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November 29, 2010

Unique Celtic Jewelry and Artisan Crafted Designs Exclusive only to Patagonia Gifts

Filed under: Press — Tags: , — Winson @ 8:13 AM

Released by: Patagonia Gifts

Find unique Celtic jewelry and artisan crafted designs exclusive only at Patagonia gifts. Unlike other mass-produced items available in the market, Patagonia gifts are individually handcrafted by creative artisans.

Patagonia Gifts, one of the premier online gift stores, offers unique Celtic jewelry and artisan crafted designs. In order to ensure that every piece is as unique as the individual who wears it, each and every gift at Patagonia gifts is handcrafted ‘individually’ by creative artisans from Patagonia. Jewelry and gifts provided by Patagonia Gifts are totally different from the other mass-produced gifts or fine jewelry sold in the local malls or other fine jewelry stores.

Patagonia Gifts specializes in Celtic Jewelry including silver earrings, Celtic jewelry for men and women, birthday gifts, unique jewelry, Celtic cuff links, pins, mens pendants, braided leather sterling silver bracelets and mens necklaces etc. They also offer Celtic bracelet bangles, thank you gifts, lots of unusual gifts and mens jewelry, luxury mate tea gourds, friendship Celtic gifts and special occasion gift ideas.

Patagonia Gifts provides a great collection of gifts for Christmas, anniversaries, birthdays and other important occasions to choose something unique for the special people in your life.

Patagonia Gifts has been serving thousands of satisfied online customers since its founding in 2000. During this process, Patagonia Gifts sourced the best craftsmen and women from Patagonia who manufacture the finest quality jewelry and gifts in the region.

For further details, please contact:
Patagonia Gifts
Los Italianos 636
9000 – Comodoro Rivadavia
Patagonia
Argentina
Website: www.patagoniagifts.com

About Patagonia Gifts:
Patagonia Gifts is an online jewelry and gifts store based out of Patagonia, Argentina. It is devoted to provide unique jewelry and gift items at excellent values to its customers. Their products are not mass-produced, instead they are handmade in small quantities to ensure that each and every piece is unique. With a passion for art and focus on their ultimate goal – delighting customers, they have been serving thousands of satisfied online customers since 2000. They specialize in Celtic Jewelry for various occasions including Christmas, anniversaries, birthdays and other important occasions.

November 26, 2010

Small Business Added New Jobs in the Month of July 2010 : NFIB Index

Filed under: Small Business — Tags: — Winson @ 10:36 AM

As per the National Federation of Independent Business’s monthly employment poll, about 10 percent of jobs were added by small businesses last month, which has increased from 5 percent. As per the July report, there was a loss of 0.15 workers per firm for the past 3 months which is down from June’s loss of 0.28. This implies that the private sector employment rate is improving. But, still there is a need for the new jobs to be created.

As per a poll by Reuters who polled economists reported that there was a slight increase in unemployment rate from 9.5 previous month to 9.6 in July. There is an expectation that the private employers would add 90,000 positions. There is a overall payroll decline of 65,000.

About 10 percent of the small businesses firms are planning to decrease employment which has increased by 2 percent from the previous month. Only 9 percent of the small business firms were planning to create new posts which has decreased by 1 point.

As per the poll on NFIB member firms, small businesses are the main source of increase in employment. But, these firms are reluctant to hire because of the uncertainty of pace of recovery and weak sales.

November 25, 2010

Few Quick Facts about U.S. Small Business

Filed under: Small Business — Tags: — Winson @ 9:37 AM
  • About 70 million income is generated by 27 million small businesses in United States.
  • 99.7 percent of employer firms in United States is represented by small businesses.
  • One third of the American voting public is represented by members of the small business community.
  • Small businesses employ about half of all private sector employees.
  • They pay about 45 percent of total United States private payroll.
  • They also create an average of 4,000 jobs per day.
  • They create about 90 percent of new jobs in United States.
  • Small businesses hire about 40 percent of the high tech workers.
  • About 6 trillion dollars in revenue is generated by small businesses each year. This is equivalent to the second largest economy in the world.
  • About 97.3 percent of all identified exports are exported by small businesses.
  • 13 times of patents are produced by small businesses when compared with large firms.
  • About 50 percent of non-farm private gross domestic product is created by the small businesses.
  • About 12.5 percent of small business owners are immigrants in United States.
  • Immigrants are 30 percent more likely to start a new business when compared with non-immigrants.
  • In the growth of small businesses, Hispanics are key drivers. About 2.5 million plus are current Hispanic-owned business segments. They generate more than $388 billion annually.
  • About 1 million are black owned small businesses in America. They account for over $100 billion in annual sales.
  • 13.1 million people are employed by women through their small businesses. They generate 1.9 trillion in annual revenue.
  • As per a report by Intuit Future of Small Business, majority of teens are preferring to own their own business rather working for a large corporation.

November 24, 2010

Using Barcodes in Different Steps of Manufacturing Process

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 9:53 AM

The ability to carry the complete information about a product makes barcodes very essential in businesses. Identifying many types of ingredients and components is necessary in manufacturing process, the inventory for finished goods and in shipping packages as well.

Multiple advantages of barcodes in supply chain and materials management, and production control made barcodes and barcodes labels usage compulsory. 2D barcodes can store more information in smaller places. This information is read by barcode scanners. It is very useful in security and sensitive industries like aerospace and defense, where traceability of all parts and components is necessary because of security issues. There are different stages of manufacturing, in which barcodes are used, such as:

Barcodes are used on the raw material packages before sending them to manufacturing unit. When they enter the manufacturing location, barcodes make them easy to identify the raw materials. Then materials are moved to inventory location.

They move the materials packages to the inventory location and they link them with the barcode labels of the shelves. Raw material are taken from inventory shelves to the factory floor, then again they are scanned and they update them at production level.

First, parts and their quantities are verified from their barcode labels and brought to the factory to be used in the production as the part of the assembly. Later a new barcode is generated, after taking them to assemble stage. Later new product which is produced newly is identified by that new label.

Later individual products are barcoded. Again they are barcoded after packing the products in a bigger container or carton as they will be sent to different locations, so that they can be tracked at every stage till they reach the shop floor.

Later when they sell the goods, they scan the barcodes of the products in shops by using barcode scanner to know information about product. Symbol barcode scanners can be used for this purpose.

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Why Choose a Dealership for Used Car Purchase

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: , , — Winson @ 9:35 AM

One has to choose between a private party and a car dealership while buying a used car. Some people believe that private parties sell used cars at a better price compared to a dealer. But there are several drawbacks of buying a car from a private party. Buying a car privately can be a long and frustrating process. Moreover, the private parties will not provide warranty on the vehicle, so you can’t go back to them once you make the purchase. Also, shady used car dealers often act as individuals. Many times, you may get bad cars. Whereas, buying a used car from a dealership is hassle free and comes with several advantages.

Wide selection of models
At a car dealership, you can take a look at many cars at one place. Car dealers generally sell various models from different manufacturers. It saves your time, money and gasoline running across all the private parties in the town. You can find a good vehicle based on your budget and needs at one place.

Safety
Car dealers ensure the quality and safety standards on all the cars they sell. All the used cars will be checked by experienced mechanics and quality control managers at the dealership. They roll out a car from the dealership only after they are satisfied by all the controls of the car.

Saves time
Purchasing a car from a dealership saves your time and you can buy quickly. Driving from one location to another and scheduling with everyone is time consuming and tests your patience.

Provides attractive finance
Almost all car dealerships provide finance options for used cars. You can easily get a loan for your used car through the dealership. Generally car dealerships have a good relation with lending institutions or banks. You may even be able to get better financing rates through a dealership.

Potential bargains
Individuals sell used cars at lower prices, but you should remember that there is still a room for bargaining at the car dealership. You can negotiate with the dealer and work out a cheaper price or get extra options included to your car.

Certified used cars
You can get a certified used car from a dealership. Certified used car is an affordable, attractive alternative to a new car of higher price. Simply, you can get a good quality car at lower price. It will be thoroughly inspected by professional mechanics and the original vehicle manufacture warranties the mechanical condition, quality and standard of the car.

Online services provided
Many car dealers today have online presence. You can enjoy all the comforts of your home while shortlisting the car from these dealers online. After that, you can visit the dealership and check out the shortlisted car. You need not go from place to place to buy your car, instead you can now shortlist some options from wide range of cars at a dealership over the Internet.

Apart from the above mentioned advantages, there are many more which makes your used car shopping at a car dealership a good choice. You can never overlook the convenience factors at a dealership such as financing, registration, insurance, extended warranties and accessories etc. Remember, car dealership has a reputation to protect, so it cannot afford to sell unworthy vehicle. This is not the same with an individual seller.

Source: Bellroadtoyota.com

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