| Any art dealers on CC who want to advise an aspiring young entrepreneur?
I would like to start a fair trade business but I do not know which paths to follow.
I want to bring handcrafted arts ( jewelry, sculpture, maybe paintings too) from Latin America and Africa to sell to foreigners . I will take 30% of the revenue and give 70% back to the artists. My whole purpose is to help them make some cash without devaluating their work. How do I approach the artists and make them trust me? My original plan was to buy their products at a cheap price then sell it for my own interest. However, I am really tempted by the Fair trade idea. My long-term goal is to establish a partnership with other young entrepreneurs around the world who would like to cooperate and help me distribute what the artists create in a global market.
If I can, I will invest my 20% of my part to support a young artist whose parents can’t afford to send him to school.
What do you think of my idea? I'd like to have some rational and sincere/ constructive critics. | 
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