The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a business matchmaking event allowing small businesses to discuss procurement opportunities with major corporations and federal agencies during National Small Business Week on May 22 in Washington, DC.
Read More4imprint Announces More Than $30,000 in In-Kind Grants and Donations to Nonprofits
Through its one by one philanthropic giving program, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated more than $30,000 in promotional items to more than 50 nonprofit organizations and charities throughout the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2012.
Read MoreBag Makers’ Horse Places 19th in Kentucky Derby, Will Miss Summer Races With Injury
Take Charge Indy, the pedigree racehorse owned by Chuck and Maria Sanford (owners of industry supplier Bag Makers), placed 19th in this year’s Kentucky Derby, ending the race with a chip in its left-front ankle. The horse’s health is reported to be otherwise good, and after surgery this week and 60 days of rest, the horse will be able to resume training. Take Charge Indy will reportedly be out of racing for the summer, but will be back in racing shape shortly after that.
Leadership, Government and Technology: Excerpted Interviews From Our Annual Top Distributors Piece
The release of our annual top distributors piece is only a few weeks away. Click through for a teaser of some of the great industry interviews published within.
Read MoreTracking Label Requirement Still Vexes Suppliers and Distributors
In the four years since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was signed into law, the promotional products industry has struggled mightily to figure out how to apply it to what we do every day. Nothing has come easily. Perhaps because most promotional products don’t start out as children’s products and perhaps because the “toys” we sell are mostly for adults, there always seems to be a “yes, but” when we try to understand CPSIA in the context of the world we live in.
Read MoreThe $500 Average Order Dilemma
How to build product safety into orders of $500 and under.
Read MoreMajor Moves in the Promotional Products Industry this Week
This week saw lots of news that matters to the industry: Gildan announced it will acquire Anvil, HALO was sold, Bernstein moved to CEO of Polyconcept, and I took a trip to Florida. That last part is the most important. Trust me.
Read MoreBIC Graphic Launches AZ-Antimicrobial on Popular BIC Clic Stic and BIC Round Stic
BIC Graphic announced the latest innovation for its best-selling writing instruments—the BIC Clic Stic and BIC Round Stic AZ-Antimicrobial. Without changing the design of these iconic writing instruments, BIC Graphic has incorporated an antimicrobial preservative into the pens, which suppresses growth of bacteria, algae, fungus, mold and mildew on the pens.
Read MoreInnerWorkings Announces Record First Quarter 2012 Results
InnerWorkings Inc., a Chicago-based leading global marketing supply chain company, reported record results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Quarterly Highlights:
Read MoreOfficial NBA Products Added to Picnic Time Lineup
Picnic Time Inc. announced on May 3, 2012, that it was named an official licensee of the National Basketball Association (NBA), effective April 25, 2012.
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