Gross Profit Margin #screenprinting #profit #margin #promos

Your gross profit margin is your company's pulse. Do you know how to calculate it? 

The formula for gross margin is:

Gross Margin = (Gross Sales Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold) ÷ Gross Sales Revenue

Gross Sales Revenue = total money collected from sales

Cost of Goods Sold = total materials and manufacturing labor costs

Simply stated, the gross margin is the difference between the cost to produce something and its selling price, divided by the product’s price, expressed as a percentage. For example, if you sell something for $1 and it costs $0.40 to produce, the gross margin for that product is 60 percent: ($1 – $0.40) ÷ $1 = 0.60 or 60 percent.

The industry average is 33% for contract shops, for others around 40 - 50%.

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Maude and Dan, info@embroidme-catonsville.com

Spring Promo Specials #Quality #Logo #Products

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#Spring #Deals #Advertising #Specialties

#Hedgehog #Pen #Best #Promo

Pen colors

Looking for a great pen? Our Hedgehog is dePendable and long lasting!

This is a great writing, slim, metallic pen. It has: a smooth black rubber grip, metal accent ring and clip, 5 different color choices, and medium point black ink.

Your price includes your logo imprinted in one location. The pen is 5.625" long, and your logo imprint size is 1.5" high and 0.75" high. 

Your price for 300 pens is $155 - email us now for more info! 

Email Dan - info@embroidme-catonsville.com

Facebook Feed Changes #trust #source #facebook #changes

Note - Facebook will only allow content from trusted sources now. Make sure that your company is aware of the change, and that your clients consider your company a trusted source and allow your company posts on their page.

What do you do to earn your clients trust?

How can we help you?

Can we meet for a discussion on branding, branded apparel and marketing services?

If yes, please call Dan at 410-744-6974

We Like #Fundraising

Let us know if we can help you with your fundraising project. Dan has many ideas. #fundraising #screenprinting #custom #tees #marketing

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Get Embroidered Backpacks for Back to School! #Backpack #OGIO

#OGIO backpacks are useful, look great, and can be embroidered successfully. Come visit us at Embroidme Catonsville / Fully Promoted to see a selection. Our store address is 6600 Baltimore National Pike, Suite D1, Catonsville, MD 21228. Or you can shop online - www.embroidme-catonsville.com #BACKPACK #BACKTOSCHOOL

Beach Bags #summer #bag #70

Update your summer wardrobe with a #fun #custom #embroidered #summer #tote! Many colors are available! Email Dan for more info - info@embroidme-catonsville.com, or visit our design your custom apparel website - www.charmcityink.us and thanks for visiting!

Best and Worst Things to Buy in March

Here are the best and worst things to buy in March

There are great sales on chocolate left from Valentine's Day. March is Frozen Food month, so look for great deals on frozen vegetables, March 7 is National Cereal day, so search for savings on cereal. Now is the time that retailers put winter apparel on sale, so look for savings on winter jackets, sweaters and caps. Now is also the time to look for deals on air conditioners and bbq grills, because no one is shopping for these items now, so retailers will have great deals to drum up business. There are also luggage bargains for you savvy shoppers out there. Foods to buy in March include nutritious greens such as broccoli, cabbage, spinach, asparagus, and lettuce while winter's bounty of root vegetables such as parsnips, radishes, leeks, and shallots is still available. Artichokes, avocados, peas, lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, and oranges are also plentiful throughout the month. Find everything you need to make a roasted vegetable dish or a colorful salad.

At Embroidme, we have wonderful custom pens on sale. Check out this great stylus pen

Here is the description

Silver barrel with trendy accent colors and a comfortable smooth rubber grip. The BIC Boy logo is embossed on both sides of the upper barrel. Chrome plated plunger with capacitive screen stylus.

• FREE set-up
• Capacitive screen stylus
• Silver barrels with trendy accent colors
• Comfortable smooth rubber grip
• The BIC Boy logo is embossed on both sides of the barrel
• Chrome-plated plunger and section
• free 2nd color imprint
• quantity 300 - your cost is $200, shipped directly to you
• offer expires March 31 2017
• email me Maude for more info

Here is my email: info@embroidme-catonsville.com

I look forwarding to helping you,

Maude

Remove Baked on Grease from Pans #Cleaning #Tip

How to remove baked on grease from pans - a great cleaning tip!

Here is the recipe:
You will want to mix up 1/2 cup Baking Soda, 1/4 cup Dish Soap and 1/4 cup Hydrogen Peroxide in a small bowl. Apply the paste to the pan or cookie sheet completely covering the baked on grease. Let the paste sit on the pan for a while. I applied the paste and then let it sit while I went to a swim meet so it sat for about 3 hours.

When you come back to it, just wipe away with a magic eraser and voila - beautiful shiny pan!

This tip is from one of my favorite bloggers - Julie - please visit her blog -
www.frugallyblonde.com

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www.embroidme-catonsville.com 
or
www.charmcityink.us

Thanks for visiting!
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Things to Do at the Beginning of the Month #newmonth #newbeginning

Things to Do at the Beginning of the Month

Look at your calendar to see if there are any upcoming appointments / birthdays and make reminder notes. Think ahead to see if there are any bills upcoming that you need to save money for.

That leads me to - look at your budget for the month and plan what you want to spend and save. Look for any upcoming special expenses - medical or auto or school - and start preparing now.

What are your personal and professional goals for this month? What do you want to accomplish? Break your goals down into weekly and daily baby steps for easier steps to success. Talk with a friend to discuss strategies for success because two heads are better than one.

What is a possible goal? How about to deep clean a part of your home in the next few days, e.g. the living room rug or clean the pantry shelves. Think about how good you will feel. While you are deep cleaning that part, also take about 30 minutes to pick just a few items to donate to Goodwill. The decluttering and donating will benefit you as well.

Pick out a book or two. If you can read a book a month you will enjoy life so much more. Plus you will have another fun topic to talk about with friends.

Clean out your coffee pot, and your coffee will taste better. Run a mixture of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water through a cycle, and then finish with a mixture of just water.

What do you like to do - to start every month?

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Custom Pen #Custom #Pen Great Deal Free Setup

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Burnt Pot Recovery #burn #rice #cooking #Tip

How to #Clean Your #Burnt #Scorched #Pot

We've all done it. Put a pot of something like rice on the stove, forgotten about it or didn't turn the heat down, and presto! Your beautiful saucepan has a burnt layer on the bottom.

1. Discard contents of pot.

2. Scrape out as many loose bits of burnt food as you can with a wooden spoon.

3. Don't use anything sharp or abrasive.

4. Sprinkle baking soda into bottom of pan (about 2 tbsp per cup of water).

5. Add enough water to cover burnt parts by 1-inch and stir; water should look murky.

6. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.

7. Remove from heat and discard water.

8. Scrape bottom of pot with wooden spoon. Burnt bits should come right off!

9. If any stains remain, sprinkle baking soda into the pan and add a few drops of water to form a paste.

10. Scrub using a non-abrasive scrubbie. The remaining bits will come right off!

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#Thanksgiving #Hacks Thanks to Krazy Koupon Lady!

Print out recipes and tape them at eye level on kitchen cabinets.

Shape foil into a ring to keep the turkey moist while roasting. Place turkey on top of foil ring in the pan.

Use a thermos as a gravy warmer to free up space on the stove.

Keep mashed potatoes warm in a slow cooker.

Grate butter for easy mixing when making biscuits or pie crust.

Boil cinnamon sticks, apple peels, orange rinds, and whole cloves in water for a festive-smelling home.

Cover the kids table with kraft paper and set out crayons to keep them entertained.

Use a hollowed-out pumpkin as a flower vase.

Prevent a mixing spoon from falling into a bowl or pot full of food by wrapping a rubber band around the handle.

Get fluffier whipped cream by chilling a metal beater and bowl beforehand.

Home Maintenance #Fall #Maintenance

Monthly

• Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
• Change air filters in the heating and air conditioning system.
• Clean range hood filters to avoid possible grease fires.
• Trim back any shrubbery or plant growth around the outdoor HVAC unit by at least 18 inches.

Quarterly

• Check and wipe down sliding doors and window tracks.
• Replace batteries in smoke detectors.
• Test garage door and grease tracks as needed.

Semiannually

• Clear gutters of spring and fall foliage.
• Power wash windows and siding.
• Schedule seasonal service of the HVAC system before summer and winter.

Annually

• Inspect and insulate pipes to protect them from freezing.
• Trim trees and shrubs away from the home's exterior.
• Touch up exterior paint and check for wood rot or water damage.
• Check grouting in kitchen and bathroom and repair if necessary.

What Produce to Buy Each Month #Produce #Useful

Here is a list of What to Buy, and when to buy it! From one of my fav new blogs! It's a list of when to buy produce by month.
Check out this great blog frugallyblonde.com

Lower Your Energy Bill #savemoney

Great ideas reposted from the Home Depot.

Which one will you try?

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What other money saving suggestions do you want to see?

Sneha #Indian #Cuisine #Amazing

Sneha Indian Cuisine

This week I want to introduce a wonderful restaurant, Sneha Indian Cuisine. There are an amazing array of dishes, including kabobs, biryani, and tandoori meals. Please try the Crispy Kale Chat, in which warm kale mixes with cold crunchy tomatoes and onions. 

The address is 6600 Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville, MD 21228 and phone 443-251-2187, hours

 Hours: 

Open today · 12–3PM, 5:30–10:30PM

Success is a Journey #Success #Travel

Success is not a destination

Therefore you can never get there.  And if you can't get there, you don't have to wait to get there to be happy. Success is a journey.  So long as you are in active pursuit of a worthy goal, you are successful now. Learn to be happy now. This wonderful blog is copied by a wonderful thoughtful business and family man Larry Janesky

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