A dropshipping business is a retail fulfillment method where the store does not keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. As a result, the seller doesn't have to handle the product directly. The main advantage of dropshipping is that it's possible to start an e-commerce business without the need to invest heavily in inventory or warehouse space to store products, which makes it a very accessible way to start an online business. Here's how it typically works:

1. Customer places an order with the retailer's online store.
2. Retailer forwards the order to a dropship supplier.
Supplier ships the product directly to the customer.