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Packaging

Norton’s USA – A Uniquely American General Store

November 18, 2011
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In support of the Small Business Saturday “Shop Small” campaign on November 26th, we have asked one of our great customers, Norton’s USA, to tell their story. I was asked to write for the Nashville Wraps blog because I buy from this great company. I have a retail store that sells only American-made products – [...]

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Shirley George Frazier – Building Her Business One Gift Basket at a Time

November 11, 2011
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Shirley George Frazier is the queen of gift basket design and even refers to herself as a “basketologist”. She’s the author of the best-selling books How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business and The Gift Basket Design Book. Shirley came from a long line of entrepreneurs, so the drive to start a business in [...]

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Another Nashville Wraps Wedding

November 4, 2011
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Working for Nashville Wraps has many perks. One of which is getting to see all the great products up close and personal. For the past several months, I have been planning my summer wedding. I was pleased to be able to use so many Nashville Wraps product groups for my bridal shower, rehearsal dinner and [...]

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USA Packaging Plant Keeps It Green

October 27, 2011
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Recently a few of us at Nashville Wraps had the opportunity to visit one of our manufacturing partners in Portland, Oregon. They have found their niche and are supplying high quality, competitively priced, 100% recycled paper packaging products all across the United States and Canada. So what does it take to compete against the imports? [...]

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Encouraging Breast Cancer Patients One Gift Basket at a Time

October 14, 2011
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So it’s only fitting to feature one of our customers who is not only a breast cancer survivor herself, but who is also doing something positive to help women who are walking in her shoes.

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Candy Corn Love – How to Make Candy Corn Cones and Poms!

October 7, 2011
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Recently I saw candy corn cones made from yarn on the visual bookmarking site Pinterest. Immediately, I thought these could be made using our raffia ribbon. They turned out as cute as can be. They are perfect for counter displays, centerpieces, mantles or store window displays. They look great with candy-corn tissue poms (shown at [...]

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How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

September 30, 2011
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Looking for a fun, easy and inexpensive way to dress up a package or your store window display? Look no further than tissue paper flowers. They resemble a cross between a carnation or peony when the ends are rounded. If you make pointed ends, you can create a chrysanthemum or dahlia look. Learn how to [...]

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Why American Made is Hard to Find

September 23, 2011
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Currently, the president of the United States is on a quest to seek out solutions for American jobs. While I admit I have not personally reviewed the plan, I can speak to what most small and medium business owners believe to be a solid plan for job restoration in the USA. It’s simple, right? Just [...]

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Cookies: A Package Deal

September 16, 2011
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Bill Cullins of Bill’s Cookie Jar in Washington state had a challenge for me, “I’m starting a cookie business. If it was your business what baskets, designs, ribbons, bags etc… would you offer for each season and event?”

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Crazy Susan’s is One Smart Cookie

September 2, 2011
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Susan Adair has gained national attention because of her amazing cookies. She started a home-based business as a teenager, using a secret family recipe from her best friend, and is now running a successful cookie store and even appearing on her own Food Network series Tough Cookies. Choosing a business name was a family affair. [...]

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