It took Andrew Blood six years to regain his independence after an accident, and he’s been working almost non-stop since to make up for lost time. In 2004, the then-24-year-old Blood was working as a lineman for Xcel Energy in Colorado when a 50-foot-tall telephone...
A high percentage of all small businesses make a big marketing mistake. I don’t want to call it a fatal flaw, but it’s responsible for slowing growth, decreasing profits, making it harder to sell and making these businesses much more likely to lose established...
When you create a digitized design, it is important to know what will happen with the stitches in your sewout. There is nothing worse than painstakingly following all the rules, only to find that the design looks perfect on screen, but flawed when it’s stitched. This...
You’ve probably heard it before, but the following old adage always rings true: Change is the only constant you can count on. The technical revolution has not only made information available, but it also has fundamentally changed the way we live. We don’t get “snail...
Corel, Ottawa, Canada, recently announced the 18 winning entries of the 2015 CorelDRAW International Design Contest. Out of the hundreds of submissions, Rogelio Hernandez Garcia of Mexico was named the grand-prize winner for his entry, “Dragon Queen.” He won a package...
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., recently hosted an event called “Powering the Print Party” as a launching point for the brand’s new focus: empowering creation in everyone. The event, sponsored by Impressions, brought industry members together to honor and celebrate...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a series of educational “T-Shirt Business Quick Tips” videos. The Quick Tips videos will be an ongoing series, featuring a new representative each month answering a different question about growing apparel businesses and...
American & Efird (A&E), Mount Holly, N.C., recently announced that, effective Sept. 28, Fred Jackson will retire as CEO and become non-executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. Les Miller will be promoted to CEO. Jackson has led A&E for...
Caps are a staple of the embroidery business, so it makes sense to take the time to learn how to sew them well. This type of headwear is all about variety. If you look at a cap catalog, there are hundreds — if not thousands — of choices with regard to color...
M&R, Glen Ellyn, Ill., introduces the M-Link X direct-to-garment (DTG) digital printer. M-Link X is M&R’s aggressively priced, high-speed version of M-Link, according to the company. M-Link X prints full-size images on white shirts in 30-45 seconds and...
During August, Stahls’, St. Clair Shores, Mich., is offering $100 worth of free product — letters, numbers and more — with the purchase of a Hotronix shirt press. Through Aug. 31, customers also can get $50 off cap presses or 6” x 6” models, which are ideal for...
Trimark, Pittsburgh, Pa., a division of Polyconcept North America, has introduced 23 new looks for fall from its Elevate brand. The launch coincides with the division of the Elevate brand into three distinct product lines — Essential, Life and Select — a change...
