Straight Talk from Your Peers: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About the NEM Show

Panel discussion with seasoned NEM exhibitors moderated by Stefa Normantas, New England Made

You don’t know what you don’t know! Register now to learn from your peers with their hard-earned wisdom. They’ll discuss what they wish they knew as they developed their wholesale business. Save yourself time and money as you learn what marketing, sales and operational challenges they’ve overcome and how they’ve done it.

Panelists include:

• Patsy Kane | Nautical, a woman owned boutique jewelry design and manufacturing company located in Marblehead, MA led by Patsy Kane Wiswell as owner/designer
• Gabe DiSaverio, owner of The Spicy Shark, a craft condiment company he founded in 2018 located in Portsmouth, NH
• Kim Napolitano-Perry, owner of Perry Home Naturals in Oxford, Maine, where she designs, creates, and manufactures high-quality handmade products, including Maine balsam fir pillows, organic lavender sachets, aromatherapy eye pillows, and room & linen sprays.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. SBA. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact mainesbdc@maine.edu