﻿{"id":1608,"date":"2014-02-20T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=6478565bbc154e44f28f20f3563fce9f"},"modified":"2014-02-20T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T19:31:15","slug":"mjsas-2014-annual-buyers-guide-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2014\/02\/20\/mjsas-2014-annual-buyers-guide-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"MJSA&#8217;s 2014 Annual Buyers Guide Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\" class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71965\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><b id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71964\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71963\" style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">MJSA Publishes 2014 Edition of Its Annual&nbsp;<i>Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71961\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UARoUBrtuQ\/UwZXeTaCxPI\/AAAAAAAAloo\/JVLW_kbBDk0\/s1600\/mjsaBG-2014-Cover.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UARoUBrtuQ\/UwZXeTaCxPI\/AAAAAAAAloo\/JVLW_kbBDk0\/s1600\/mjsaBG-2014-Cover.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71959\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">MJSA, the trade association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, has published the 2014 edition of its popular<i>MJSA Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/i>, which lists resources and information for purchasing jewelry-making tools, equipment, supplies, and services.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71957\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71955\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">The&nbsp;<i>Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/i>&nbsp;lists MJSA members by the products and services they offer in the following categories: Tools &amp; Equipment, Metals, Contract Manufacturing, Findings, Chain, Gemstones, Beads, Business Equipment, Business Services, and Packaging and Displays.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71978\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">The&nbsp;<i>Guide<\/i>&nbsp;also features several articles to help buyers make the best purchasing decisions and establish good working relationships with vendors. The 2014 articles cover such topics as minimizing metal loss to get the best refining return; the top trends expected to shape 2014; when to ask subcontractors to sign non-disclosure agreements; security investments for a home-based business; jewelers&#8217; favorite bench tools; and how and when to invest in computer-aided manufacturing systems.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">The 314-page book also includes a full listing of all association members, with contact information.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">Every MJSA member receives a complimentary copy of the&nbsp;<i>Buyer&#8217;s Guide<\/i>; non-members can purchase it by going to the MJSA Bookstore at<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\" >MJSA.org<\/a>,<\/i>&nbsp;or by calling 1-800-444-MJSA (6572).<\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dGyBr_S-RY4\/UwZXvOZ4VYI\/AAAAAAAAlow\/dZdat06LZxk\/s1600\/mjsagrLogo.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dGyBr_S-RY4\/UwZXvOZ4VYI\/AAAAAAAAlow\/dZdat06LZxk\/s1600\/mjsagrLogo.gif\" height=\"75\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71986\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yiv4302328845MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392920538600_71986\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding: 0px;\">Founded in 1903, MJSA is the U.S. trade association for jewelry makers, designers, and related suppliers. Its mission is to supply the information and resources needed to achieve professional excellence and maintain a competitive edge. To view all members of the MJSA Board of Directors, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjsa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: purple; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\" ><i>MJSA.org<\/i><\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MJSA Publishes 2014 Edition of Its Annual&nbsp;Buyer&#8217;s GuideMJSA, the trade association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, has published the 2014 edition of its popularMJSA Buyer&#8217;s Guide, which lists resources and inform&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}