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| APSP to hold Chapter Forum at Expo
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APSP
Join us for the 2016 APSP Chapter Forum, Nov. 3! Network and strategize ways to make APSP chapters stronger and more effective while gaining insight into the future of the industry. Admission is free but we do ask that you RSVP to Lorna Watkins by Wednesday, Oct. 12.
| Early opportunity to earn your CBP
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APSP
Join us this September 16 and 17 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas and take the CBP Prep Course & Exam! For just $899, you'll get the online self-paced Pool and Spa Construction Course, online self-paced Cracking the CBP Exam course, the in-person CBP Prep Course along with the APSP Builders Manual and Workbook, the exam fee, continental breakfast and lunch. Register by emailing your APSP Account Representative or call 703.838.0083 ext. 301.
APSP St. Louis Chapter Golf Outing — Sept. 26, 2016
APSP Georgia Chapter (8th Annual Silent Auction) — Oct. 28, 2016
APSP Georgia Chapter (2016 Design Awards/Holiday Party) — Dec. 16, 2016
APSP Georgia Chapter (APSP Tech School) — Feb. 13-16, 2017
| New fall sponsorship opportunities
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APSP
Building your brand and your business by sponsoring one of the industry's hottest fall events. APSP sponsorship opportunities at Expo include the following: Chapter Forum, APSP Awards Reception, Executive Roundtable and WAVE Young Professionals Network Reception. Get recognition all year round by becoming an APSP Corporate or University sponsor. Let us help you build brand awareness and customer loyalty with your target audience. Get started by downloading the flyer, emailing Rich Gottwald or call 703.647.2552.
| APSP awards program deadline approaching
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APSP
Let us recognize and reward you for your great work! Submit your nomination for the CBP of the Year; CSP of the Year; APSP Fellows; Chapter of the Year; 10 Under 40 Young Professionals by July 15. We'll recognize our winners at our APSP Awards reception held on Nov. 1 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. in New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information email awards@apsp.org.
| New consumer research available to members
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APSP
Great News! We’re now offering consumer research you need to make smart business decisions. Developed with Gallup, this new research provides insights, strategies and recommendations to increase pool and spa sales by exploring various research objectives among nearly 4,500 pool owners and non-owners. For more information or to purchase, download the flyer, email your APSP Account Representative or call 703.838.0083 ext. 301.
| Last call for Int'l Awards of Excellence entries
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APSP
Think you're the best of the best? Prove it. Submit your work to our 2016 International Awards of Excellence (AOE) competition by June 30. AOE recognizes and rewards the best pool, spa and hot tub builders. Winners will have unlimited business exposure opportunities while enjoying the peer and industry recognition they deserve. We'll celebrate the winners at our Awards reception on Nov. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Generations Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana. Enter at APSP.org/AOE.
APSP
Are you looking for ways to save your business time, money and increase your bottom line? APSP partners with top industry providers like CNA, ADP, TSYS and many more to offer you solutions to your business needs. Check out your discount partner benefits at APSP.org/Discounts.
| Product Spotlight — Layers of Protection brochure
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APSP
Summer's here so your customers are hitting their pools. Make sure they know that their safety is your top priority. Help your customers learn the importance of adult supervision and the various layers of protection available for pools, spas and hot tubs and the surrounding area, including barriers, covers, gates and alarms. Follow a best industry practice and distribute these brochures to your current and prospective customers. Purchase Layers of Protection and other APSP safety brochures at APSP.org/Store.
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Business 2 Community
Starting a business is an exciting venture. While the initial stages of starting out may seem difficult, the business endeavor can turn out to be quite rewarding as the profits begin to pour in. Once you have an idea about the type of business you wish to establish, as the owner, you would need to seek out the financing. This not only involves the startup capital but is also crucial to keep your business afloat during the lean years and for expansion purposes as well.
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 For those looking for recipe, DIY, wedding or other visual ideas, the first social media platform that comes to mind is Pinterest. With more than 100 million monthly users, Pinterest is the third biggest social media platform, behind giants Facebook and Twitter. Soon, businesses will be able to target ads on Pinterest to consumers who have visited the brand's website, used its mobile app or have shared an email address with the brand. And that's not all.
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The Hill
Manufacturers are calling on U.S., Mexican and Canadian leaders to join forces to advance an expansive Pacific Rim agreement before President Obama leaves office.
Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), on Monday urged President Obama, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to bulk up the trading relationship between the three nations.
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IndustryWeek
After British voters legitimately shocked the world by casting their ballots to exit the European Union, just about everyone has an opinion. Here are a variety of perspectives from and about the manufacturing world.
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