I love industry events - it is so interesting, exciting, fun to see what everyone is doing, to see what they are wearing and to hear how they and their businesses are doing! And we get to do that again next week, at NNEP's Embroidery & Digitizing Conference, in Cleveland, Ohio on June 14 &…
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It is nearly impossible to imagine running a business without the Internet, yet somehow, we all did that less than 25 years ago. The world certainly has changed. Unfortunately, in many ways, some of these changes are NOT for the better. As a business owner, you have to actively protect your business online, just as…
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If you are like me, you have clothes, shoes and accessories, even jewerly that you no longer need, wear, use or even want - but you cannot bring yourself to throw it away because it is useful, in good shape, this stuff is definitely NOT trash. This stuff piles up somewhere in our lives, in our…
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So many things have endured major disruptions in the past 10 years, TV, radio, print, social media, education, conferences and even Twinkies! But like Twinkies, all of these things continue on, just in new ways. Attending NNEP's Embroidery & Digitizing Conference takes time, money and effort, no question. Attending this conference for apparel decoration professionals…
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Mingling well for your business, also known as Networking, can be hard. Yet for many embroidery and apparel decoration business owners, networking is one of the most effective ways to bring in business. Mingling successfully helps you to develop relationships which can open the to door to new orders from existing customers and open the…
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We are doing some spring cleaning here at the NNEP office this week and I came across some of these show directories, from the very first Embroidery Mart, held in Nashville in 2002. I have such vivid memories of this event - arriving at Opryland and just being WOWed by this hotel (it was spectacular),…
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We received a mailer from a company that was new to me, Indigo Fair. They are taking a different approach to connecting wholesale made in the USA artisan suppliers with retail and online business owners. They have created an online interface where business owners can discover new products to carry in their businesses with minimum…
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Well, um, okay... but how do you make a fresh start when you are completely buried by digital chaos, and the onslaught only seems to be increasing, certainly not slowing down!?! Here are some tips to help calm the digital chaos - with these tips, streamline the incoming information so that you can deal with…
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NNEP is pleased to welcome another solution provider to the NNEP Preferred Vendor Program, SilkOps. SilkOps is an easy to use solution is designed to help you manage your business in one place. We integrate all aspects of your shop allowing you to save time, streamline your operations and grow your shop. NNEP Members receive…
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Embroidery Mart is back - and it is just around the corner! Do you know what the single greatest thing you can do for your business is? Nope, it is not talking to your customers. It is not getting another employee. It is not mastering social media... It is attending a real-life industry event filled…
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