GCA Community

The GCA Community, hosted on Mighty Networks, is our members-only online platform where members network, ask questions, share advice, and post resources! With over 150 active members on the platform, it's a great place to find answers. It’s like a Facebook Group, but better! Members, you can request access here.

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Proof to Product  Founded by Katie Hunt, Proof to Product has been helping brands successfully sell wholesale to shops worldwide for 11 years. They can help you start your business, streamline your sales and marketing, and scale your wholesale revenue. Katie has a free resource library that includes:

• Is Wholesale Right For You?
• The Booth Blueprint Masterclass
• Decide What to Delegate in 3 Simple Steps
• Marketing Strategies for Virtual Tradeshows

Check it out here

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Ramona and Ruth - "My name is Kim Burks, and I am the founder of Ramona & Ruth, a stationery business located in Omaha, Nebraska. I started to wholesale my stationery line back in 2009 with a single drawer of inventory in the spare bedroom of my home. I remember receiving my very first wholesale order and how excited I was, but how that excitement quickly faded into a sinking feeling as I thought about how I would actually get the order out the door. Now, nearly 13 years later, I have developed solid systems and processes to streamline my business to where my wholesale line can largely operate without me. I am here to share these systems with you so you can be on your way to creating a thriving wholesale business." Kim has a collection of course offerings and templates on her website here. Some examples:

• 5 Day Challenge to Uplevel Your Wholesale Business
• How to Pitch to Big Box Stores and Fulfill Your First Order
• Wholesale Pricing Catalog
• Wholesale Catalog Template

Read more here

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Kittymeow Boutique- Feel like you’re spinning your wheels trying to get your products in stores? Ready to take your wholesale strategy to the next level and really get a FIRE lit under you booty?!! Time to start showing up authentically as YOU with a streamlined strategy. Let’s get your wholesale poppin - KMB style!  Cat has courses and resources such as:

• Wholesale Intensive
• Turn Your Artwork Into a Greeting Card
• 1:1 Mentorship
• Ultimate Product Party Event

Read more here

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Industry Blogs and Websites

The Paper Nerd blog Hosted by Sarah Schwartz, Sarah is a magazine editor, writer, podcaster and consultant.  She first started covering stationery as a market editor for the trade publication Gifts & Decorative Accessories in 1997, and in 2008, she became founding editor of Stationery Trends, an award-winning trade quarterly magazine devoted to all things paper.

The Paper Fold: A Stationery Podcast Get your design fix in the stationery community's only paper salon, where Sarah Schwartz hosts a charming mishmosh of intriguing personalities & players.

Greeting Card Gurus- Hosted by Andy Meehan, a focused community who are giving and sharing valuable information daily.

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Book Recommendations

Brand Thinking and Other Pursuits by Debbie Millman

The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forwardby Daniel H. Pink