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Category: Business

Hard to Buy From You?

I thought there was some excellent points in this article, Are You Making It Hard For Customers To Buy From You? by Fast Company. They sum up their thoughts about how businesses are falling short like this: Folks, if your company isn’t already doing everything on the checklist below, then you just aren’t making it…
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Contract Embroiderer Opportunity in Miami Beach, FL

It's Happening AGAIN - We are bringing more business to NNEP members!  We just heard from a lady that is running an event in Miami Beach, FL at the end of November.  She wants to hire someone (possibly several people) to come and do embroidery for the attendees at the event.  And what is really…
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Congratulations to Charles River Apparel!

Our very own NNEP preferred vendor Charles River Apparel was named a "Massachusetts Family Business of the Year" in 2012!  Congrats to the leadership at CRA and to the entire organization for being such an excellent example of how good owning your own business can be!  Check out more about it online here - http://www.mafba.com/.  

NNEP Co-Founder is Inventor!

Check this out - Susan Ritchie, co-founder of the National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP) is signing the patent application for the Embroiderer's Helper - Susan is listed as the inventor! Then Connie notarized it, and now on to the next step it goes - how very exciting! Brent Taylor of Durkee Hoops is the…
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Improve Your Emails

Did you know that you can improve the effectiveness of your emails simply by paying attention to when you send them?  Who knew?!?  Well, Get Response does! Get Response analyzed 21 million messages to determine when we open and read email. By knowing, and using, this information, you can increase the impact of your emails…
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How Marketing Your Business Has Changed

Marketing - It is one of the things that we know we need to do, yet sometimes (perhaps even more often than not?) we have no idea how to do it, what to do, when to do it, where to do it, and even why we do it.  Hubspot created this infographic which outlines the…
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Tissue Required

Sad movie?  Nope - even worse - sad commentary on our industry! We are excellent at making gorgeous decorated apparel, but we have the hardest time showcasing it for some reason! Merchandising your products does not have to be hard, or expensive.  I know, from experience in our embroidery business, however, that taking the time…
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Innovative Product for Businesses

I just met one of the owners of a company that has an innovative product that is a business card and becomes 5 golf tees! If you have customers that are looking for a unique promotional item, I would certainly add this to your bag of product ideas! http://myteegolfproducts.com/ Watch a VIDEO where Rich explains…
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Embroidery Mart Successful!

Well, it is hard to believe that another Embroidery Mart is nothing but a memory.  They are so much fun to build - it is a living 3D puzzle to bring the trade show floor to life each year.  And then the classes - who is teaching what, so that the attendees can grow their…
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Grow your business - Ready?

If you're like many embroiderers and apparel decorators who have never attended NNEP's Embroidery Mart, you probably have some perceptions of the event that may differ from what it's really like. Here are some of the common "misperceptions:" "You have to be an experienced embroidery professional/business owner to get anything out of Embroidery Mart." Answer:…
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