Articles Written By: Harrison Barnes

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Three Keys To Fabric Selection

There is so much variety available in fabric shops, on-line, and in mail-order catalogs that it's almost difficult to choose. Often, I end up buying fabric whether I need it right now or not. After all, a quilter must always have fabric on hand. The "magic" comes when you find a fabric that you fall in love with. Finding a suitable fabric usually isn't difficult for a project you're working on. Settling on just one fabric is the hard part. Here are some criteria to kee...

One Man’s Trash… Could Be Your Treasure – 3 Rules Of ‘Thrifty’ Product Sourcing

Thrift Shops and Consignment stores can be an excellent source for your product inventory—they always have fresh items to pick thru and you can find some great deals! • Consignment Stores, are commission-based. People bring in products for the store to sell on commission—what doesn’t sell is returned to the owner. • Thrift Stores are often ‘not for profit’ and get most of their goods via donations. In comparing the two, Thrift Stores are typically more willing (and a...

Simple Headache Cure For Event Managers

Managing or administering a seminar, workshop, roadshow or other type of event, even the seemingly simple, can provide you with headaches that you never thought possible. Being crystal clear about what you and your company actually needs the event to deliver at the earliest possible stage is critical to so many issues. Although holding an event like a seminar or a workshop often evolves out of discussions about sales, marketing and even technical issues like product failur...

Working A Lead – What You Should And Should Not Do

Five Keys to Selling Insurance Products Selling insurance is not easy. It’s a highly competitive business filled with a confusing array of products. Consumers don’t like to think about insurance, and they usually believe the price is too high. Many people believe that they don’t need it, or they’re simply willing to put off purchasing a policy until they have more time and/or money. Additionally, buying a policy can be confusing for the uninitiated consumer. You’ve rust...

One Less Furrowed Brow For 401k Plan Sponsors

There was a sneak preview of the Dept of Labor's preliminary guidance on setting up 401k default investment options. These situations occur when 401k participants fail to select an investment option for their 401k contributions or a 401k default fund is used in 401k plans with automatic enrollment features. Currently, 401k plan sponsors are rethinking their default fund decisions because they are concerned about the risk associated with their fiduciary responsibility and a...
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