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AGTA private-label Email Newsletter Program AGTA Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Have you ever thought about getting involved in e-mail marketing but didn't want to invest the time or money to produce a professional-looking newsletter? AGTA has developed a cost-effective, customizable e-mail newsletter program that you can use to get your message out to your current and potential clients. This e-mail newsletter program allows you to incorporate your brand image, personal stories and current specials. More
Mozambique: Government auctioning seized minerals allAfrica.com Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
The Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources is planning to sell off to the highest bidder around 10 ton of assorted contraband minerals seized from traffickers in precious and semi-previous stones. The Executive Director of the government's Mining Promotion Fund, Abduremane Machon, said that the largest group of minerals to be auctioned off consists of 8.7 tonnes of rubies in various states. More India demands return of famous Koh i Noor diamond from Britain Seventy Seven Diamonds Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
The Indian government has requested the urgent return of the infamous Koh i Noor diamond from Britain. This is an action undertaken under the aims of a recent international campaign supported by the United Nations for the rightful return of historic treasures to a variety of countries, including Mexico, Turkey, Greece and Egypt. The impressive diamond has been in British possession since 1849 when the East India Company forces in India defeated the Maharaja of Punjab and forced him to offer it up as a tribute to this victory, to Queen Victoria of England. More Paris Haute Couture — A jewelry recap Jewelry Insider Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
As promised, jewelry hounds, here is a recap of all the jewelry worth drooling over from the 2010 Fall/Winter Paris Haute Couture shows. More Presidential kunzite Color-n-Ice Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
Spodumene is a lithium aluminum inosilicate. The transparent mineral occurs in yellow or even a yellowish green similar to lively emerald. But the lilac or purplish pink variety discovered in 1902 was named after the father of modern gemology, George Frederick Kunz, who was Tiffany & Company's resident gemologist at the beginning of the 21st century. More
Business that began in basement is being sold for $650 million The Kansas City Star Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
Nearly 20 years ago, two Overland Park, Kan., stay-at-home moms pooled $50 from their grocery funds to start a small, home-based business. The best friends — Bonnie Kelly and Teresa Walsh — wanted to share their passion for sterling silver jewelry with other women and perhaps earn a little extra cash in the process. Boy did they ever. On July 12, Avon Products announced plans to purchase their Lenexa, Kan.-based Silpada Designs for $650 million. The deal for what has grown into the world's largest home-party seller of sterling silver jewelry is expected to be completed this fall. More TanzaniteOne gemstone sales regain glitter City A.M. Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
Gemstone producer TanzaniteOne has emerged sparkling after a gloomy couple of years that saw sales plunge and the company fight off an unwanted takeover bid from rival Gemfields. TanzaniteOne on July 12 announced to the market that it achieved $5.4 million in sales during the second quarter of 2010 — an 80 percent improvement on the lackluster first three months of the year and the best quarterly sales performance in two years. More 9 things to do before entering social media Small Business Trends Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
You're going to give this social media thing a solid chance. You've heard that social media delivers leads, connects you with customers, and you're confident that you can avoid falling victim to the many social media myths. All that's left to do is create the accounts hop in. Wait! Not so fast. Before you enter in the world of social media, make sure you're presenting your best possible face. More Tycoon Ivanov vies Fabergé, boosts $2 billion museum collection Bloomberg Share ![]() ![]() ![]()
The man who bought the world's most expensive egg is defying setbacks by thinking even bigger. Russian billionaire Alexander Ivanov, who paid $17.7 million for the Fabergé egg in 2007, says he has spent 90 million euros ($107.8 million) more in the last year alone to add 100 items to a 3,000-strong collection worth $2 billion. Ivanov, 46, first wanted to display the collection by the Russian czarist-era jeweler in Moscow until he faced a battle with bureaucracy and high building costs. More |
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