Welcome to the Academy!

If you have been asking yourself “how will I know it’s time to take my craft full time and quit my day job” you are not alone. Making that leap to full time entrepreneur is hard and downright scary. You think to yourself business is good, sales at shows are great, online sales are doing well and you may have even been approached by brick-and-mortar shops interested in selling your line.

You have landed here because you want to learn more! I am sure you have thought many times how can I expand into wholesale? You are not alone, many makers have the same thought, and because of the fear of the unknown, they hesitate to make the jump into selling wholesale.

Now is the time and you have come to the right place.

Get the tools, the knowledge, the inspiration, and the support you need for success. If you are just starting out you will learn to identify your target audience, register your business, learn basic bookkeeping skills and more. Seasoned artists find course modules to help you scale your business for more success.

The IndieMe Academy is an online course consisting of self-paced modules to help new and seasoned artists to become wholesale ready or continue to learn more to grow your business. With 8 master class style modules each module consists of several mini lessons within. Our feature rich classroom style platform includes text, videos, downloads, and images. Each module has valuable features, tips and information from seasoned retailers that make up our advisory board. All who complete the course will receive a Wholesale Ready Certificate and an IndieMe Academy badge they can use on their personal website and/or their IndieMe store.

We are excited you are here, and we look forward to helping you learn and grow in the ever-changing world of selling wholesale. Let’s get wholesale ready!

Sampling of Lessons

Wholesale Rules

It's a brand-new world, pay attention to these Do's & Don’ts.


Using Tech to Sell

Small scale tech to help you with your day-to-day processes.


Creating Content

Compelling content your buyers will want to share.


Pricing your Products

Industry standards, profit margins and paying yourself!


Big Box Stores & Catalogs

How to sell to big box stores, get your products in catalogs and evaluating the large-scale order.


Exclusivity

They asked to be exclusive! Now what?

About IndieMe

The complete experience on IndieMe. Search - Discover - Shop

IndieMe is the premier Woman-Owned, online marketplace for retailers to source over 250,000 handcrafted products from juried American and Canadian wholesale artists featuring jewelry, gifts, fashion accessories, home decor, garden accessories and more, in a variety of price points and styles. Enrollment is free for retailers. Artists pay a web service fee and are eligible for many marketing opportunities including IndieMe’s printed Buyer's Guide catalog, digital catalogs and the first in the industry Virtual Expo. Commissions are not charged on sales. Unlike other marketplaces, IndieMe is a privately owned company, focused on the needs of the artists and the buyers and not focused on profits and keeping investors satisfied.

For over 25 years IndieMe has been a partner and an advocate for both artists and buyers alike. We are proud of what we have done and what we continue to accomplish to help you build your businesses. This creative spirit is reflected within our name IndieMe. Indie stands for Independent and that is who you are - independent business owners who strive to "Grow the Handmade in the USA" movement.

As experts in the world of handcrafted products and the digital tools used to sell them, we promise to continue to provide stellar customer service along with the tools and strategy you rely on to successfully scale your business. As the future unfolds look for continuous technology-based enhancements for the wholesale industry.

To learn more about IndieMe visit indieme.com For more information call 888.427.2381 or email us at service@indieme.com