(NAPSI)-Often, the lessons we learn the best are those we learn while doing something we love. That’s why getting a child involved in a hobby such as model railroading, radio control planes and cars or model kit building can be the first steps to acquiring the skills necessary to fill the high-paying jobs in tomorrow’s industries.

This is good news, since the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the United States will enjoy a near 14 percent growth rate in jobs in the areas of installing and repairing various kinds of equipment. It’s estimated that 40 percent of this growth will be in auto mechanics and general repair services. The refrigeration, air-conditioning and heating installation industries are expected to grow the fastest.

The downside is there will not be enough people in the U.S. to fill those positions.

You can learn about the world of hobbies and more at www.myhobbyfun.com.

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(NAPSI)-Difficult times can call for crafty measures. Providing an affordable escape, crafting has evolved into a fashion-forward pastime for all ages. In fact, a recent survey by the Craft & Hobby Association revealed that 56 percent of U.S. households have worked on at least one craft project during the past year; a rate that’s remained consistent for the past three years.

What kinds of craft projects have captured the hands and hearts of Americans? The same survey reveals that scrapbooking, home decor projects and woodworking top the list. Other popular hobbies include quilting, jewelry making, knitting, art and drawing. As more and more Americans discover the art of the handmade and the satisfaction it can bring, some are even turning their artisanal passions into profitable side businesses.

Creating Space

You can set up “shop” in your own home by designating a separate space to handle all your crafting needs. Serious enthusiasts can consider dedicating an entire room–attic, garage or an extra bedroom–to their passion. If you don’t have the space, you may choose to convert an extra closet into your own “craftastic” workstation to get the creative juices flowing.

Getting Organized

Once you’ve selected the space, make sure it’s properly equipped. Include a workstation or desk large enough to handle your craft projects and hang up a corkboard to pin design ideas and inspirations for quick comparisons. Keep yourself organized by adding shelving and adequate storage space for tools, paintbrushes or other accessories.

For example, adjustable and ventilated shelving such as ClosetMaid® ShelfTrack™ can easily be installed on the wall or in a closet to keep supplies like fabrics, paper, canvases, paint or varnishes within arm’s reach. Colorful ribbons and tape can slide onto closet rods for easy access, while buttons, clasps and other small objects can be kept in clear jars of varying sizes. Display your how-to books on the shelves and place yarn in baskets or pull-out wire or fabric drawers. Finally, a pegboard can be fashioned for color-coordinated thread or small-tool storage.

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Garner NC City Guide has been competing, not only with the online and off-line local newspapers, but other local online business directories and the Internet giants, “Most of the major search engines” for Garner NC business customers for the past few years and Garner NC and the surrounding area’s answered by a 600% increase in free and paid listings since 11/15/2007.

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7) Seven ways to promote your crafts and handcrafted products

First of all we as crafters, know that its hard to get paid for the labor you put into you projects, and if you are not marketing at the right places you might find it hard to get paid a fair price for your work or your creativity. First you must know the difference between handmade or handcrafted as to homemade.

Homemade the term can be used but most people think homemade means just make and sell it, and they may forget that it still has to be presentable in a nice presentation and not just put together in hast, clean packaging, with instructions etc.

1.Attend local crafts shows,fairs, festivals,farmers markets these places will appreciate your handiwork, do not take your products to a flea market its a big! big! mistake.(more on this later)

2.Don’t forget your community, sell your crafts at your church, community clubs, farmers markets, team up with fund raisers, work a deal out to your liking, that benifit all.

3.Sell to your friends, family, the people you work with, Display your crafts at home, pass out flyers,and business cards,have an event, and inviting customers.

4.Try consignment shops, remember anything over 25% is too much.

5.Advertise! advertise! in your local papers once a week, your city guide or shoppers and bi-weekly publications, most of these ads are fairly inexpensive. Dont forget to use on-line and local advertising on Garnernc-online.com.

6.Build your own website with shopping cart,
Web max studio offers the whole package that you can add 500 products and shopping cart is included, plus extras. Go here: Webmaxstudio

7.Get a merchant account it will increase your sales and your customers will respect your business more.
Try to find a local provider or Bank.
 
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Coastal Federal Credit Union has offered a unique challenge to Habitat for Humanity of Wake County via a 1,000 Fans Campaign. The local credit union will donated a $1,000 grant to Habitat Wake’s affordable housing mission if the organization can reach 1,000 Fans on their Facebook page by the end of the year. Both organizations will promote the campaign using social media tools—status updates, e-mail newsletters, and Facebook messages asking their contacts to spread the word to their Facebook connections.

“We’re trying to share information about the need for affordable housing in every way that we can,” said Habitat Wake’s Executive Director Kevin Campbell. “Facebook gives us access to a unique and diverse audience and helps us talk to people who may not be otherwise involved in the Habitat mission.” 630 people have become “Fans” of the Habitat Wake Facebook page to date. These fans receive updates about affordable housing, home dedications, and Habitat Wake events on their own Facebook pages.

“The real hope,” said Coastal’s Joe Mecca, “is that the mission of Habitat becomes viral online, and that then translates into affordable houses for families and healthy neighborhoods in our community.”
Source:MyNC.com

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Raleigh, NC – Kerr Drug, a nationally recognized provider of pharmacy and other healthcare related services, is taking the traditional customer loyalty program into the digital age. That’s right, think store coupon, at internet speed. The new Kerr Rewards program offers multiple ways customers can be given advice on health care, alerted to breaking medical news, as well as rewarded for shopping at Kerr Drug.

“Kerr Drug has a history of innovative healthcare and we believe speaking directly to our customers through multiple platforms is critical to fostering a strong relationship with them,” says Anthony “Tony” Civello, president and CEO of Kerr Drug. “Customer use of technology is evolving and we must adapt our outreach to offer our healthcare services.”

The launch makes Kerr Drug one of the nation’s first chain pharmacies to incorporate all six platforms into a rewards program. Availability of all six rewards programs platforms varies from store to store. Please check www.kerrdrug.com for locations.

• Kerr Rewards Mobile-Customers can opt-in to receive weekly offers on their mobile device. The technology allows the customer to display the offer barcode at the register and receive the discount. Coupons can be redeemed multiple times during the coupon life.
• Kerr Rewards Video-Customers earn coupons and rewards by watching videos on www.kerrdrug.com. Customers log in, click to watch the video, and then print off coupons associated with the product. Customers earn additional coupons the more videos watched.
• Kerr Rewards Email-Customers can opt-in to receive email newsletters about specific topics as well as related coupons.
• Kerr Rewards Web-Customers can find additional coupons and advice through Kerr Drug’s social media platforms.
• Kerr Rewards Register-Customers receive instant coupons printed on register receipt redeemable during their next visit.
• Kerr Rx Rewards-Customers get a $10 gift card for every ten prescriptions filled when they sign up for the Kerr Rx Rewards program.

“Kerr Rewards is designed to reach all of our customers, from the internet savvy to the traditional store coupon shopper,” adds Civello. “Our move into digital media helps us to grow our relationships with customers and respond more quickly to customer feedback.” For more information, contact Frank Graff, 919-459-8168, fgraff@919marketing.com

Read More:CarolinaNewsWire

Garner North Carolina is growing, “as they say” like a weed, well in the mist of all this growth a number of area businesses has found a little hidden treasure that most businesses have over looked, Local online advertising and marketing, meaning locally owned and operated.

Garner NC City Guide has been competing, not only with the online and off-line local newspapers, but other local online business directories and the Internet giants, “Most of the major search engines” for Garner NC business customers for the past few years and Garner NC and the surrounding area’s answered by a 600% increase in free and paid listings since 11/15/2007.

Garner City Guide is nothing fancy, like Other Directories with pop-up all over the pages, other ads all around your listings, promotional music and graphics screeming on your screen, but what Garner City Guide is, is a well managed local online key-word business directory,that brings more traffic to Garner businesses and websites, Free. Silver & Gold Members pay a small affordable yearly fee.

If the search engines can’t find Garner NC business directory and local City Guide, then its of no use to our Garner NC Businesses.

Garner North Carolina Business Directory!

The goal is to provide community businesses and residents with a low cost way to advertise and be seen by many people in and around our growing area. Now with our City Guide Site businesses can finally get the exposure they deserve.

City Guide, business directory, event calendar and free classifieds allows local residents, as well as anyone around the world, to find information about businesses ranging from a wide variety of categories in Garner, North Carolina. Offering a free business listing is nothing new, but wtat is the traffic you receive. Best of all, gold member businesses are evenly rotated and featured on the home page below, as well as on the top of their respective category page. Therefore, receiving the highest level of exposure for their business, plus even more exposure with a new personal webpage on our server. You can also use our MARKETPLACE for buying and selling your products and services in the CLASSIFIEDS ADS Section. Classifieds are Totally FREE, Garner NC City Guide more than just a place to advertise your business or promote your products and services, Find information, useful information about Garner NC and surrounding area’s that you and your business are looking for.

You should use Garner’s Event Calendar, it’s also free, “list your events” -Crafts, Government, Charity, Sports, Holiday, Business, Church, Theater, Party, Networking. Lots of things are happening in Garner NC.

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RALEIGH — Gov. Perdue last week called on the General Assembly to pass a legislative package designed to assist small businesses in creating and maintaining jobs. The package includes tax incentives, grants and an expansion of the small business preference for companies seeking contracts with state government. Gov. Perdue made the announcement as part of a three-stop JobsNOW tour of small businesses in Asheville, Lexington and Fayetteville.

“Small businesses are the backbone of North Carolina’s economy, and a major driver in our economic recovery,” said Perdue. “They put our friends, neighbors and family members to work. They anchor our communities. Supporting small businesses means supporting jobs for North Carolinians.”

The JobsNOW Small Business Package is focused on three areas of assistance:
1.Tax relief and tax incentives to boost the bottom line for small businesses
?Small Business Start-up Tax Relief – encourages investment in innovative small businesses by allowing favorable capital gains treatment of the founding interests in the business.
?Small Business Health Insurance Credit – provides a credit of $250 per employee to businesses that provide health insurance to employees making less than $45,000. Applies to businesses with fewer than 25 employees. The credit was previously enacted and expired this year.
?Qualified Business Venture Tax Credit – expands this credit by raising the cap from $7.5 million to $10 million to spur more investments in entrepreneurial businesses.
?State tax break for small business equipment purchases.
2.Statewide support for small businesses
?Community Colleges – restore funding to the statewide Small Business Assistance Network within the state’s 58 community colleges.
?“InSource NC” – helps North Carolina businesses find the goods and services they need from other North Carolina businesses, through web-based buyer-supplier networks.
?Help North Carolina businesses capitalize on federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer contracts by providing a matching state grant.
?Main Street Solutions – expanded grant funding for the revitalization of downtown districts in small towns, supporting small business growth.
?North Carolina Tourism Promotion – increased investment in marketing and advertising of North Carolina as a national tourism destination.
?Help small businesses get credit by funding the N.C. Small Business Assistance Fund that helps guarantee the remaining 5% on qualifying 95% SBA-backed small business loans.
?N.C. Farm Innovation Fund — provides direct assistance to small family farms to improve energy efficiency, develop new markets and cultivate new value-added products.
Read More:CarolinaNewsWire

Raleigh, NC – Despite a sluggish economy, business at MarketPlace-Solutions.com remains brisk.

According to owner Steven Rosenberg, even his primary vendor, the U.S. Postal Service, has announced plans to address declining revenue and volume. In a recent address to stakeholders, Postmaster General John E. Potter shared plans and action steps to achieve that goal, including changes to delivery frequency, eliminating prepayment of retiree health benefits and expanding access to products and services.

The Internet has had a dramatic impact on the mail business, Rosenberg noted. “I decided to embrace this technology, instead of fighting it,” he said.

By learning the intricacies of search engine optimization, Rosenberg has used the Internet to dramatically increase his online marketing capabilities. His efforts have paid off. MarketPlace-Solutions.com is rated in the top 10 on Google for ‘political mailings’ and is consistently in the top 10 for ‘direct mail Raleigh.’ The results on his business have been profound.

“The Internet is the great equalizer. It is all about being ‘found,’” Rosenberg said. “Online, a small business has the same exposure as a company many times its size. That’s how I believe MarketPlace-Solutions.com has remained steady and profitable, even during the recession.”

Rosenberg recently expanded his services to help clients realize similar online success.

Read More:CarolinaNewsWire

Garner North Carolina is growing, “as they say” like a weed, well in the mist of all this growth a number of area businesses has found a little hidden treasure that most businesses have over looked, Local online advertising and marketing, meaning locally owned and operated.

Garner NC City Guide has been competing, not only with the online and off-line local newspapers, but other local online business directories and the Internet giants, “Most of the major search engines” for Garner NC business customers for the past few years and Garner NC and the surrounding area’s answered by a 600% increase in free and paid listings since 11/15/2007.

Garner City Guide is nothing fancy with pop-up all over the pages, other ads all around your listings, promotional music and graphics screeming on your screen, but what Garner City Guide is, is bring traffic to your business and website at an affordable yearly fee.

If the search engines can’t find Garner NC business directory and local City Guide then its of no use to our Garner NC Businesses.

Garner North Carolina Business Directory!

Our goal is to provide community businesses and residents with a low cost way to advertise and be seen by many people in and around our growing area. Now with our City Guide Site businesses can finally get the exposure they deserve.

Our City Guide, business directory, event calendar and free classifieds allows local residents, as well as anyone around the world, to find information about businesses ranging from a wide variety of categories in Garner, North Carolina. garnernc-online.Best of all, gold member businesses are evenly rotated and featured on our home page below, as well as on the top of their respective category page. Therefore, receiving the highest level of exposure for their business, plus even more exposure with a new personal webpage on our server. You can also use our MARKETPLACE for buying and selling your products and services in the CLASSIFIEDS ADS Section.Local Basic Classifieds are FREE, however we offer a more advanced level for more exposure for your advertising. Garnernc-online is more than just a place to advertise your business or promote your products and services, we offer information, useful information about Garner NC and surrounding area’s that you and your business are looking for.

We invite you to use Garner’s Event Calendar, it’s also free, “list your events” -Crafts, Government, Charity, Sports, Holiday, Business, Church, Theater, Party, Networking. Lots of things happening in Garner NC- List Your Business Today!

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