Way to GO Embroidery Mart Attendees!!! More than 270 pounds of new apparel items were donated during the Embroidery Network Foundation's DoDuds Apparel Drive during the NNEP's Embroidery Mart trade show in Nashville, TN on August 5-6, 2016! All of this new apparel was shipped to women's shelters, to help these facilities serve the women in…
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Susan Williams Ritchie, 81, of Stow, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by all of her family on August 28, 2016 after a 3-year struggle with cancer. Born in Rocky River, Ohio, Susan is survived by her husband of 59 years, Arch Ritchie, and their children, Kevin (Amy) Ritchie, Bruce (Ann) Ritchie, Jennifer…
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By the very fact that we own a business where we make our income when we make stuff, we can assume that we are creative creatures. It is part of our basic nature. Understanding and embracing the creative process is key to your success! Why? Because in the creative process, you will (and should) doubt…
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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP). Being the quiet, introverted person that I am (HA! Those of you that know me personally are laughing pretty hard right now, I get that...), I've been thinking a lot about this industry, where we've been over the past 2 decades,…
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Here's the thing that I have come to believe after more than 20 years in this industry... There really are only two ways to make money with an embroidery machine - Your mouth has to be moving up and down talking with customers, or Your embroidery machine needles have to be moving up and down…
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As George Michael says, "If you're gonna do, do it right!" (For those of you that are either too young or too old to not recognize the lyric, sorry for a reference that makes no sense). Social media is here to stay. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram - and whatever comes next... And more…
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AGP e-Solutions joins NNEP as the newest member of the Preferred Vendor program, offering Web Store pages for teams, leagues, schools, organizations and corporate clients. With this product, you can quickly launch a NEW online store for any group or organization in just 15 minutes! For as little as $29/month you can open and manage an…
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Nothing is worse than being part way through a process, only to realize that you have run out of some key thing that you MUST have to complete the process. It does not matter if it happens at work, or if you are at home and you are making a recipe when you realize you…
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BG Tech Services / ETC (Embroidery Training Center) joins NNEP as the newest Preferred Vendor, supporting NNEP members with a significant discount on their commercial embroidery machine technical services and on their training offered at their newly opened Embroidery Training Center in Florida. We are pleased to welcome Bill Garvin and BG Tech Services/ETC to…
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Every single day I have at least one conversation with a member of the National Network of Embroidery Professionals or an embroidery business owner where the owner says, "Oh, my customers won't pay that..." when I propose a price that I think it the lowest price they should charge for a specific product or order. Here…
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