Open House 2023 - Minga Fair Trade Imports

We're Spreading The Word

Join us August 21-23 as we celebrate a quarter century working with honest, humble and hard working individuals.

This Year's Experts

Buying & Selling Strategies: Getting The Most Bang For Your Buck

Jim Gittings, previously the head of sales at Ten Thousand Villages and now an esteemed consult, shares buying/selling insights from his 35+ years of experience.

Marketing Hacks: How To Do More with Less

Courtney Kubly, Director of Business Development for South Bend, IN, provides useful tactics for producing big impact from a small marketing budget.

how Strategic Partnerships Can Help Grow Your Business

Julie Verdon, a buyer and training specialist with decades of experience, will provide her tips for developing unique partnerships that help you cross promote your business.

Pareto Analysis: From Warehouse To Sales Floor

Kieran Holland will present on the 80/20 rule, and how to apply it to your sales stock. Evaluate your inventory, and develop a more efficient collection of merchandise.

See All Of These Speakers, Plus Enjoy Interaction With Artisans!

What Else Is In Store?

Enjoy The Best Deals Of The Year

Take advantage of exclusive deals on products! You won’t be able to save on Minga merchandise like this at any other time of the year.

Earn Double Loyalty Points

You read that right. Receive double the regular amount of loyalty points on purchases made during the event. Use your points to travel to Minga, purchase cool displays, and more!

Create Your Very Own Products

We work with artisans and retailers all year long to create new products that benefit us all – though we typically do it over the phone. Join us for a few creatively crazed days, talking, drawing, and designing in real time.

Even More Benefits

Meet Other Retailers

Convene with retailers from around the country, and share your stories, tips and tricks.

Daily Lunch
Provided

Each year, we bring in lunch for our staff and guests, taking extra time to learn about one another.

Raffles &
Giveaways

New in 2019, our last open house, but here to stay. Enter your names and see if you come up victorious!

Discounted Hotel
Rates

The Comfort Suites just minutes from our warehouse offers an unbeatable discount.

Learn more and sign up for discounted hotels and excursions below:

“Some of my favorite moments at the Open House are just meeting with other fair trade retailers... getting to talk to them, see what's selling in their store, how it's selling .”

"We were able to pick out the colors and patterns we preferred, and of course save with a lot of the special Open House prices. It was fun meeting the staff and being able to browse through the warehouse, sometimes spotting things we hadn't seen online.”

“The Open House was great. At the end of it, we would have these huge orders, and we'd jam the van full of it and off we'd go back to St. Louis”

"I was able to attend one of their Open Houses and it was a really great experience. I was able to meet some of the artisans, I had free range of their entire warehouse, and I got to meet all of their great employees."

"Seeing products firsthand is so much different than looking at catalogs or websites... plus the great deals made it worth the drive to beautiful Wisconsin."