December 2004 - Vol. 2 No. 12
Quotes to Inspire you for 2005!
Several of my business philosophies are formed around quotes. Quotes are short phrases that can be easily memorized. I often repeat a quote to myself before making a decision. Print these quotes, place them under your keyboard and read them weekly, I promise they will inspire you and perhaps one of these quotes will be just the thought you need to change your outlook on a situation.
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Do the same thing the same way - my favorite quote
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Act better than you feel - my second favorite quote
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If you don't make time there will never be time
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Work smarter not harder
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Every day is a new day
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Plan your work and work your plan - Brian Tracy
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If at first you don't succeed try, try, try again
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If you never try, you will never know
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Good work habits produce extraordinary results
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Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently - Henry Ford
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Dress for Success
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You're never too old to learn something new
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Always give the client more than they expect
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The purpose of a business is to create and keep customers - Theodore Levitt
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I would rather be an optimist and be wrong than to be a pessimist and be right - Albert Einstein
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Bloom where you're planted
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If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all - my mother
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Measure twice cut once
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First Things First - (Okay, that is a title of one of my Favorite books, author Stephen Covey)
Q u i c k B o o k s Ti p . . .
QuickBooks Webinars
Starting up in January!
We are introducing our Webinars for QuickBooks starting in January 2005; just in time to kick off a new year! January is the perfect time to start a new company or to just brush up on your QuickBooks skills. Now QuickBooks seminars for the Interior Designers and Window Treatment Professionals can come right to your office. That's right, no traveling, just sit back in your comfy clothes and get ready to learn. Visit our Minutes Matter website to view the January Webinar schedule. Sign up soon as seats are limited.
Purchase our 2004 Minutes Matter QuickBooks System it will be a great reference book to go along with the Webinars. (The manual and CD is written for QuickBooks 2002 - 2005) The manual has been totally rewritten, it is printed in full color and includes numerous screen shots of the QuickBooks program; a picture is worth a thousand words! The Chart of Accounts and Item Codes are now on CD. Current Minutes Matter QuickBooks users will receive a $25 discount, use promotional code QBP25.
A S i t e To S e e . .
Post-it Notes aren't just on paper anymore. Download this free program and start using electronic Stickies. After you download the program, just double click on the little yellow icon in your Windows Start Up Tray anytime you want to use Stickies. Right click on the Stickies note for formatting options, right click on the bar to set reminders, change colors or even make the notes semi-transparent. Stickies even stay put through rebooting your computer.
New! Studio's Payment Plan - Easy, Automatic, Free! There has never been a better time to make such a wise investment for your company! This Easy Payment Plan allows you to pay for Studio on interest free installments that makes budgeting the cost affordable. With this automatic payment plan, you simply spread your cost over three easy installments. Studio can actually pay for itself before your last installment is due, since you will be closing more sales!
Three
Payment Plan
One-third of purchase price is due at time of order, another third due in
thirty days, and remaining balance due sixty days after initial purchase.
(to take advantage of this payment plan a credit card must be
used)
Create a Holiday E-Card with Studio
We just couldn't resist featuring more E-Cards this month. It is not too late to send your clients a holiday greeting. You can create and print cards yourself and mail them to clients or simply email them. Since email is becoming more and more a part of our lives, during the initial contact with a client be sure to collect an email address.
Visit The Lounge to receive many other unique and creative ways to use Studio.
Download Studio for FREE and create you own e-card; simply click on the Studio image below or go to our website to download the 30-day trial!
Would you like to attend a class for Studio and never leave your home or office? Visit "The Lounge" (Studio's forum on our website) for more details. These classes have a limited number of seats per class. So, sign up soon; classes will fill up fast! Sign up online for the classes you would like to attend and we will send you a confirmation via email.
Treatment Details . . .
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Pelmet Drapery - This a very simple and easy treatment to fabricate.
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Window is 37"W x 66"L, treatment FW is 44"W and located at the front of the house in a laundry room.
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Fabric is a plaid silk taffeta from Number One Textiles and lined with solid faux silk. Treatment was interlined.
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Fabric was cut in a rectangle shape, a return was added on the right side. Return was not necessary on the lead edge side.
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A string/micro welting was added to entire outer edge.
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The Italian Stringing method was used to create the swag effect.
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Treatment was stapled on a 2" pole with Beaded Ball finials in a Washed wood finish from Resin Solutions, Inc.
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This image can also be found in Minutes Matter Studio in the Drapery (Quick Designs) folder.
This treatment was designed by Debbie Green, Debbie's Designs, Hendersonville, TN and fabricated by Anna Davis, Anna's Custom Creations, White House, TN.