By Amy Barrett

Get the Service You Need

Your business is taking off, but packing boxes in your basement is getting old. If you're handling at least 100 shipments a month, it might be worth hiring a fulfillment center to take care of inventory, packaging, and shipping. The trick is finding a reliable outfit with a transparent fee structure. "Someone can have a warehouse and not really know the business," says Jordan Lindberg, executive vice-president at Traverse City (Mich.)-based eFulfillment Service. "Those people can kill your business." Here's how to get the service you need.