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Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing or Embroidery - Part 2<Back to Part 1 Part 2 - Making Cents of it All: How Manufacturers Arrive at the Prices They Charge The whole idea behind the costing process is to arrive at an annual profit figure that the company can be happy with. They try to look at the big picture. Instead of looking at the cost of... By Scott M Ritter, Written Wednesday, September 7, 2016 |
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Small Letters Don't Have to Cause BIG ProblemsAs embroidered designs and lettering get smaller, new problems arise. Small letters tend to cause more thread breaks, small walking stitches sometimes walk straight into the depths of the fabric, and thin lines get eaten in wool. So what makes small embroidery elements so difficult? Short Stitches... By Scott M Ritter, Written Saturday, November 21, 2015 |
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Using a dip tank is kinda like sharing your bath water...Your screens deserve better....Emulsion Remover Direct Application vs. Using a Dip Tank Many years ago, one of the most common means by which a screen was cleaned was through the use of a “hot tank”. A dip tank of sorts was filled with solvent and then heated to the point where a thorough soaking would allow the ink and emulsion... By Dave Gehrich, Written Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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Digital AppliqueIn the world of spiritwear, new, unique and different make all the difference in the world, yet working within the parameters of a school’s colors and mascot only leaves so much room for creativity. After all, how many different ways can you apply a three-color cougar paw to apparel???? Hmmmm…. ... By Jimmy Lamb, Written Friday, September 2, 2016 |
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Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing or EmbroideryIf you are reading this, you probably already have a pricing structure that you are using, but you are not satisfied with the profits your company is making. So how did you come up with the prices you've been charging? Did you create your pricing system by checking a competitors price list, then -... By Scott M Ritter, Written Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing - Part 4<Back to Part 3 Gathering Timeframes for Screen Printing Large corporations usually establish separate budgets for each department. They do this because each department performs a different task, has different needs, and provides different products or services to the company. In a way, each... By Scott M Ritter, Written Friday, September 9, 2016 |
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Sublimation - The Short Run / On Demand SolutionHave you ever had a customer spend an hour (or more) of your time placing a highly-detailed custom order only to announce that it needs to be filled by lunch time? It’s tough enough getting people to spend money in today’s challenging financial climate, but then to have them place a set of... By Jimmy Lamb, Written Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Key Principle to Success - Believe!“If you can dream it, you can do it!” Walt Disney Entrepreneurs and small business owners are a different breed for sure. When faced with the knowledge that over 85% of their peers are going to fail in the first year, they do it anyway. The secret they know is that the 15% who succeed believed... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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