Small business owners with cash flow problems might be tempted during yet another difficult holiday season to forgo gifts for clients or customers. Many look at gifts as budget items that just aren’t critical.
Read MoreEPA Signals More Cooperation with China Ahead
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have formalized a Memorandum of Cooperation to enhance capacity to address climate change. Signing the memorandum were EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson and NDRC Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua.
Read MorePPAI’S Incentives Showcase To Make A Stop at PROMOTIONS EAST
Irving, Texas-based Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) announced a partnership with the Montvale, New Jersey-based Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) to bring PPAI’s “brand.,” a recognition, awards and engagement showcase, to PROMOTIONS EAST 2010, June 6-9 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J.
Read MoreFDIC Banks Earn Big, But Still Lend Little
Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported aggregate net income of $2.8 billion in the third quarter of 2009, but loan balances declined by the largest percentage since quarterly reporting began in 1984.
Read MoreHALO/Lee Wayne Completes Client Showcase Series
Sterling, Illinois-based HALO/Lee Wayne recently completed a series of several successful client trade shows around the country. The trade shows featured more than 150 of the company’s preferred suppliers and drew more than 1,000 current and prospective clients in key markets.
Read MoreHow to Handle Customer-Supplied Goods (Impressions)
There has long been a debate among individual custom embroiderers as to how to handle customer-supplied goods. Some embroiderers don’t allow customers to do this at all. Others allow it, but they structure their pricing to discourage it. No matter how your business is structured, it’s important to have a policy regarding these goods.
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Blue Bloods (Style.com)
Colors often change from season to season. Late Fall 2009 is all about the blues. There is just something utterly romantic and mysterious about the twilight hue and perhaps taking a nod from the hit book series and teen movie, Twilight, designers have touted this color trend in all aspects of their brand name. From nails and accessories to street wear and haute couture, twilight hues are everywhere. Like the bright yellow and cyan craze that hit stores sometime in Spring 2007, twilight or navy hues can totally be directional. Definitely will this color trend circulate into spring 2010, although perhaps in lighter shades and mixed with a summer-in-the-Hampton’s feel. However as long as vampires are among us, this trend won’t stop before hitting the runways of Fall of 2010 for sure.
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Ward of Winter Cold
SanMar—12-oz Sport-Tek Super Heavyweight Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt
If it’s warmth you want, this hooded sweatshirt from SanMar will fit the bill. This super heavyweight fleece is built for comfort. It’s made from a 12-oz. cross-grain 80/20 ring-spun combed cotton and polyester blend. It’s detailed with 2×2″ rib knit cuffs and features spandex at the waist-band. The two-ply hood comes with dyed-to-match lining and drawstring. And, let’s not forget the front pouch pocket to keep hands warm on cold days.
Aprons, Etc. Offers Tips on Selling to the Restaurant Industry
Sales: $566 Billion—Nearly 50% of the American food dollar is spent in food service
Locations: 945,000—More than 7 out of 10 eating-and-drinking places are single-unit (independent) operators
Employees: 13 million—This industry is the largest employer besides government
Expected to add 2 million jobs over the next decade
Fighting Fast Fashion and Toxic Clothes: Greening Our Wardrobes From the Inside (The Daily Green)
According to the nonprofit Earth Pledge, today some 8,000 synthetic chemicals are used throughout the world to turn raw materials into textiles. Domestically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that one-quarter of all pesticides used nationwide go toward growing cotton, primarily for the clothing industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers many domestic textile manufacturing facilities to be hazardous waste generators; and lax standards and enforcement in developing countries, where the majority of textiles are produced, means that untold amounts of pollution are likely being deposited into local soils and waterways in regions that can hardly stand further environmental insult.
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