NNEP Embroidery Mart Trade Show

What can you learn at
Embroidery Mart?

Now you really CAN have it all! Register now for Embroidery Mart and attend any of the product demonstration & training sessions presented by the exhibitors for FREE on Friday and Saturday at 8:45 AM & 11:30 AM! Class details will be updated as the remaining presenters turn in their information - check back often!

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Here are some of the FREE CLASSES offered at Embroidery Mart this year:

Friday, July 27, 8:45AM - 10:15AM

Ins/Outs of Team/League Business
Presented by: Doug Wilcoxson, Bomark Sportswear
This seminar will teach you why you should pursue this business in spite of the horror stories you have heard, how to find the business, secure it and most of all... how to avoid the pitfalls that come with this business. Discover the Baker's Dozen, the must-have tool for this business.

Printing Transfers for Profits
Presented by: John Newland & Rory Cucchiara, First Edition Screenprinting
Increase your garment decorating business. Increase your sales, grow your customer base, and make more money! Let John and Rory show you how to make money with custom and stock transfers. Receive hands on training with Cliff Hix's new 2400 Heat Transfer Machine with his new Cantilevered "Quick Change" Technology. Discover how to print your way to more PROFIT!
Seminar open to the first 50 people who register at 1-800-872-6760

Hooping Made Easy
Presented by: Charlie Mack, Hoopmaster by Midwest Products Inc.
The HoopMaster and the all new Mighty Hoop make hooping fast and easy. The Might Hoop is a new style of hoop that holds thin material to thick jackets without the need to adjust the outer ring. The HoopMaster is designed to help make placement easy and accurate. Visit our booth to see how easy hooping can be. You can also visit us on the web at www.hoopmaster.com

Succeed as an Apparel Decorator - The Most Frequently Asked Questions - and the Answers
Presenter: Susan Ritchie, Co-Founder & Vice President, National Network of Embroidery Professionals
Get answers to the most important questions about starting, running, and profiting from an apparel decorating business. This is your a chance to ask questions of an industry expert, so write down your questions before hand and bring them with you!

Comment from an attendee of a previous FAQ session presented by Susan:
"What a pleasure to meet with you at the show. It was so nice to join NNEP while talking to you. We learned so much, especially from your Q & A session. I had solutions to 3 vexing issues before I left your seminar! Many, many thanks. I read the NNEP Embroidery Manual from cover to cover as soon as we got back home and am anxious to explore a few options!"
- Sara Cole, Threadwords

Friday, July 27, 11:30AM - 1:00PM

Income Worthy Embroideries
Presented by: Melanie Coakley, Embroidery FX
Everyone wants to increase their bottom line, so join Melanie Coakley as she takes you through the entire process of creating embroideries that command high dollar pricing. From hooping to delivery, there is a process that every professional embroiderer should follow. Learn the tricks of the trade that this seasoned veteran incorporates into her embroideries that keep customers loyal and coming back order after order!

You Can Sublimate!
Presented by: Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies/EnMart
Sublimation is hot, profitable and affordable and the perfect way to expand an existing product decoration business or start from scratch. This unique on-demand, short run solution opens the doors to a wide variety of unique products and services including: apparel, plaques & awards, promotional products, personalized gifts, signage and more. Learn how the process works, what it costs, and how to make money with it in this information packed session.

Price for Profits
Presented by: Jennifer Cox, President, National Network of Embroidery Professionals
Learn how to actually understand the numbers for your business. Discover how to set prices so that you earn the profits you want to earn. If you are not earning what you want to now, you will learn why, and what you can do about it. Get a pricing worksheet that you can take home and use to plug in your own numbers.

Saturday, July 28, 8:45AM - 10:15AM

Make money providing branded solutions to your existing Clients
Presented by: Eric Kuryluk, Advertising Specialty Institute
Learn how promotional products can be used to boost sales with your current customers.

Embroidery & Crystals
Presented by: Melanie Coakley, Embroidery FX
Adding "Bling/Crystals" to your embroideries will set you apart from your toughest competition. Join Melanie Coakley as she shares how to pull the rug out from under your competition. They will never know what happened! Today's market commands those over the top multi-media designs. Now more than ever adding crystals is easier and less expensive than ever. Learn about earning an easy income with low costs and high returns of crystal multi-media designs. See how choosing the right tools at the right price can increase your income beyond belief! Enjoy your trips to the bank while your competitor signs the woes of the economy. A class you do not want to miss!

Succeed as an Apparel Decorator - The Most Frequently Asked Questions - and the Answers
Presenter: Susan Ritchie, Co-Founder & Vice President, National Network of Embroidery Professionals
Get answers to the most important questions about starting, running, and profiting from an apparel decorating business. This is your a chance to ask questions of an industry expert, so write down your questions before hand and bring them with you!

Comment from an attendee of a previous FAQ session presented by Susan:
"What a pleasure to meet with you at the show. It was so nice to join NNEP while talking to you. We learned so much, especially from your Q & A session. I had solutions to 3 vexing issues before I left your seminar! Many, many thanks. I read the NNEP Embroidery Manual from cover to cover as soon as we got back home and am anxious to explore a few options!"
- Sara Cole, Threadwords

Saturday, July 28, 11:30AM - 1:00PM

Creating Rhinestone Transfer Designs
Presented by: Katie Owen, Digital Art Solutions
This is a make and take class. We will have templates for you to make your own samples to take with you to heat press at your business. We will cover how to make a design, cut stencil material, weed it and flood it with stones and apply transfer film. A fun class for all.

Grow Your Business with Sales and Marketing Strategies that Work!
Presented by: Jennifer Cox, Co-Founder and President, National Network of Embroidery Professionals
Is your business growing fast enough? Learn five proven strategies that you can execute for less than $250 to grow your business. Learn a sales technique that will completely change how your customer's think about logo'd apparel. Master a marketing strategy that will set you apart from you competition.