Halstead Bead, Inc. got its start in 1973 under the management of Tom and Suzie Halstead and has been owned by the Halstead family ever since.
The journey began when Tom, because of his interest in archaeology and anthropology, bought a strand of antique African trade beads. Proudly showing his new beads off at work, he immediately had orders from half the women in the office. Tom and Suzie then began making jewelry to sell at craft festivals as a hobby.
A Hobby Transformed
The part-time hobby transformed into a business that continued to grow until they took the plunge in 1975, quit their jobs, and gave the company their full-time attention.
Today, the company is a distributor of wholesale beads and the business has evolved into a complete jewelry supplies operation that provides a full range of jewelry products to retailers across the U.S.
Accessorizing With Sage 500 ERP
Operating out of a new warehouse and office facility that they built in 2004, Halstead Bead relies on RKL eSolutions and Sage 500 ERP to:
- All of its Accounting and Financial Reporting functions,
- Inventory Management and Replenishment,
- Order Fulfillment, Credit Card Processing, and Customer Communications.
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Beads Fit for New Orleans?
If you plan to attend Sage Summit 2015 in New Orleans, stop by booth #424 and say hi to the RKL eSolutions team. and grab yourself a set of quality Halstead beads that we’ll be handing out.
Beads and New Orleans – what could be more fitting?
See you at Sage Summit!
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The History of Halstead Beads: 40 Years in Business
