From First Conversation
to Factory Floor

Initial Consultation

Every engagement starts here. We spend time understanding your product, your brand, your current sourcing situation, and what you're trying to achieve. No assumptions. No generic intake forms. A direct conversation about what you're working with and where the gaps are.

• What are you manufacturing, and what's your volume?
• What does your current sourcing situation look like?
• What has and hasn't worked before?
• What does a successful outcome look like for you?
• What's your timeline and production urgency?

This conversation determines the right engagement structure — whether you need a focused vetting project, a full sourcing strategy, a set of consulting calls, or ongoing advisory. We scope based on what actually makes sense for where you are.

Product and Sourcing Assessment

Before recommending any factory or market, we assess your product's manufacturing requirements with the specificity that actually matters. What production equipment does it need? What skill sets? What compliance standards are required for your target market? What MOQ is realistic for your product category?

• Product category and production complexity
• Material sourcing requirements and lead times
• Target market compliance — EU, US, or other
• Realistic MOQ and capacity requirements
• Quality standards and inspection requirements
• Budget parameters and cost structure

This is what separates sourcing that works from sourcing that eventually breaks. Understanding your product's requirements before identifying factories means we're matching on substance, not just category name.

Factory and Supplier Strategy

With a clear picture of your product and requirements, we develop a sourcing strategy. This includes which market makes the most sense — Vietnam, China, or another Southeast Asian country — the type of factory you need, and the specific criteria that will guide our identification and vetting process.

• Market selection: Vietnam vs. China vs. broader Southeast Asia
• Factory profile definition — size, capability, export experience
• Vetting criteria specific to your product and compliance needs
• Timeline mapping against your production schedule
• Risk factors specific to your product category and chosen market

The strategy gives you a clear picture of what we're looking for and why — so every recommendation comes with context, not just a name.

Factory Matching and Evaluation

We identify and evaluate manufacturers that match your defined criteria. This is where experience matters most. Verification of business registration and legal manufacturing status. Assessment of current production floor, equipment, and active orders. Export history and compliance track record. Capacity that holds up to examination, not just what's quoted.

• Business license verification — manufacturing status confirmed
• Production floor assessment — current activity, not just stated capability
• Export market history — what compliance standards they actually operate under
• Capacity verification — real numbers against floor size and headcount
• Risk signals — financial stability, production gaps, compliance flags

You receive a clear, honest assessment of each candidate — what they're genuinely capable of, where the risks are, and a direct recommendation on whether to proceed.

Production Placement and Coordination

When you've selected a factory, we support the early stages of the production relationship — the period where expectations are set and most problems either begin or are prevented. We guide sampling setup, review samples against your specifications, support terms discussion, and coordinate communication between your team and the factory.

• Sampling setup and specification communication
• Sample review against production requirements
• Agreement terms and deposit structure guidance
• Production timeline alignment
• Ongoing communication management between brand and factory
• Issue resolution when production challenges arise

Ongoing Advisory

For brands that want consistent manufacturing guidance as their business grows, we offer ongoing advisory support. This gives you a reliable, experienced voice in your sourcing and production decisions — someone who knows your supply chain, your factories, and your requirements — without the cost and complexity of a full-time hire.

• Regular advisory access across sourcing and production questions
• Factory relationship management and communication support
• New factory evaluation as your product line grows
• Supply chain risk review and resilience planning
• Strategic guidance as you scale volume or expand categories

Ongoing advisory is structured as a retainer arrangement, scoped to the level of support you need. We discuss format and fee during the initial consultation.