First impressions…last chance?

May 1, 2014  |  Management

First (and fast) impressions can have lasting impacts on customers and business relationships. First impressions are often lasting impressions. When you meet a business acquaintance for the first time—a customer, a colleague, a vendor or a manager—you make an impression on that person. W…
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Aurora Specialty Textiles consolidates operations

May 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc., manufacturer of fabrics for tape, graphics, apparel, home furnishings, industrial and medical applications, has centralized all textile processing operations in its Aurora, Ill., headquarters and plant. “With minimal disruption to ongoing operations and or…
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Marine and more

May 1, 2014  |  News

Aquatime for Rochford Supply is a long-lasting, water repellent and UV-resistant fabric for bimini tops and T-tops, mooring and travel covers, splash curtains, marine, automotive and industrial applications. The acrylic coated 100 percent polyester marine fabric features a unique color coating, enha…
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Supporting small business

May 1, 2014  |  Management

SBA awards funding entrepreneurship training for veterans; Surety Bond Guarantee program contracts increase 61 percent in 2013. As part of its “Boots to Business” program, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it has awarded a $3 million grant to Syracuse Univer…
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Vitabri Canopies joins Ins’TenT Industries

May 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Vitabri® Canopies has earned a respectable place in the U.S. market since its move from France in 2010 with popular pop-up event tents that deploy in 30 seconds. The company has joined Ins’TenT Industries, Huntington Beach, Calif., retaining its established brand while Ins’TenT suppo…
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Long-lasting color

May 1, 2014  |  News

Lumera Landscape is woven with CBA (Clear Brilliant Acrylic) fiber, a specially developed acrylic multifilament fiber that results in a one-third higher water repellency rating and a denser appearance. Fifty percent less dirt adheres to Lumera in comparison to conventional awnings thanks to Sattler&…
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Living easy

May 1, 2014  |  Awnings & Canopies, Features

Fabric solutions turn the outdoors into practical and pleasureable spaces with all the beauty and comfort of a room indoors. This was the winter that earned bragging rights for much of the U.S. and Canada. So at the first drip of a melting icicle, folks started thumbing through seed catalogs and sea…
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Base Structures partners with Remaster BR in South America

May 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Base Structures, a U.K.-based specialist in design, manufacture and installation of technically challenging tensile-fabric structures, has developed a strategic partnership with Remaster BR, a specialist sub-contractor with locations in Brazil and Colombia. Remaster will act as the “face&rdquo…
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Light but durable

May 1, 2014  |  News

Top Gun 1S is a 60-inch coated, water-repellent polyester. The acrylic coating on one side virtually eliminates rub-off when its underside comes in contact with vinyl cushions. Top Gun 1S is extremely light yet durable—recommended for pontoon boat covers, mooring covers and trailer covers. Sto…
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Global expansion

May 1, 2014  |  Features, Marketing

Practical advice from an expert on how to get started selling your products and services internationally. By James Chan, Ph.D You don’t have to be a big company to do business internationally. What you need to succeed are high-quality, niche products or services, management commitment and good…
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