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Fundamental Skills Predict Final Outcomes
Apparel Decorators OnlyHow are your shop's core fundamental skills?
Somewhere along the way, many decorated apparel industry businesses have lost the fact that their level of ability to complete core tasks with predictable excellence drives their level of craftsmanship.
Yep.…

The Holy Shit Factor: Branding Your Shop
BusinessWhat separates mediocre brands from incredibly fantastic brands? According to riCardo Crespo, one of the speakers at the recent ThreadX conference it is called the "Holy Shit Factor".
Pardon the language, but if you want we can say it in…

T-shirts Don't Care Who Prints Them
Apparel Decorators Only
T-shirts.
There they are. Stacked up on that cart. Or maybe you prefer a table.
Dozens of them. Hundreds. Thousands, maybe.
And there are even more still in the boxes.
What's that sound? Beep, Beep, Beep. It's the sound…

The Art of Writing a Purchase Order – What Your Clients Need to Know
Apparel Decorators Only, Business Management, Top TipsA common challenge with a lot of shops is the effort and time it takes to sort out a client’s purchase order. You would think that because this is the instrument that they are using to communicate regarding their order, that some effort…

Shop Owners – Train Your Staff So That They Are Decision Makers
Apparel Decorators Only, Business Management, Top TipsA frequent discussion I have with my consulting clients is that they spend an inordinate amount of time solving seemingly minor problems in their shop. You know the drill, there’s a problem on press…they come to you. An order didn’t…

Why a Daily Production Meeting is a Waste of Time
Apparel Decorators Only, Business Management, Top TipsIf your shop is like a lot of others around the country, every morning several members of your staff congregate in a meeting room to review the plan for production on that day. Orders large and small, problems with art or inventory, jobs that…