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Following up the release of the award-winning book, "MAGIC: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Employee Engagement," DecisionWise announces a new companion book. Aptly entitled, "The Employee Experience: How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results," the new book is co-authored by recognized thought-leaders in the management consulting world; DecisionWise CEO, Dr. Tracy Maylett, and COO, Matt Wride. The work reveals how managers and organizations can enhance the success of the organization and customer experience by focusing instead on the employee experience.

For nearly two decades, Provo, Utah-based management consulting firm DecisionWise, Inc. has measured and studied the levels of employee engagement in global organizations. As part of this study, DecisionWise researchers initiated a project to analyze aggregate employee survey responses for trends that positively correlate with reported levels of employee engagement.

Chip Hutchinson established the Cowboy Hat Wagon in 2005 out of the love of hats and to share good quality at a fair price.   Cowboy Hat Wagon --- NOT Just Another Cowboy Hat! Made uniquely for The Cowboy Hat Wagon Can be worn to the Office or out on the Range Exclusive Ergonomic Design (Versatile) Made From Only the Finest Natural Materials Engineered to have one-of-a-kind Comfort Embodies the Essence of the “Spirit of the West” Iconic Styling and Timeless Reputation Durability Standards for the American Lifestyle The Cowboy Hat Masterpiece: Bullhide hats have gained special recognition in the western market because of their superior finish, innovative style and exclusive trimmings. These qualities make Bullhide Hats unique.  Choosing the right Hat body is only the beginning of the laborious process of making a Bullhide Hat.   First each hat body is handcrafted by expert artisans using different materials: Fur felt, wool felt, and natural straws.  Before qualifying as a Bullhide Hat, our hats have to pass a careful inspection made by our skilled hatters.  Each hat body is hand dipped in a special lacquer, which makes the hats more durable, water-resistant and easy to clean.  Unlike some other manufactures that run their hats trough ovens, our hats are allowed to air-dry. This process takes longer, but it allows the stiffener to cure uniformly and eliminates peeling and cracking.  After the completion of the stiffening process, the hats are ready for the blocking process. We use heat, pressure, and extreme care to give the hat its final size and shape.  Our hats are then trimmed to the proper brim width. On all straw and crushable felt hats we sew a special wire to the brim. This brim wire will allow you to customize your hat to your liking. It is what we call a “U-style it” brim.  Then sweatbands are individually fitted to each hat. This is necessary because of the different thickness of bodies and other variables. Some other manufacturers cut the sweatband to a particular size and make it fit the hat. Individually fitting each piece of leather to each hat ensures the best fit and quality. The final steps give the hat its unique touch: We line our hats in satin, when appropriate.  Then we trim and decorate them with exclusive leather bands, rhinestones, studs, ribbons and bows, giving each hat the distinctive Bullhide look.  Each hat, regardless of price or quality, must pass our rigid quality control inspections.  The resulting process ensures a genuine work of art: a masterpiece, a Bull hide hat.  Not just another straw cowboy hat… but a masterpiece!  Our straw cowboy hats are only made from the finest natural materials such as Shantung Panama, Genuine Panama, Formosan, Bangora, and Palm Leaf.  All of our straw cowboy hats are handcrafted by expert artisans and must pass a strict quality inspection.  Each hat is durable, water-resistant, and easy to clean.  Plus every hat is allowed to “air-dry” which allows for a stiffer cure and prevents peeling and cracking. So if you are looking for a high quality, durable and inexpensive hat, then you have found the place. For more information, please contact Chip: Thehatwagon@gmail.com

The Hat Wagon was established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.    

Manufacturing has been one of the few bright spots of the U.S. economy for the past several years. This is a result, in large part, of manufacturers’ ingenuity in cutting costs and finding more efficient ways to do business. As long as they continue to think creatively, Fishbowl Inventory is committed to helping U.S. manufacturers prevail.

The Hat Wagon was established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.

Unique Western Cowboy Hat Lid Fanatic Raymond Hutchinson of Casper Wyoming, Sells the Top Adjustable Apparel on UT Cowboyhatwagon.com, Jackson Hole. The Hat Wagon was established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.    

The Hat wagon was founded By Chip Hutchinson in 2005 out of the need of good quality hats at a fair price.

Chip Hutchinson established the Cowboy Hat Wagon in 2005 out of the love of hats and to share good quality at a fair price.   Cowboy Hat Wagon --- NOT Just Another Cowboy Hat! Made uniquely for The Cowboy Hat Wagon Can be worn to the Office or out on the Range Exclusive Ergonomic Design (Versatile) Made From Only the Finest Natural Materials Engineered to have one-of-a-kind Comfort Embodies the Essence of the “Spirit of the West” Iconic Styling and Timeless Reputation Durability Standards for the American Lifestyle The Cowboy Hat Masterpiece: Bullhide hats have gained special recognition in the western market because of their superior finish, innovative style and exclusive trimmings. These qualities make Bullhide Hats unique.  Choosing the right Hat body is only the beginning of the laborious process of making a Bullhide Hat.   First each hat body is handcrafted by expert artisans using different materials: Fur felt, wool felt, and natural straws.  Before qualifying as a Bullhide Hat, our hats have to pass a careful inspection made by our skilled hatters.  Each hat body is hand dipped in a special lacquer, which makes the hats more durable, water-resistant and easy to clean.  Unlike some other manufactures that run their hats trough ovens, our hats are allowed to air-dry. This process takes longer, but it allows the stiffener to cure uniformly and eliminates peeling and cracking.  After the completion of the stiffening process, the hats are ready for the blocking process. We use heat, pressure, and extreme care to give the hat its final size and shape.  Our hats are then trimmed to the proper brim width. On all straw and crushable felt hats we sew a special wire to the brim. This brim wire will allow you to customize your hat to your liking. It is what we call a “U-style it” brim.  Then sweatbands are individually fitted to each hat. This is necessary because of the different thickness of bodies and other variables. Some other manufacturers cut the sweatband to a particular size and make it fit the hat. Individually fitting each piece of leather to each hat ensures the best fit and quality. The final steps give the hat its unique touch: We line our hats in satin, when appropriate.  Then we trim and decorate them with exclusive leather bands, rhinestones, studs, ribbons and bows, giving each hat the distinctive Bullhide look.  Each hat, regardless of price or quality, must pass our rigid quality control inspections.  The resulting process ensures a genuine work of art: a masterpiece, a Bull hide hat.  Not just another straw cowboy hat… but a masterpiece!  Our straw cowboy hats are only made from the finest natural materials such as Shantung Panama, Genuine Panama, Formosan, Bangora, and Palm Leaf.  All of our straw cowboy hats are handcrafted by expert artisans and must pass a strict quality inspection.  Each hat is durable, water-resistant, and easy to clean.  Plus every hat is allowed to “air-dry” which allows for a stiffer cure and prevents peeling and cracking. So if you are looking for a high quality, durable and inexpensive hat, then you have found the place. For more information, please contact Chip: Thehatwagon@gmail.com

 The Hat Wagon was established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.    

Bullhide hats have gained special recognition in the western market because of their superior finish, innovative style and exclusive trimmings. These qualities make Bullhide Hats unique. Choosing the right Hat body is only the beginning of the laborious process of making a Bullhide Hat. First each hat body is handcrafted by expert artisans using different materials: Fur felt, wool felt, and natural straws. Before qualifying as a Bullhide Hat, our hats have to pass a careful inspection made by our skilled hatters.

The Hat Wagon was established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.    

Bullhide hats have gained special recognition in the western market because of their superior finish, innovative style and exclusive trimmings. These qualities make Bullhide Hats unique. Choosing the right Hat body is only the beginning of the laborious process of making a Bullhide Hat. First each hat body is handcrafted by expert artisans using different materials: Fur felt, wool felt, and natural straws. Before qualifying as a Bullhide Hat, their hats have to pass a careful inspection made by our skilled hatters.

Bullhide hats have gained special recognition in the western market because of their superior finish, innovative style and exclusive trimmings. These qualities make Bullhide Hats unique. Choosing the right Hat body is only the beginning of the laborious process of making a Bullhide Hat. First each hat body is handcrafted by expert artisans using different materials: Fur felt, wool felt, and natural straws. Before qualifying as a Bullhide Hat, our hats have to pass a careful inspection made by our skilled hatters.

Chip Hutchinson, owner of The Hat Wagon, established in 2005 for the purpose of connecting the cowboy and his next new hat.    

Fishbowl Inventory has developed the top selling inventory control/manufacturing software designed specifically for the QuickBooks market. Some of the key features of interest to firearm-related businesses include serial/lot number tracking, assembly and sub-assembly tracking, vendor tracking and custom fields. Specifically every firearms manufacturer and dealer in the country must be a ATF Log Book. The ATF: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms mandate this report and Fishbowl Inventory provides the needed data.

Griffiths Plumbing and Bath sells more than 3,600 parts and products. Because they had spent so many years managing inventory on paper and in Excel spreadsheets, it took four months to get all the inventory data organized into a CSV file to import into Fishbowl Inventory. Now that the initial effort was made, the company is seeing positive results.

Mr Hand Truck is in the Commercial Equipment, N.E.C. industry located in Bronx, New York. Edwin from Mr Hand Truck shared on Software Advice that, “Fishbowl Inventory is the best Distribution software that I have ever used. Now I can make purchase orders, receipts, sale orders, quotations, take credit cards, bill of materials, manufacture orders, transfer orders and much more. After that I can transfer all the information to Quickbooks automatically. I couldn't find software with all that functionality for that price. Everything that I found was much more expensive than Fishbowl Inventory.”

John from First Place Supply noted on Software Advice that Fishbowl Inventory Software has changed their business, noting, “We're an Industrial Supply Distributor with multiple warehouses and multiple sales offices. Connecting sales to the warehouse, sales to accounting, and accounting to the warehouse is a monumental task when you're trying to do everything in Quickbooks. Fishbowl has by far been the best money we have invested in our business this year. It was difficult to implement at first, because the staff did not want to change the way they did things and the system did not match what we were doing previously. Fishbowl's way has turned out to be better. Our employees wouldn't know what to do now if they didn't have access to Fishbowl.”

Largo Tank & Equipment is a manufacturer of flatbeds, truck bodies and truck-mounted vacuum tanks for oilfield service.

Bedford Cottage has been manufacturing decorative throws since 1982. Styles, textures, and colors have changed over the years, but the firm’s commitment to providing quality and timeless designs remains the same. Design, quality, and development have proven to be the cornerstones of Bedford Cottage/Kennebunk Home. The company designs and manufactures throws in New Hampshire, and offer a diverse line of manufactured goods from around the world. They take pride in creating products that accent the home in new and different ways. Bedford Cottage has a contemporary feel in the design element and will continue to develop its hand knits, wovens, and knit collections, striving to provide fresh colors and stylish designs. Recently, Bedford Cottage introduced a new line of sheet sets in a variety of colors and thread counts.

Losing weight is something most overweight people have been concerned of. While most try out one way or the other some do not even try it out due to the time and hard work required for the treatments available. This is why they keep on searching for easier methods and diets through which they can reduce their weights and keep a control of weight gain. One of the latest products which is naturally produced and offers a great remedy to lose weight is the HCG Ultra Diet Drops. HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin which is a naturally produced hormone.

WNL Safety Products has been a leading supplier of first aid and CPR training products to both independent and national training organizations since 1995. The company has become one of the largest original equipment suppliers in the United States. Since 2000 the company has served the health and safety training market, providing products to some of the largest training organizations and centers, including the American Red Cross, The American Heart Association, National Safety Council, and PADI. The company has award winning products such as the Family First Aid Kit and Ready-To-Go Emergency Preparedness Kit. By producing kits in large volumes and eliminating layers of distribution, WNL offers significant savings on many first aid, CPR, training and emergency products. At Software Advice, Audrey from WNL Safety Products noted that the company has been using Fishbowl Inventory for a few years now, adding, “Our favorite feature is the ability to have multiple pricing levels for multiple products and multiple customers. The options are limitless. We also love the ability to buy in bulk, case or pallet quantities and sell by individual units….since Fishbowl is so easily integrated with Quickbooks, many of our reports are run through Quickbooks.”

Although The Bolt Company of New Mexico is a relatively young company it has roots that go back three generations. JC Barnhill started his bolt company the year of 1959 in Albuquerque, NM. With a family raised in the fastener world, it is not surprising that the third generation has carried on the family tradition. John Barnhill opened "The Bolt Company of New Mexico" in 2009 to carry on the highest standard of a bolt company. John is joined by experienced co-workers in the fastener and business world.

Mike Manufacturing has been serving customers in the Roll Forming business for over forty years. Centrally located in the Detroit Metro area, the firm’s core competencies encompasses all of the necessary disciplines in production roll forming.

There are multiple stories about guns in the news. According to Business Insider magazine, there are 129,817 gun stores in the U.S., (which, incidentally, is 14,869 more gun stores than grocery stores). Most of these businesses are small to mid-sized and are therefore using QuickBooks for accounting (QuickBooks covers over 87 percent of the small-to-mid sized business accounting software market in the U.S.). Fishbowl Inventory has developed the top selling inventory control/manufacturing software designed specifically for the QuickBooks market. Some of the key features of interest to firearm-related businesses include serial/lot number tracking, assembly and sub-assembly tracking, vendor tracking and custom fields. Specifically every firearms manufacturer and dealer in the country must be a ATF Log Book. The ATF: Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms mandate this report and Fishbowl Inventory provides the needed data. Fields to track include manufacturer and/or Importer, Model #, Serial #, Type, Caliber, Date in, Vendor, FFL #, Date Out, and Purchaser’s Name. Every time a firearm is sold, the seller needs to enter all of the above information into the log book (traditionally done by hand). Additionally, the ATF requires all firearms manufacturers to have the ABILITY to track all serialized component parts back to the original manufacturer in case that component was used in the commission of a crime. That is exactly the information Fishbowl tracks automatically. The ATF Log Book report in Fishbowl simply compiles the required fields into the report format the ATF wants. CMMG, a firearms manufacturer is a satisfied Fishbowl customer. They are a small-arms manufacturer based in Fayette, MO that was founded as a hobby “offering high quality AR parts and accessories through websites and online auctions,” but quickly developed into a full-time business. CMMG now offers a wide array of rifles and component parts that are sold directly on their website. Side Note: For those new to firearms, “AR” does NOT stand for “Assault Rifle” but stands for “ArmaLite Rifle” named by the first company to develop the AR-15 platform that later sold the design to Colt. The term AR-15 really describes the firearm platform, similar to a car manufacturer to use the same frame and suspension for truck and van products, where the rifles’ receivers are a standard (fit and compatibility) across multiple manufactures in the industry. Like many small manufacturers, CMMG began tracking inventory manually through paper, pencil, and spreadsheets; as they grew, that process became too difficult, time-consuming and prone to errors. They were also using QuickBooks to track their sales and accounting, and their website was run using the shopping cart Volusion to process online orders. As each order was received on the website, Volusion printed the sales order as a hard copy, which would then be used to hand-enter a sales order into QuickBooks and to pick, pack, and ship the order. The problem was that it was easy to lose a piece of paper (and therefore the record of that sale), and the lack of a direct integration with QuickBooks meant there was a lot of double data entry. As a manufacturing and inventory control software solution, designed specifically for QuickBooks users, Fishbowl was chosen by CMMG to manage all inventory control and manufacturing needs, as well as to process all the orders from their website. When a sales order arrives within Fishbowl, all the inventory levels are automatically adjusted based on what was sold. Pick, Pack and Ship information is then instantly available to pickers in the warehouse via wireless barcoding devices that tell them all the items that need to be picked for each order. If the item is currently out of stock and needs to be manufactured, or reordered from a supplier, Fishbowl automatically provides the appropriate manufacturing and/or purchase orders to supply the needed products.

Fishbowl, maker of the No. 1 requested inventory management software for QuickBooks, is now a UPS Ready Provider and released Fishbowl Inventory 2013. In addition to UPS integrated shipping, Fishbowl Inventory 2013 offers the following new features and add-ons: