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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. My friend and I recently started a business which is an online furniture store. Some of the biggest hurdles we've faced is finding manufacturers who will accept us. We are registered in the state of Washington but since we don't have business references or X amount of years in business, they won'e open up dealer accounts with us.

I feel like this is a chicken and egg problem. How are we supposed to even start a business and have X amount of years in business if we can't even find a manufacturer in the first place? Does anyone have similar problems and is there any insight to this?

Thanks!