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Wondering how to find clients for your embroidery business without awkward cold calls? In this episode, Hope Yoder breaks down how networking groups like BNI actually translate into B2B embroidery clients, the real math behind why one networking group gives you access to over 100,000 potential referrals, which businesses make the best cold outreach targets, and a step-by-step strategy using free samples, rack cards, and handwritten notes that builds relationships instead of pushing sales. Plus — why wearing your own embroidered brand is one of the most powerful marketing moves you can make, and why your Google reviews and online presence are what close the deal after someone meets you in person.

🎓 Ready to network like a Pro?

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🎓 Ready to go all in? Train hands-on with Hope in her Sarasota, FL studio at Embroidery Profit Academy — the small group commercial embroidery workshop that people fly in from across the country to attend. Seats are extremely limited and sell out fast. 👉 Register & read student reviews: https://hopeyoder.com/product-category/courses/in-person-workshop/

🌐Downloadable Fillable Embroidery Forms - Every business needs https://hopeyoder.com/product/emb-bundle/

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

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Struggling with what to charge for embroidery? In this episode, Hope Yoder breaks down how to think like a retailer instead of a hobbyist — wholesale vs retail, setup fees explained, why “that’s too expensive” usually means something else entirely, and the mindset shift that lets you confidently price your work without comparing yourself to contract embroidery shops. Plus — how to think about minimums, raising your prices on existing clients, and the surprising psychology behind charm pricing that makes $24.95 feel smarter than $25.

🎓 Ready to go all in? Train hands-on with Hope in her Sarasota, FL studio at Embroidery Profit Academy — the small group commercial embroidery workshop that people fly in from across the country to attend. Seats are extremely limited and sell out fast. 👉 Register & read student reviews: https://hopeyoder.com/product-category/courses/in-person-workshop/

🌐Downloadable Fillable Embroidery Forms - Every business needs https://hopeyoder.com/product/emb-bundle/

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

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Not sure what to embroider first when starting an embroidery business? Hope Yoder breaks down why mastering flats before caps is the smartest move, what makes the left chest polo the most profitable commercial embroidery product, why you should never embroider on customer-supplied garments when you are new, and how to build a focused product strategy that pays you on repeat.

🎓Patch It Perfect - Online Patch course https://hopeyoder.mykajabi.com/patch

🎓 Ready to go all in? Train hands-on with Hope in her Sarasota, FL studio at Embroidery Profit Academy — the small group commercial embroidery workshop that people fly in from across the country to attend. Seats are extremely limited and sell out fast. 👉 Register & read student reviews: https://hopeyoder.com/product-category/courses/in-person-workshop/

🌐Downloadable Fillable Embroidery Forms - Every business needs https://hopeyoder.com/product/emb-bundle/

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

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Embroidery stabilizers, needles, and thread explained simply for anyone starting a commercial embroidery business. Learn the difference between tearaway and cutaway stabilizers, why polyester thread outlasts rayon, the 8-hour needle rule, and the design density mistake that ruins garments after the first wash.

🎓Stabilizer Made Simple Course - Online Patch coursehttps://hopeyoder.mykajabi.com/offers/KSyez6LT/checkouthttps://hopeyoder.mykajabi.com/patch

🎓 Ready to go all in? Train hands-on with Hope in her Sarasota, FL studio at Embroidery Profit Academy — the small group commercial embroidery workshop that people fly in from across the country to attend. Seats are extremely limited and sell out fast. 👉 Register & read student reviews: https://hopeyoder.com/product-category/courses/in-person-workshop/

🌐Downloadable Fillable Embroidery Forms - Every business needs https://hopeyoder.com/product/emb-bundle/

Ricoma Marquee 2001 & 2002 Embroidery Machine: https://ricoma.com?referral=hopeyoder 

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

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Think you know what embroidery machine to buy? Think again. In Episode 3, Hope Yoder breaks down everything nobody tells you before you buy — from single needle flatbeds to free-arm commercial machines, the truth about needles and embroidery heads, and the math that shows exactly how much more you can make per hour with the right setup. Whether you're about to buy your first machine or wondering if you outgrew yours — this one will save you thousands.

🎓 Ready to go all in? Train hands-on with Hope in her Sarasota, FL studio at Embroidery Profit Academy — the small group commercial embroidery workshop that people fly in from across the country to attend. Seats are extremely limited and sell out fast. 👉 Register & read student reviews: https://hopeyoder.com/product-category/courses/in-person-workshop/

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

Ricoma Marquee 2001 & 2002 Embroidery Machine: https://ricoma.com?referral=hopeyoder 

https://hopeyoder.myflodesk.com/guide 

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When the economy slows, people stop buying luxury — but businesses never stop needing branded work apparel. In Episode 2, Hope Yoder shares her real first-year embroidery numbers, why B2B embroidery is an essential not a luxury, and the tough love truth about what actually makes you money.

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

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Before there was a business, there was a Sam's Club sewing machine and a lot of glitter. In Episode 1 of Embroidery Profit Academy, Hope Yoder tells her real origin story — the wins, the setbacks, and what she learned building a 30-year career in  embroidery. Perfect for anyone starting or growing an embroidery or personalization business.

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder

In this short intro episode, Hope Yoder — 30-year embroidery industry veteran and founder of Embroidery Profit Academy — shares exactly who this podcast is for, what you can expect, and why she created it.

If you're ready to turn embroidery into a real, profitable business, you're in the right place. Subscribe and let's get started.

📌 Connect with Hope: 🌐 hopeyoder.com 📸 Instagram: @hopeyoder 🎓 Courses: hopeyoder.mykajabi.com 📍 Hands-On Embroidery School in Sarasota 

👥 Facebook Community: Embroidery Lounge

👥 Facebook Community: Engraving With Hope Yoder