How are you doing today - with running your business? I hope you are chugging along full steam ahead - taking it where you see it in your heart of hearts. What a grand adventure, huh? I have a quick question for you - how often do you find yourself wishing you had more…
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Here's another Recommendery for you... Life is complicated. Trying to remember what I wanted to grab at the store on the way home can be so annoying, and looking for the note I jotted down this morning - that is even MORE frustrating! I started using this little app todoist and now, all my notes of stuff…
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There is just no way around it - running your own business IS HARD! Sometimes it is very, very hard. And sometimes, it is so amazing you cannot believe just how fortunate you are. At those times, you may even feel a bit sad for all those "other people" that have to work for someone…
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I am always surprised at how much time business owners in this industry spend trying to find something for a customer. Hours are spent looking for a certain product, a font, a stock design because our customer described it to us and said that is what they want. When you go to the grocery store,…
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Welcome to NNEP's Recommendery - a random collection of things that we think are pretty cool... Watch for "Recommendery" (recommendations for embroidery folks) posts occasionally, they will be added randomly as we find stuff that is share-worthy. If you have something that you would like to recommend, shoot us an email at Recommendery@nnep.com and we…
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If I had a nickel for every time I have seen, heard or read a comment from an embroidery business owner along these lines... I am seriously considering purchasing digitizing software because I have to turn a lot of business away. I can't justify hiring someone to digitize a design for a few shirts. Does…
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NNEP is pleased to welcome Otto Cap to the NNEP Preferred Vendor Program. OTTO International, Inc. has been a leading worldwide manufacturer of quality headwear for over 50 years and they have recently added apparel to their product line. During this time they have continued to build on their quality and service to become one of…
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I listened to a webinar the other day with Guy Kawasaki (it was presented by HubSpot). I like his approach to business. He boils down pretty big concepts into memorable bits that I can remember and apply in our business. He was talking about some key points from his most recent book, The Art of…
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We are pleased to announce that Wolfmark Neckwear is now a Preferred Vendor with NNEP, offering NNEP members a discount on custom woven or wet dye tie/scarf orders. These custom orders are perfect for school and corporate clients! Wolfmark offers a wide range of embroiderable blanks including ties, scarves, blankets, pashminas, sashes, aprons and culinary…
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Don't make the mistake of adding more cost and work to your sales efforts. Sending out BLIND mail (brochure or sales letter) and expecting people to call back is unrealistic in today's business environment. When you do send out sales information, you usually have to call people anyway to follow up. Why not reverse the…
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