Embroidery Technology Then and Now The Early Days Evolution of embroidery technology needed a seed to start. Machine embroidery began in the middle of the 19th century with the invention of the hand embroidery machine. The operator was required to move the fabric above and below the needle with a hand crank and guided the…
7 Common Mistakes Made by Decorated Apparel Shops With any business, there are ways to streamline processes and make sure everything goes according to the plan. There are also approaches that undermine the integrity and the efficiency of the business. An easy way to stay on track is to avoid common mistakes made by decorated apparel…
Steps for Starting an Embroidery Business in Today’s Competitive Market Entrepreneurs everywhere are exploring business ideas likely to provide a solid, steady income in the current business environment. While there are a variety of businesses with potential, starting an embroidery business is certainly worth considering. If this is on your radar, there are several factors…
6 Major Screen Printing Productivity Holes Every Business Must Fix The ultimate goal of every screen printing business is to maximize profits as it grows. This entails offering differentiated services and effectively managing costs associated with running the business. Paying close attention to best possible use of all resources is fundamental in managing shop costs. Unfortunately,…
In November, 2016, ShopWorks enhanced OnSite Business Management Software, an all-in-one software solution to manage every aspect of a screen printing, awards and custom apparel business, and ProofStuff, online art proofing and approval software. The recommendations for these improvements came from many of the nearly 700 customers who use ShopWorks Software to make managing and growing…
Google AdWords can be a powerful tool for promoting your screen printing, embroidery, or decorated apparel business. For a couple cups of coffee a day, you could be driving quality traffic to your website, getting your phone to ring, and landing great leads. In the presentation, Google AdWords for screen printing & embroidery, ShopWorks provides step-by-step…
It’s amazing how many decorated apparel shops fail to take advantage of the Internet’s growth in use for searching. People use the Internet to search for just about anything. This creates a great opportunity for you to grow your apparel business. Here are some crazy facts I dug up on the Internet: 85% of consumers use the…
ShopWorks reached out to over 25,000 screen printing, embroidery, promotional products, digital printing, and awards & trophies companies to hear from them who they believe are the best screen printing suppliers and why. In evaluating screen printing supplies best vendors, the survey examined ten factors and how well each vendor performed against those factors. Separating…
Hundreds of screen printing, embroidery, promotional products, digital printing, and awards & trophies companies shared their reasons for selecting and staying loyal to their favorite screen printer suppliers in the 2016 Screen Printing Supplies Vendor Survey. With over 30,000 embellished industry shops throughout the US and Canada, ShopWorks conducted a survey to understand what factors were…
OnSite is a completely integrated business management tool designed specifically for screen printers, embroiderers, promotional product distributors, award manufacturers and digital printers. We designed OnSite after owning our own shop for 10 years. This knowledge and experience with the industry has gone into all of the ShopWorks products.OnSite manages every aspect of your business …not just accounting….
