STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE - CHINA HAIR MANUFACTURING TRIP

A business-focused China manufacturing trip for hair brand owners, salon owners, and professional stylists seeking hands-on insight into sourcing and production, from start to finish.

Guided by real industry experience and ongoing business coaching, participants bypass years of trial, error, and supplier research by gaining rare, direct access to my trusted manufacturers, meeting them face-to-face inside their factories and engaging with real production environments. This experience is ideal for:

• Hair brand owners ready to manufacture at source directly with manufacturers, not trading companies
• Salon owners wanting to create their own product range
• Educators and professionals seeking deeper industry understanding

WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔ Private hotel accommodation (couples sharing available)
✔ All main meals during scheduled program days 
✔ All local transport related to the program
✔ Hands-on access inside working factories
✔ Direct introductions to trusted manufacturers
✔ Exclusive low MOQs negotiated for programme participants
✔ Access to exclusive supplier pricing and production options
✔ In-person workshops and business coaching led by Amna
✔ Strategic guidance on sourcing, production, pricing, and scaling
✔ Guided cultural experience to Mount Tai (Taishan) with cable car access

 🛏️🍴 Accommodation & Meals

• Private hotel room for each participant (sharing room for couples available)
• All main meals during scheduled program days (Snacks, shopping, and personal purchases are not included.)

🚌  Local Transport & Logistics

• All local transport related to the program.
• Transfers between hotel, factories, workshops, and scheduled activities
• Transport for the included cultural day

🏭  Manufacturing Access And Contacts

Hands-on access inside working factories. Exposure to real factory production environments, including:

• Hair sourcing
• Processing methods
• Quality grading
• Production workflows
• Opportunity to handle, assess, and compare hair at different stages of production
• Clear understanding of how manufacturers operate beyond marketing claims

This is not a showroom level visit, it is practical, behind-the-scenes access.

🎓 Workshops & Education

In-person workshops led by Amna throughout the trip. Topics include:

• Sourcing hair directly from manufacturers
• Understanding real quality vs misleading labels
• Manufacturing decisions that affect cost and consistency
• Production timelines and ordering strategies
• Pricing, margins, and sustainable scaling
• Shade and method selections
• Packaging and logistic advice

🤝 Supplier Relationships 

• Direct introductions to vetted manufacturers
• Guidance on professional supplier communication and order structuring
• Exclusive low MOQs negotiated specifically for trip participants
• Access to exclusive supplier pricing and production options

These terms are available only to students of this programme.

💭 Strategic Business Support

Group coaching and guided discussions focused on:

• Product development
• Manufacturing strategy
• Pricing for profit
• Production planning
• Support mapping your next steps after the trip, based on your brand goals

This trip is led by Amna, founder of Grow Your Hair Brand and Hush Hair Extensions.

This will be her fourth visit to China, working directly with manufacturers and suppliers involved in hair production and sourcing.

The structure of this experience is based on real, first-hand experience.

🇨🇳 Cultural experience trip to Mount Tai

• A guided cultural day to experience China beyond the factory floor
• Visit to Mount Tai (Taishan), a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Scenic cable car access with light walking only
• Suitable for all fitness levels

This day is designed as a cultural close to the trip, not a strenuous hike.

DATES 

October 2026 (4 days)

• Program Start: Thursday 8 October 2026
• Program End: Sunday 11 October 2026

March 2027 (4 days)

• Program Start: Thursday 18 March 2027
• Program End: Sunday 21 March 2027

PAYMENT BREAKDOWN

IMPORTANT NOTES

This is a closed, participant-only program. Non-participants are not permitted to attend or join any part of the accommodation, transport, factory visits, workshops, meals, or activities. Partners may only attend if booked as full-paying participants.

• Payment reminders will be issued ahead of each due date.
  
• Your place is secured only once the non refundable deposit is received
• Failure to meet payment deadlines may result in your place being released to another participant
• Any payments made prior to release are non-refundable
• This policy ensures fairness to waitlisted applicants and allows us to maintain a confirmed group
  
• To protect supplier relationships and proprietary information, the full detailed itinerary will be shared after the second payment has been received.

READY TO BOOK?

• Places are extremely limited and offered on an approved, first-come basis.
  

Pre-trip video calls will be arranged in advance to support travel planning, answer questions, and cover cultural guidance and preparation.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

• Participants are responsible for arriving the night prior, ready for the program start date.
• Visas and travel documentation
• Snacks, shopping, or personal expenses