what is a vendor vs supplier 
suppliers are generally the first supply chain entity where products and services originate a vendor purchases products and services and resells them to clients the bottom linevendors are entities that purchase goods and services and resell them to business clients and consumers you find vendors throughout many business models because paying a vendor is sometimes cheaper than buying directly from a supplier vendors can be businesses of any size from a one person hotdog stand on the sidewalk to a large vendor that stocks warehouse retailers 