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Raskin’s Jewelers in downtown Phoenix in the 1940s and 1950s. For the Raskin family the best...
Read morePaul Holewa has worked as a gem and jewelry industry trade journalist for more than 20 years. He learned about the gem and jewelry industry firsthand in Bangkok and Chantaburi, Thailand, global hubs for colored stones, diamond cutting, and jewelry production. Paul called Bangkok home for 11 years. He has travelled to remote gemstone mining sites throughout Southeast Asia, as well as major distribution and manufacturing centers in that region.
For most of his years as a trade journalist, Paul has specialized in writing small business management articles for retail jewelers. His specialty has been developing magazine news feature stories and online blog content to help jewelry store owners to manage their store more effectively and, more importantly, to sell more jewelry. Paul has written on a wide range of jewelry store management topics from sales training and staffing, to video marketing and social media campaigns.
Raskin’s Jewelers in downtown Phoenix in the 1940s and 1950s. For the Raskin family the best...
Read moreRent or mortgage payments are among a retail jeweler’s top-three expenses each month. Looking at ways to better manage that...
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Read moreCalls from a doctor rarely offer good news. There are, however, exceptions to this rule. John Tan, (known affectionately in...
Read moreThird time is a charm. In the multi-generational business of retail jewelry perhaps the old saying could be changed to...
Read moreJeweler Matthew Gross (r) with his friend, Jesus, a jewelry maker, mentor and instructor in a...
Read moreIt takes a lot of moxie to risk everything on a dream. In 1972, after several years working as a...
Read moreRing the bell - time for school. When a neighboring strip mall space opens up for...
Read moreTraveling abroad is fun. Funding that kind of enjoyment takes money. When confronted with this financing challenge in the early...
Read moreLambrecht’s Jewelers’ history dates back many years but also covers many miles. Wilhelm Lambrecht, who founded the family business with...
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