December 03, 2015 Mariah Long Opinion
How a Twitter Story Made You Aware of Sex Trafficking
Her storytelling perfectly captured how blurry and confusing the lines can get for people when it comes to sex trafficking.
September 28, 2015
Video
Sex Trafficking,
Empowerment,
Forced Labor,
Business,
Faith
Nicole is the founder of Polished Pearl, a luxury lifestyle brand whose profits go to the needs of vulnerable children. Their products are made in two different countries where they are trying to fight trafficking through employment. This style of business is considered a freedom business: a company whose number one goal is to use its profits to employ more people. They recently started selling their products in Dillard's stores. If you are a freedom business looking to expand into the large retail market, consider the following pointers:
If you want to have your products in a large retail store, you must understand your target market as well as their target market.
Make sure you are ready to produce a competitive product at the quality and quantity that they need. You also must make sure that you can get your wholesale price low enough for them to buy in large quantities.
In order to produce for a large retailer, there will be extra costs for your business such as warehousing, displays and logistical needs.
Admit that you are new to this process and that you'll need some help along the way. But do your best to research and be as prepared as possible. Be sure to have a firm grasp on the terminology that will be used during your conversations with retailers.
Talk to children about online safety and methods that traffickers use to lure kids
November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. Honor this month by learning about how human and labor trafficking affects Native American communities, particularly women.