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| Economy, price depress platinum demand in '08
National
Jeweler
May 18,2009
New
York--Platinum experienced a series of downward trends in 2008, from
declines in global supply and net demand to a nosedive in price,
according to the just released "Platinum 2009" report by
metals consultancy Johnson Matthey. According to the report, global
supplies of platinum declined by 9.5 percent to 5.97 million ounces in
2008,....>>>
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| Jeweler Charged With Violating Gold Buying Laws
National
Jewelers
May 18,2009
Another
jeweler has been charged with not following local rules for buying
precious metals.Uori Zohar, 52, was charged in Connecticut with 53
counts of violating previous metals and stones requirements, according
to the Stamford Advocate.Police charge that Zohar did not report all
the purchases he made, as required by law.>>>
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PGI Launches Online Sales Training Program
Jewelers Circular
Keystone
5/15/2009
Platinum
Guild International USA unveiled its first-ever online platinum sales
training program-Platinum First-for retail jewelers. The 30-minute
interactive training module offers a comprehensive education on the
value of platinum, as well as providing tools for sales associates to
effectively sell platinum to their bridal customers. >>>
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IDEX Online Research: Jewelers - Target Female
Self-Purchasers
By Ken
Gassman
May14.09
Television
in the 1950s liked to portray the quintessential American family as one
where Dad went off to work each day in a suit and tie (which he also
wore for dinner each night), Mom stayed home and cooked three hot meals
a day (along with sewing the children's clothing and cleaning the
house), and the two children - an older boy and a younger girl - always
had perfect manners and didn't sass their parents.>>>
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| Blue Diamond Sets Record at Auction
Jewelers Circular
Keystone, 5/13/2009
Following
15 minutes of frenzied bidding. a fancy vivid blue, internally
flawless, cushion-shaped diamond weighing 7.03 carats brought a record
price at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva.The price, $9.4
million, beat its pre-sale estimate of $5.8 - 8.5 million. The
diamond was found from Petra Diamonds' historic Cullinan mine.>>>
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By Susan M.
Heathfield,
About.com
You're
weary. You're frustrated. You're unhappy. You're demotivated. Your
interaction with your boss leaves you cold. He's a bully, intrusive,
controlling, picky or petty. He takes credit for your work, never
provides positive feedback and misses each meeting he schedules with
you. >>>
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| Following the Yellow Brick Road
By Michael
Shields
COLORED-STONE.COM
I'd
like to be able to claim that my foray into the world of gold buying is
attributable to some highly developed knowledge of markets and keen
sense of timing--but it's not. It's attributable to preparedness,
opportunity and dumb luck. >>>
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| Guide to Avoiding an IRS Audit
By Irwin
Speizer
BUSINESS.COM May ,2009
While
there's no sure-fire way to keep the IRS at bay, there are strategies
you can take to reduce your audit risk. Understanding basic tax rules
is important, as is using sound business practices. Where most
businesses get into trouble:
Taking improper
business deductions
Overstating or
understating company officer salaries >>>
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| Start-up Capital Funding FAQs for Retailers
By Shari
Waters
About.com
Most
new businesses find it very difficult to obtain bank loans, business
credit cards or investors. The truth is a great business model and good
looking plan may help convince a financier to give you a chance, but
all too often start-ups are turned down. Don't despair. Securing the
capital will take careful research, negotiating and commitment.>>>
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Saving
Jewelers Retirement Hopes
Retail Jewelry
Insights
May 2009
"It
was the best of times. It was the worst of times.", so began
Charles Dickens' classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, a novel about the
end of one era and the beginning of another. Whether the
recession that began almost 16 months ago is an end of America's 20th
Century era of prosperity still remains to be seen, but most certainly
it's a tale of two economies, at least as far as many baby boomers in
the midst of retirement are concerned. >>>
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| Think like a Businessperson, not a Jeweler
Jewelers of
America
Tips to Thrive
Do
you think of yourself as a retailer who likes jewelry or as a
businessperson who sells jewelry? If you answered the former, then
you're in line with the 54.1% of Jewelers of America members who
identified themselves this way in the 2008 Jewelers of America Cost of
Doing Business Report. Just 12% called themselves business people. >>>
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| Viral Marketing 1, 2, 3
By Joe
Chung
E-Commerce Times
05/15/09
How
do you get your customers to do your marketing for you -- and more
effectively than you could ever hope to do it yourself? By giving them
a great value proposition and making it super-easy for them to pass it
on. No gimmicks, no tricks. Viral marketing is all about giving your
customers what they really want -- and really want to share.>>>
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