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21
May

Demonstrating Studio 3.0 ~ Everyone Loved it!!

Here is a photo of our booth in Atlanta during the Vision 09 International Window Coverings Expo. Our booth was hoping most of the time. This was the one time Jay Helser from Helser Brothers could take time to shoot a photo for us. Thanks Jay. Check out their website for great...
20
May

Insider Tips: Six Proven Workroom Tools

Use proper work orders and put everything in writing. There are companies like Minutes Matter that sell work order forms for just about anything that is fabricated in a workroom. {Window Fashion Vision: Margie Nance, Photo: Ruth Wilkins, Beauti Pleat of Texas Custom Draperies}
19
May

Vision 09 International Window Coverings Expo ~ Atlanta, GA

The Vision 09 International Window Coverings Expo in Atlanta was a great place to be last week. Everyone that attended seminars, visited the exhibit hall and the Construction Zone was thrilled with the new things they learned. This conference will be in Atlanta again next year....
18
May

WOW Award ~ Most Innovative Firm of the Year

Casey and I were so excited to hear we were voted “Most Innovative Firm of the Year.” We received a call from Grace McNamara, President & CEO of Window Fashion Vision magazine, as we were beginning our first day of exhibiting at High Point Furniture Market in High...
20
Apr

New Learning CDs

Along with the launching of Minutes Matter Studio 3.0, we are recording Learning CDs so that you can make the most out of your learning experience! Merlyn Corcoran, our Minutes Matter University Instructor, has shared her her design insight in the first of four Learning CDs...
16
Apr

Sign It with Flair

These days everything is about the “feeling” you get when working with a company. This weekend I shopped at Ann Taylor Loft. When I was checking out, the clerk folded my clothes neatly, wrapped them in tissue paper, and then sealed the tissue paper with a custom...
16
Apr

Perfecting Your Image

As far back as I can remember I have always been fascinated with successful people. I made it my mission to find out what it was about them that allowed them to achieve their goals while others tried and failed. Later in life, as I developed my business and entered into new and...
15
Apr

A New Way To Communicate

The future technology that has begun to transform the way we communicate has now arrived. Instead of using telephone sets that transmit analog signals, VoIP converts these signals to digital chunks or packets. These are reconverted to audio data when it reaches the recipient. The...
15
Apr

The Whole Nine Yards

Roger Magalhaes has come a long way in only three years. He began Shades In Place in Hopkinton, MA, as an installation service for the big box stores. In response to repeat customers telling him they did not like shopping at stores where the sales staff knew nothing about window...
15
Apr

What Do Millionaires Have in Common?

Hi, it’s Debbie Green with Minutes Matter this week I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on a very important topic. I always take time to read organizational and time management books and articles. They all have one thing in common – written lists. Everyone...