Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods Okay so you've got an idea for a product, but how do you even get it made?  Do you contact manufacturers? Do you need to make a prototype? and how much does it all cost?  On today's episode Anaita walks us through the five steps and questions you need to consider when it comes to manufacturing.  Plus she'll help you decide what is right for your business!  THE END BITS  If you're having trouble deciding if you want to manufacture on or off shore visit www.ladystartup.com for more details!  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inpsirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected]  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.