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Stop protecting 2020 start thinking 2021

Stop Protecting 2020, Start Thinking 2021

I'm just going to say it. Stop protecting 2020. This year, frankly, doesn't need your help. It's already junkyard dog mean. I've written several articles about how to reinvent your business, plus a book, "Moving Past Disaster" that can…
Prepare and Build for the Future of Your Shop

Prepare and Build For the Future of Your Shop

As this pandemic drags on, more changes are headed our way in the decorated apparel industry. A few shifts that are happening in the marketplace probably won't stick, but others will certainly have longer legs. This article is about those…
Shop Improvement Series: Win More Sales

Shop Improvement Series: How to Win Sales in the Next Year

It's no secret that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have amplified some consumer trends that have been lurching along for the last few years. Most business owners have put off changing or adapting to these trends because basically the…
Shop Improvement Series: Problem Solving

Shop Improvement Series: Problem Solving

Quick. Name a problem that your business faces today. I know you have one. Every business does. But what are you doing about them? For many decorated apparel industry businesses most aren't working on them as they are constantly head…
Faster Recovery Three Key Factors

Faster Recovery: Three Key Factors

As I speak with people in the decorated apparel industry from around the country, it is very interesting to hear everyone's take on what we need to get reopened and moving again. I'm not touching the political debate, but there are three main…
Bringing Back Staff: How to Reopen

Bringing Back Staff: How to Reopen

If there is one question on every business owner's brain right now, it's this: "How do we reopen for business?" Some people have work trickling in, and it is looking promising. Others have accepted and have received government cash to…