Starting your own business

Starting your own vitamin and supplements company from the comfort of your own home and fitting it around your schedule is easier than you think! There's no need for a huge start-up budget, high level of cash flow, industry experience, nutritional know-how, office space or even staff.

Specialist Supplements Ltd is a wholesale supplements supplier and dropshipper. Trading for over 20 years, we have helped thousands of resellers from all backgrounds to realise their dream of having their own health supplements business and even their own brand. We have created the ideal business solution for start-ups and entrepreneurs looking to enter this industry, with:

  • a comprehensive range of ready-formulated, legally compliant and high quality health foods, food supplements, vitamins, minerals and herbal formulations
  • free trade accounts (no sign-up fees, mandatory monthly fees or other commitments)
  • no minimum order requirements or cross-range restrictions
  • competitive trade prices with good profit margins on resale
  • a white label / private label option
  • a free fulfilment solution.

With us, what you see is what you get; we simply want to make it as easy as possible for our trade customers to get up and running and make a go of their venture. This is why we offer excellent value for money - reasonable prices coupled with high quality - as well as a range of free services, marketing materials and other tools to help boost sales and increase income. If you're successful, we're successful. We challenge you to find another UK-based supplier who offers all this under one roof!

So, how to get started - it's so easy. Just register to create a trade account and get selling. It's free, quick and easy and there is no need for any financial outlay in advance of sales if you are happy to sell under our branding and use our dropship service. However, you can shape your new business to suit you and your budget. For example, you can buy as few as 1 product at a time or buy in bulk (thereby benefiting from our scaled discount structure); you can use all or none of our marketing services; you can have your own brand or sell under our Specialist Supplements labels; you can handle your own order fulfilment or use our free dropshipping service (all you pay is the postage). It's up to you.

Once you are a registered trade customer, you will gain access to full product, service and pricing information.


Getting started

Once you have created a trade account with us, the first step is to decide which of our supplements you want to resell and who you want to target (e.g. slimmers, the health conscious, athletes etc). As you will see, we have a number of different ranges, including everything from antioxidants, organic superfoods and digestive health formulations, to food form supplements, meal replacements and protein powders. We also cater for vegetarians, vegans, free-from, organic and kosher lifestyles.

Most of our customers opt to resell our entire range of products, as this gives them the greatest income potential. Coupled with the fact that we have no minimum order requirements and our own label packages include setup of all labels for a single price, there is no reason not to!


Options

Selling under our Specialist Supplements labels and branding?

Great - you can start selling immediately following registration without any financial layout in advance of making your own sales.

Want to use our free fulfilment solution?

As a registered trade customer, you automatically qualify to use our dropship service. Once you make a sale, you can pass your customer's order and address details onto us and we will dispatch the products directly to them - all you pay is the postage, as if you were sending the products yourself. No admin fees and no fees per order poster or product sold. This takes all the hassle and expense out of shipping for you; no stock storage or inventory, no labelling, packing or posting. We do all that for you!

And you can rest assured that your customer will think the order has come from you, as we include no Specialist Supplements literature or branding with the package - just an unbranded compliment slip. With this fast, efficient and reliable service (1 - 2 business days for dispatch), your hard-earned customer loyalty and reputation are protected. Dropshipping is also great for cash flow, as it means that you are only ever placing orders with us once you have received orders from your own customers!

Want to have your own branding?

Most of our customers opt to sell under their own personalised product labels, because this allows them to essentially set up their own unique range of products. Our unique Own Label service makes this possible for a small, one-off fee. You have the option to either supply your own label artwork, or to select one of our design templates (which will then be personalised with your company logo, colour scheme, product names and contact details). We can even supply you with images of your own label products for your website and advertising materials. No need to spend a fortune on graphic designers and photographers before you've even started to see a return from your new venture.

White labels / private labels is a great way to add prestige to your business, build your brand (e.g. through a theme that is consistent across your website, promotional materials, store and products), promote repeat business (by featuring your contact details on the label) and earn a higher level of profit (by having the freedom to set your own retail prices without concerns over same-brand price comparisons).

Even if you choose to sell under your own labels, we still never impose minimum orders or charge admin fees for dropshipping!

Want to sell online?

We can help you with this too! For a very reasonable price, we can build you a ready-to-trade website that will come pre-loaded with images and descriptions of our products (including meta tags). You will have everything you need to get selling online, quickly and easily - namely, an eCommerce shopping cart website, packed with features and perfect for beginners and experts alike.

Your website will be personalised with your logo and preferred colour scheme and, if you have your own labels, will feature your own label product images.

And once your website is built and handed over to you, it is yours! No paying of monthly fees to us and no paying us a portion of your profits. It's yours to do with as you please.

Need help with marketing?

We provide a wide range of marketing services to suit every budget. We even provide a number of free marketing materials to help get you started. Whether you want to increase traffic to your website, start a blog, create a product catalogue, establish a social media presence or run email marketing campaigns to promote your products and services, we can help! And, because we want to help you to make a success of your business, we keep our marketing services at the lowest possible prices. We know our products best and, being in the industry for over 20 years, we also know the market well. No need to spend a fortune with PR companies, SEO experts or on AdWords.

Want all of the above in one easy package?

If you have a bit of a startup budget and would like to benefit immediately from everything mentioned above, check out our value-for-money Start a Business pack.

We look forward to working with you, and don't forget to connect to us on LinkedIn and for regular trade updates.