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China: Still the 800-Pound Gorilla

Continued Growth in Apparel Exports Despite increased cotton prices, complaints of labor shortages and mounting pressure to strengthen the value of its currency, China's apparel exports to the United States…

Sponsored July 11, 2010

ASR Marketplace: 4 events, earlier in the cycle

ASR Marketplace 2010 is shaping up to be an action packed three days of business-to-business opportunities. Our upcoming show will stage earlier in the buying season this August 13-15 and…

Sponsored June 17, 2010

How to grow a business

When an entrepreneur opens a retail shop, the startup is usually something like a one-man (or woman) band. There are lots of hats to be worn and usually not enough…

Sponsored June 7, 2010

A Global Commitment to Children and Nurses

Every dream starts with a passion to make a change. The single change, in the life of one, creates a ripple effect to the lives of many. In February 2010,…

Sponsored May 16, 2010

The Maui Nix story

Soon after George Karamitos decided to open a surf and skateboard store in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1989, he realized that he was getting into a much more sophisticated retail…

Sponsored May 11, 2010

5 World Premieres at Newport Beach Film Festival’s Action Sports Series

The Newport Beach Film Festival Action Sports series, which is co-produced by ChopShop, has released its lineup for the 2010 festival. It includes 5 world premieres among the 25 films.…

Sponsored April 8, 2010

Considering purchasing an ERP system? There are many factors to consider beyond the software purchase.

Considering an ERP system purchase is a huge undertaking for any company, large or small. There are meetings with sales reps from the various systems, follow up phone calls, emails,…

Sponsored April 1, 2010

Building a Contingency Plan in the Aftermath of CIT

The Next Chapter in Financing: Factoring While CIT’s bankruptcy was not altogether unexpected, banks and other firms will not be able to completely fill the gap. In fact, small business…

Sponsored March 9, 2010

Why CEOs should look at their IT systems – there could be some ROI lurking there

I just recently came back from a vacation that gave me some time to think about how I could write something for my partners at shop-eat-surf-outdoor.com that would be interesting…

Sponsored March 9, 2010
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