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The Challenge Challenge

Today I want to outline the need to challenge yourself. I'm going to do that by challenging you. That's right. This is the "challenge-challenge." You and your business will not progress positively unless you constantly try new things.…
How to Find More Profit

How to Find More Profit

Profit is not a dirty word. For businesses, it is good to be profitable. But for many companies in this industry, (yours perhaps?) the owners and leaders do not know how to calculate profit, how to increase profit, or even how to think about…
How to Give Up Control

How to Give Up Control

Deep inside we are all control freaks. I know I am. Personally, I am very picky and like things handled a certain way. That's the ENTJ-Commander in me. "It's my way or the highway." Have you ever said that? Or my personal favorite…
The "Mother May I" Syndrome

The "Mother May I?" Syndrome

Have you heard about the "Mother May I?" Syndrome? Maybe not, but chances are that you have experienced this. The "Mother May I" Syndrome is when seemingly nobody on your staff can do anything without your approval or opinion. EVERYONE…
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…
7 Ways to Connect with Customers Now

7 Ways to Connect with Customers Now

Are you working on your "Next Normal" yet for your business? You should be. What I mean by this is that going forward how you interacted and marketed to customers may not work the same way that you are used to. There is a "Next Normal"…