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Welcome to Sephari
 We are your one stop global shop! Our service is tailored to small producers/exporters. We provide a platform for global sales, focusing on small businesses looking for new markets. Our service is the bridge between consumers and small international businesses. We seek greater equity in international trade by offering better trading conditions while emphasizing the rich traditions and culture of the particular area.
We are part of the growing global market with 39 countries, 105 merchants & 1,200 merchandise items on www.sephari.com!
Who are we? Sephari (pronounced Safari) is a distinctive way of exploring, exchanging and experiencing different cultures and regions through the internet...it is your one stop global shop that provides interesting cultural items from around the world at the simple touch of a button.
What do we have to offer? Sephari offers the possibility for customers to engage in an international safari through remote villages, centuries-old factories, foreign bazaars, markets & small shops searching for distinctive merchandise for friends and family all at a reasonable price...along with contributing to sustainable development abroad.
When did it begin? Sephari began 10 years ago with the idea to create a business that helped small merchants internationally who create unique items and want to share their creations with the rest of the world... the bridge to developing & developed nations is exactly what artisans, merchants and traders need!
Where are we located? Sephari is located internationally since it is an online global business and our headquarters are in the heart of the capital of California...located in Sacramento.
Why buy or sell with us? Sephari provides a culturally enriched experience allowing customers to find unique gifts to share with family and friends...as a merchant selling with Sephari you get direct access to customers and get to share your merchandise and tell your story to the rest of the world.
How are we going about it? Sephari provides the platform and acts as a Guide for buyers and sellers on their safari through global ecommerce. Recently completing years of research and development, Sephari launched its website November 1, 2007 and we are diligently working to get the message out ...
About Sephari  The inspiration for our name -Sephari - comes from a Swahili word "safari" meaning an overland journey.
Several years ago we dreamed that we could build a bridge to international merchants, offering our service of open access to American ecommerce. Our dream began when Patrick Islip, CPA, Managing Partner of Islip + Company, Certified Public Accountants in Sacramento, California sat one day in his office and thought, how could he create a business that helped small merchants internationally. Sephari began by leveraging the improvements in modern communication methods. The internet, email, cell phones with cameras and text messaging provided the mechanism for building the bridge. The bridge has built a new global village partnership website where international merchants can sell their merchandise and share their uniqueness and their culture with the rest of the world.
Every purchase on Sephari helps a small merchant and at the election of the customer, a portion of the purchase will also benefit an American non profit organization. That single purchase is designed to create several benefits:
 Firstly, the Sephari customer gets a unique item made from a distant land and they get to explore and learn something about the item, how it was made and who made it. The customer gets to be part of another culture and gets to meet a new person in the world, the merchant. The customer will also receive a unique item to share with family and friends and the intrinsic benefit that their purchase can facilitate an economic change in the world.
Secondly, the Sephari customer gets to elect a portion of the proceeds that can be used as a contribution to their favorite charitable organization. The customer receives a tax deduction for their contribution to their employer's scholarship fund, church, children's school PTA group or to a local public radio station.
Thirdly, and most importantly the merchant gets direct access into American ecommerce. Merchants in developing countries benefit by improving their lifestyle through increased sales in a new fair trade market. They get to tell their story along with sharing their country and culture with us. They also gain increased publicity and demand for their products. The small merchant gets to benefit with out a cost to them. They also get a guide for international trade and exportation. The merchant obtains access to new markets with no risk.
Sephari's mission is to be the premier market place where buyers explore, exchange and experience different cultures and regions...A place where sellers from distant lands display their unique merchandise and share their story and their culture with buyers from all over the world...A place where buyers find unique gifts for family and friends...A place where sellers can increase their lifestyle ....a place where nonprofit organizations receive additional support and buyers receive tax deductions while contributing to their favorite organization... a place where marginalized producers find opportunity and customers feel that warm glow from being helpful to another human being. And to be a profitable socially responsible company that leads by example... being a profitable successful company we believe acts as a good role model for our merchant partners because it is our mission to help them become a successful profitable business.
Sephari is part of a worldwide movement that is striving to improve the livelihood of people in developing countries through the expansion of fair trade. Around the world there are merchants who make exquisite items but find it difficult to enter developed markets. Because many of these items are hand crafted, these artisans cannot provide products in sufficient quantity for mass distribution. In addition, it is often difficult to move goods from the remote villages in which artisans live............ to consumers in the developed nations. 
Sephari has built that bridge, crossing oceans & terrain giving the merchant direct access to a market place sale and.... the customer finds that special treasure from such remote areas of the world that they continue talking about long after delivery – Sephari does that and much more! |
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