Posted by Traveling Salesman at 8/1/2011 9:58 PM
On the fasteners news site, Global Fastener News, I read today that Cardinal Fastener is operating again but, for now, with a much smaller crew. Additional funding is being sought to increase ...
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Posted by Traveling Salesman at 7/24/2011 9:15 PM
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By Eric Dudas, guest blogger
As I was editing some audio for the next episode of Fully Threaded Radio, I began jotting some main points for a show promo. In the ...
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I just did a quick scan of the online fastener news sites. Not a whole lot happening. There are a few articles about Cardinal and the fact that there could be parties interested in buying Cardinal. That's a real shocker. No kidding someone might ...
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Just passed the 4th of July. For our overseas readers, the 4th has many meanings for us in the U.S. Of course, the obvious significance is it our Independence Day. Additionally, it is kind of the mid-way point of summer. Seems that once we pass ...
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Sorry to report on this one but, according to Crain's Cleveland Business, Cardinal Fastener & Specialty has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The article reports that Cardinal filed on June 30, 2011. Click here to be connected ...
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Fastener Tech 11 was great. Very active aisles as attendance was very strong. I told someone, "you know it is a good show when you repeatedly get interrupted in the aisles of the show as you are trying to talk to other people". That happens ...
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OK, made it to Chicago. I am ready for Fastener Tech 11. To be accurate, and fair, I do believe this is the largest fastener show east of the Mississippi and the biggest show other than Vegas. Also, I understand that by partnering with the ...
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The Trap of Extending Credit
The crux of the issue on this past Great Recession was credit. We all overextended ourselves by borrowing too much and we all over extended ourselves by lending too much. Both sides the debtor and the financier were at ...
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Just recently, I read an article by Dave Kahle titled "The Ultimate Survival Skill for the New Economy". Dave is a sales consultant and trainer and I have seen his articles in magazines before. I found myself circling paragraphs and underlining ...
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The North Coast Fastener Association has really come up with a successful formula for throwing a trade show/networking event. The association held its 3rd annual Distributor Social and the attendance was somewhere between 225-250 people. The NCFA ...
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