Why Buy American Products?

Posted by Admin , Labels: , Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Here is the reason I believe very strongly in American made products, and think every American when making a purchase should spend just a minute to compare an American made product to imported products.
Since the 1960's, America has been in a trade deficit. We import more goods than we export. In the 1980's, the scale tipped even further, and in 2010, the trade deficit was roughly $500 Billion! That means we imported $500 Billion more worth of goods than we exported.
Here is a very simple example... You continuously sell $1.00 items to your neighbor, and he sells you $2.00 items. It will not take long, and your neighbor will have all the money and you will have none, especially because of the "throw-away" goods, which started in the 1980's. (Throwaway meaning you can use it once or twice, and it is gone. Examples include Glad Ware and Ziploc containers, versus glass bowls and canning jars).
This same concept is much more complex when looking at nations, but holds very true. It is also different, what is imported and exported, when it comes to the economy and jobs. Raw materials are better to import than finished goods, because you can add value to them, and turn a profit. This is especially true, if we export the finished product.

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Give Your Employees Something They Will Remember

Posted by Admin , Labels: , Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Sometimes a holiday party can be a great experience for everyone involved- coworkers come together to have a good time and leave with a stronger sense of camaraderie- one that extends into the work place and can go a long way towards greasing the gears that make the business run. A high sense of morale can go a long way towards making a company exceed its goals, and a company party can be a great way to make sure that your workers are getting that morale boost that they really need to make everything happen just right.
The problem is that sometimes these company parties can turn sour. If the workers are there with no kind of quality entertainment to keep them busy, they might start leaving early or, even worse, turn on themselves and bicker. A party that should have produced a sense of companionship can instead degenerate and create a schism between workers- this can destroy the very fabric on which a company is built. So it's up to you to make sure that the company party is fun and an atmosphere where your workers can come together and have a good time.

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