The next generation

September 1, 2014  |  Management

How to develop future leadership and ensure a smooth transition for your business. Over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to research hundreds of family businesses to better understand what makes some family businesses thrive over generations while others fail. One thing has become cl…
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Entrepreneur in action

September 1, 2014  |  Features, Management, Perspective

Steve Frost advances his company by standardizing processes—and being willing to change. We try to develop best practices and focus on repeating them, which includes making lists and standardizing problems,” says Steve Frost, president of Stamford Tent & Event Services, Stamford, Conn. “Bu…
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Detroit Lions partner with Unifi

August 21, 2014  |  Business

Players will wear Repreve® jerseys. The Detroit Lions National Football League (NFL) team has selected Unifi’s Repreve recycled fiber brand as its official sustainability partner. Yarn manufacturer Unifi transforms recycled materials, including post-industrial waste and used plastic bottle…
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Getting creative

August 1, 2014  |  Business

Certified green “There are 107 textile environmental labels in our markets,” says Paul Taylor of Camira Fabrics Ltd. “You have to balance trying to drive the improvement of the product or process with how much it takes in resources to get the label.” These four certifications…
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Working with difficult clients

August 1, 2014  |  Management

Pre-solve problems by anticipating conflicts before they arise. By Melynda Norman-Lee So you have a client you don’t like to work with. Have you taken the time to figure out why? What is it about working with this client that bothers you? Is it the client’s lack of communication? Or too …
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Economic influence

August 1, 2014  |  Management

A bill for women-owned small businesses; SBA award winners; new AAFA president. Legislation to encourage women’s business ownership and give women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) more opportunities to win federal contracts was introduced in late June by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH)…
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STOPfakes

August 1, 2014  |  Management

Safeguard your intellectual property, in the U.S. and overseas. By Dr. James Chan Theft of intellectual property (IP) causes U.S. manufacturers and service organizations $25 billion in lost sales and 75,000 jobs each year. This is a central message in a series of nationwide “STOPfakes Road Sho…
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Cotton Inc. wins recycling innovator award

July 17, 2014  |  Business, Industry News

Recognition for Blue Jeans Go Green™ program. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), the Bureau of International Recycling’s Textiles Division (BIR) and the Council for Textile Recycling (CTR) held the first International Textile Recycling Summit (ITRS), June …
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Lesson plans

July 1, 2014  |  Business

Recycling Rangers program a success; NCTO meets with EURATEX. The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) is well on its way to the goal of reaching more than one million students within the first three years of its elementary student educational project. For the second consecu…
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Designer protection

July 1, 2014  |  Business

From t-shirts to suits, antiballistic garments go high-fashion. By Janet Preus, senior editor When President Barack Obama strolled down the street following his inauguration in 2009, it was a bold move in the eyes of many. Although details of the President’s attire were not made available to t…
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