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The Tip is 'Manufacturer's sites' I recently ran out of my favorite pancake syrup. I loved the brand we had been using but when I went to the grocery store, I couldn't find it. The syrup was made in Indiana and I was living in Florida at the time. I tried unsuccessfully to find it on an internet. The manufacturer is small and their products are not readily available so I thought I would try their website. They did, in fact, have their own internet store so I ordered it directly from them. Now, I always buy their made in USA maple syrup from their website and never run out. Made in America Secrets has thousands of made in USA products offered by hundreds of small manufacturers. These small Made in America companies are a large contributor to our economy. In fact, according to the 2008 US Census Bureau small businesses, those employing 1 to 99 employees comprise 98% of all the USA businesses. This is equivalent to 5.8 million businesses that employee over 40 million people. Most American's are unaware of how significant small business is when compared to the total size of the US economy. This website is aware of it and that is why 99% of the businesses that advertise on Made in America Secrets are small businesses. Use this web site to for a list of products made in the US- especially since it is likely that a small US manufacturer employs someone you know- your husband, wife, children, or grandchildren. When using Google to search for Made in America products often times these small made in the United States businesses never show up on page one- and most folks don't look past page one. What does this mean? The consumer has a difficult time locating that US made product. Made in America Secrets was conceived to provide a solution to that problem. As an example search for motorcycles Made in America using Google and you will likely miss many of the companies that make this country great. Use Made in America Secrets for the search and you will likely find a hidden jewel. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Steel Appeal Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, artist Johnnie Floyd knew as a youth that working with his hands would become a lifelong pursuit. His cultivated talent was eventually rewarded with a scholarship to the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, one of the premier art institutions in the country, and it was here that Johnnie was able to bring his two greatest passions, design and fabrication, together in the field of Industrial Design. Floyd returned to his childhood home to apply his artistic and mechanical abilities to the cause of another passion: auto racing. For the last 15 years Johnnie has been honing his skills in this area. Johnnie lives on Lake Norman with his family in the great state of North Carolina. Johnnie's favorite quote comes from an unknown author, To truly live a creative life, we must first lose our fear of being wrong. divder We Believe The Steel Appeal??. We believe in your reflection. We believe that we sell products that your children's, children, children will some day enjoy. We believe there is more to life than work. We believe in loving what we do, and doing what we love. We believe a picture is worth a thousand words. We believe that without each other we don't have anything. We believe that our world belongs to the future. We know how it is to have someone that makes you realize what is important in life. We are optimistic about the seeds we plant. We live to learn and explore. We understand that life doesn't always go as planned. We have short term goals and long term goals and not all of them have to do with money. We love to see a person smile. We believe that consumers are now becoming customers. We believe that good business is about good partnership. We are constantly striving for more meaning in our lives and so far so good. We believe the calculation of risk should be made by the person that is taking the risk. We believe that the size of a business should not dictate the amount of success one perceives it having. We believe that you are going to love your purchase from The Steel Appeal. divder A Note Re: Steel Recycling The #1 recycled material in North America is not paper, plastic, aluminum, or glass. Over the past 50 years the steel industry has produced approximately 50% of its new products from reclaimed/recycled materials. The process has gotten so efficient that steel re-cycling is now greater than all the materials mentioned above COMBINED! Half of what is shown below was at one time something else! 2009-051709-ocracoke-trip-008.jpg divder Jason M. Milks: The Motivated Entrepreneur 100_0647.jpg He had a lot of good times growing up in Buffalo, NY. Taking his college career seriously he received a degree in Business with a focus on Marketing. Deciding to leave his hockey and skiing life behind he moved to Charlotte, NC and with some luck, and a willingness to work he landed a job with a race team. While there for nearly 10 years he worked his way up the corporate ladder. Jason will tell you his work ethic came from his Grandfathers who both started and grew successful businesses. His dream was to start his own business some day and as these things go, he met the right people at the right time and The Steel Appeal was born. The Steel Appeal is a product of not one or two people's efforts, but the efforts of many, this is something Jason is so appreciative of and is what he has enjoyed most about The Steel Appeal's beginnings. Jason lives with his wife Amber and an incredible boxer named Victor in Cornelius, NC. Jason's favorite quote is from one of his heroes Be Enthusiastic, Be Confident, and Be Careful ?Bobby Allison |
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