﻿{"id":980,"date":"2012-02-27T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=7ffeb0e08cb67f466f8d310e004ab74d"},"modified":"2012-02-27T08:27:27","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T08:27:27","slug":"mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors-mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors-mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2012\/02\/27\/mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors-mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors-mjsa-launches-digital-guide-to-subcontractors\/","title":{"rendered":"MJSA Launches Digital Guide to Subcontractors MJSA Launches Digital Guide to Subcontractors MJSA Launches Digital Guide to Subcontractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679593\" style=\"background-color: #003366; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679592\" style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679602\">\n<td align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"1\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679601\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; background-color: white;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" id=\"yiv237754882content_LETTER.BLOCK4\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679600\" style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679599\">\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679598\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #003366; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679597\" style=\"color: black; font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679616\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\">\n<div align=\"left\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679615\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679614\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679613\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679612\" style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679611\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679610\" style=\"font-size: 20pt;\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679609\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679608\" style=\"font-size: 20pt;\"><b id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679607\"><b id=\"yui_3_2_0_15_1330321876679606\">MJSA Launches Digital Guide to Subcontractors<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YIaXFoB8XD4\/T0s-E863mDI\/AAAAAAAAPRM\/TPuDFy_9R-Q\/s1600\/Subcontractors-Cover.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YIaXFoB8XD4\/T0s-E863mDI\/AAAAAAAAPRM\/TPuDFy_9R-Q\/s320\/Subcontractors-Cover.jpg\" width=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;\">ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS&#8211;MJSA, the association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, has launched the&nbsp;<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/about_mjsa\/mjsa_news\/detail\/mjsa_launches_digital_guide_to_subcontractors_207\" >MJSA Guide to Subcontractors<\/a><\/i>. Available both online (at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\" ><span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1330323626_1\" style=\"color: #366388; cursor: pointer;\">mjsa.org<\/span><\/a>) and as a PDF handbook, the&nbsp;<i>Guide<\/i>&nbsp;lists MJSA members providing commonly requested contract services, such as stone setting, casting, and CAD\/CAM. It also includes detailed information about each company-from minimum order requirements to whether it provides melee-to help buyers in their decision-making.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">In addition, the&nbsp;<i>Guide<\/i>&nbsp;offers MJSA members free access to articles about how to best choose and work with a subcontractor.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">&#8220;As the primary resource for information about jewelry making and design, MJSA receives many requests from jewelry manufacturers, designers, and especially retail custom jewelers who want help in locating a subcontractor,&#8221; says David W. Cochran, MJSA president\/CEO. &#8220;They may need to expand their capabilities, increase their production capacity, or just better control costs. With the<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/about_mjsa\/mjsa_news\/detail\/mjsa_launches_digital_guide_to_subcontractors_207\" >MJSA Guide to Subcontractors<\/a><\/i>, they now have a handy reference for the information needed to achieve their goals, and to develop excellent working relationships with their contract service providers.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">The online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/about_mjsa\/mjsa_news\/detail\/mjsa_launches_digital_guide_to_subcontractors_207\" >Guide to Subcontractors<\/a> is part of the enhanced MJSA Buyer&#8217;s Guide Online, which provides a complete range of jewelry-related products and services, including tools and equipment, metals, findings and chain, gemstones and beads, contract and business services, and packaging, displays, and finished jewelry.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">MJSA members can download the PDF handbook from the MJSA website, free of charge. Non-members can purchase the Guide for $12.95 in the MJSA Bookstore at mjsa.org.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">For more information, go to the MJSA Buyer&#8217;s Guide Online at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?llr=z7mmbvcab&amp;et=1109254545347&amp;s=20465&amp;e=001Pyl5a_fCMcGLrb0MTZum_p0N0iTEyB6iPVrhXzD-Wd_TBZHT0ny6wkdL5tu1eV3LHEtaGaqGb8NegK3dFCbGT3VxRwL85qL5nJnRKnPlwt6vqZGiG6awqrYDWiip6mWnWA_Fjg00nrc=\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\" >mjsa.org<\/a>, or e-mail&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@mjsa.org?\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\"  ymailto=\"mailto:info@mjsa.org?\"><span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1330323626_2\" style=\"color: #366388; cursor: pointer;\">info@mjsa.org.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">In total, the Guide lists 10 contract service categories: assaying, CAD design, CAM manufacturing, casting, engraving, model making, refining, stamping, stone setting, and general contract manufacturing. The articles cover such issues as finding and choosing subcontractors, developing a good working relationship with them, and understanding related legal and financial issues. It also offers insights into specific processes, such as determining whether to stamp or to cast, and understanding a refiner&#8217;s metal sampling processes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?llr=z7mmbvcab&amp;et=1109254545347&amp;s=20465&amp;e=001Pyl5a_fCMcFPX50bq719ym2gJoEQmLJLiaGGW9aZCTLu7yojRqnH_O5rGCRrbGtrfI5cksNjKfiypxaws11aevpxSJCmc0h3VHMLEzdNhdAdrnfUIQU3_tRATdJDi50_9oPDmw9mSM2UGf21d9J91cdLfRZlhKKwpZX23KX7cIFHTJus-awrmE8tm0RiCQd3M7-EGcWRY0A=\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\" >Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to download this document as a PDF.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; background-color: white;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#0066CC\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #0066cc; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" height=\"6\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"yiv237754882content_LETTER.BLOCK7\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For more information, contact Peggy Jo Donahue, MJSA director of public affairs,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:pj.donahue@mjsa.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\"  ymailto=\"mailto:pj.donahue@mjsa.org\">pj.donahue@mjsa.org<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\">or 1-856-854-9357.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table bgcolor=\"#0066CC\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #0066cc; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" height=\"6\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"yiv237754882content_LETTER.BLOCK6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"width: 611px;\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #003366; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">About MJSA<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: serif;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\">MJSA is the U.S. trade association for jewelry makers, designers, and related suppliers. It provides the resources to achieve professional excellence and maintain a competitive edge. For more information, call MJSA at 1-800-444-6572 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?llr=z7mmbvcab&amp;et=1109254545347&amp;s=20465&amp;e=001Pyl5a_fCMcHdyMNqQw4UFdGHJM6wvj7fgEQWGGEtJ2UAntCDnB61Y_dNi4vrIAnKbVem1lQWwGHpkIx6xLfddI_M4_spndqp5Y7EC1VH_EU=\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;\" ><span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1330323626_3\" style=\"color: #366388; cursor: pointer;\">www.mjsa.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/4698837677539896356-2824598469084699076?l=dailyjewel.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MJSA Launches Digital Guide to Subcontractors&nbsp;ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS&#8211;MJSA, the association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, has launched the&nbsp;MJSA Guide to Subcontractors. 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