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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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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[rev_slider 2016c] Embroidery Mart-COLUMBUS was a very different experience from the show in 2015... No blizzard this year for starters. Instead we enjoyed mid 60s and sunny weather for the entire weekend! More than 800 embroidery and apparel decoration business owners met with 40 industry suppliers. Attendees participated in 15 classes covering topics from digitizing…
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As my feet start to recover from Embroidery Mart-COLUMBUS and I write the press release, review the photos and follow up with people, I am again reminded of how lucky we all are. For while many businesses in this industry technically compete with each other, there's such a strong sense of community and camaraderie at…
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NNEP is pleased to welcome Oasis Embroidery Supplies Inc. to the NNEP Preferred Vendor program. Oasis Embroidery Supplies Inc. is a trusted brand of embroidery thread and supplies since 1944. Yes, they are celebrating 72 years in this industry!! They dye, lubricate and wind the thread in their own production facility in India, which is why…
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NNEP is pleased to welcome TransNational into the Preferred Vendor Progam! TransNational offers a competitive solution for accepting credit card payments from your customers. You can access their special offer for members of NNEP on the Members Only page. We are also emailing you their contact information directly. And they have a secret weapon…
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Once again, the generosity of the business owners in this industry astounds me. Here is another mountain of boxes, sorted, packed and ready to be picked up on Monday by UPS. These boxes are filled with all kinds of NEW apparel which was donated to the DoDuds Apparel Drive, the main program of the NNEP's…
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