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When I first started my embroidery business, I thought that all I had to do was put out my sign to let everyone know that I was now in business! I soon found out that getting customers was not as easy as I had envisioned. I really loved what I did, but I had no plan...

Are you afraid of doing embroidery on caps? Do you put it off because you are unsure of exactly how to do it? Do you refuse to work on caps because they feel intimidating? If you feel like that, I can surely understand this. I was so afraid of caps when I first...

We all want fast! We all want the jobs to fly in the door and fly out the door with as little effort as possible! While that sounds like a dream scenario there are some very small steps that you can take that will increase your production in your Embroidery Business...

How do you figure embroidery pricing for multiple locations on the same garment is a question that I have received many times. Do you add all of your logos together for that same garment and charge them for one design? The answer to this is NO you do NOT! When a...

I wanted to end this year of 2015 with a story about Howard & Amanda Potter, one of my most accomplished students! They own A & P Master Images of Utica, NY and built their business in 12 years from zero to $1,500,000 in sales in their decorating apparel...

0I have had questions about cap embroidery lately and I want to give you some 9 basic rules for easy cap embroidery that are going to help you as you are struggling with those caps! Caps are not very difficult once you get the feel of hooping them properly and...

I have worked with clients that have been looking at the possibility of merging with another business to increase their business, to add on to what they have to offer and even to increase the workforce, but you need to take a long hard look at make sure that you are...

I hear over and over from people that have purchased their embroidery machines with all good intentions to start building their own home-based embroidery business but they just get stuck. They soon discover that there is so much to do but they really do not know how...

Do you feel like a raise in pay for embroidery employees is the answer to keeping them happy and productive? Maintaining a loyal and satisfied workforce by being creative with your benefits can be an affordable option to increasing wages. You need total team work and...

"9 Tips To Avoid A Financial Crisis In Your Embroidery Business" is an article that I wrote a few years ago and I thought that I would bring back the content of that article because it is so relevant in today's world! We have seen so many changes in how we have to do...

Preparing your business for a disaster is something that most embroiderers do not have on the fore front of their mind as they are starting their embroidery business or even growing their business. We do not think much about or even have it built into our business...

How do I make my small lettering look great with a true type font? My customer wants this font that is so thin that it just looks like a run stitch when I try to sew it out. What am I doing wrong? This is a question that I received from one of my students and I...