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MSA FORWARD 2018 Conference Education Session Recording

Session Title: The World is Your Marketplace: Buying Globally Through Partnerships with Trade Development Agencies
Presenter: Enterprise Ireland and Geoffrey Carroll

Between buying Fairtrade and sourcing from mass manufacturers, sits buying globally from local makers. Sourcing from these makers can improve the selection of product available and better complement the pieces in your museum. If collections are global, why shouldn’t the products you sell reflect that? In Ireland, these makers range from individual artisans to SMEs and they create incredible products in home, jewelry, gift, fashion, toys, baby, and more. Working with a trade development agency is like working with your local chamber of commerce or MSA chapter- except it gives you access to a whole country rather than just a city or town.  Enterprise Ireland works not only to make introductions between the right vendors and retailers, but also to support that relationship.