when you are qualifying a manufacturer. However, the following are some of the basic considerations in looking for a manufacturer.

• Access and Quality of Raw Materials Used

E-cigarettes are making use of highly sophisticated raw materials. Those are important in generating a quality and safe product. The geographical location of the manufacturer should be reasonable enough for easily accessing the raw materials for your products.

• State of the Art Facilities

The production of e-cigarettes require state of the art facilities. As highly technologically operated smoking device, it is expected that the e-cigarette will not emit smoke and can be charged or reused. If the facilities of your manufacturer can't give you such quality product, where will the business lead to?

• Labor, or People Behind Production

In every organization it always a requirement to take note of the people behind the operation. Are they competent? Do they have the knowledge over creating the product? Technological skills matter for this type of products, so you must check it on your manufacturer before you deal with them.

• Manufacturer's Proposal

It is not enough to have an external review of the manufacturers performance or capabilities. Set an expectation through getting a proposal from them. Analyze what they can offer to you and how efficient they can be. Through their proposals you can surely get an impression of how the manufacturer is as a partner.

The business has a starting point. As a distribution or new business venturer will start on its manufacturer. When you are into e-cigarettes check first what e-cigarette you can provide to the consumers that will be branded as quality and safe.