Lessons in Leadership: Maurice Roetgering and Christiaan Roetgering, Coulisse 

We interview the Roetgering brothers, founders of Coulisse, and inspirational leaders in sustainable window covering product development and philanthropists of our future. You both founded Coulisse in 1992. What was your inspiration for founding the...

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Texstyle Expands Solar Screen Fabric Offerings

October 12, 2021, Stamford, CT- Rollease Acmeda, a global leader in the window covering industry, has released two new roller shade fabrics, Kleenscreen featuring Sanitized® and X-Weave 10% through auxiliary fabric brand Texstyle. The Kleenscreen...

Anne Bild

#GrowCordlessTogether During National Window Covering Safety Month!

In 2003, the first National Window Covering Safety Month was created by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Window Covering Safety Council and independent retailers. Their efforts to raise awareness of the dangers window covering cords...

Anne Bild

Coulisse and Eve Announce Availability of Eve MotionBlinds Motors for Early 2022

Making smart window coverings more accessible than ever Enter the Netherlands, October 8, 2021 Global window coverings specialist Coulisse and smart home specialist Eve Systems announced that MotionBlinds, the smart technology for window coverings...

Anne Bild

Entrepreneur & Blinds.com Founder Jay Steinfeld Kicks Off IWCE 2022 with “Lead from the Core” Presentation

St. Paul, MN—The International Window Coverings Expo, scheduled for April 5-7, 2022, at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, announces Jay Steinfeld, entrepreneur and author of “Lead from the Core: The 4 Principles for...

Sophia Bennett, Editor in Chief of Window Fashion VISION

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Business Insight

Preparing for a #CovidComeback for Your Employees

By Jessica Harling, Behind the Design For most of us, the “Great Pause” came as a great surprise. We have been forced into looking at our operational expenses, technology platforms, marketing tactics and...

January 14, 2021

Business Insight

6 Ways Window Treatment Companies Can Increase Equity and Inclusion

The recent attention on Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement, and the plight of immigrants and indigenous people in this country has highlighted the need for companies to increase efforts around equity and inclusion...

January 12, 2021

Business Insight

Lessons in Leadership: Derick Marsh, Rollease Acmeda

By Sophia Bennett Derick Marsh, CEO of the multinational window covering component manufacturer and distributor Rollease Acmeda, is no stranger to international business. He grew up in Germany, a child of a parent in...

January 7, 2021

Business Insight

5 Tips for Creating a Curated Business

By Claudia Clobes Yudis We all know that your brand should have an identity and a voice that is cohesive and consistent across all your channels. Your clients hire you because they trust you and need your guidance, so...

January 5, 2021

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Kick-Off 2021 With Madeleine MacRae’s Transformational #VirtualRetreat January 5-7!

2020 has been an incredible year. For some, it’s been a year of fear, anxiety and worry. For others, it’s been a year of growth and opportunity. For all of us, it’s been a year of uncertainty. Things have changed at...

December 16, 2020

Business Insight

Success Despite Hardships Pushes Alpha to be a “Company with a Soul”

By Sophia Bennett David Fezer (l) and Joseph Astran (r) from Alpha Tubular Motors Every company faces hardships, especially during its startup phase. Nine-year-old Alpha Tubular Motors is no exception. Founder David...

December 14, 2020

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Window Covering Retailers and Installers: Ride the New Wave of Smart-Home Technology

By Roger Magalhaes By now, every major manufacturer on the market offers automated window coverings. By the same token, virtually every type of window treatment has its automated version as well. Some manufacturers use...

December 14, 2020

Business Insight

Creating Safety, Managing Your Inner Dialogue During Crucial Conversations

By Kathryn Dillon I will never forget a comment from a client the day we delivered and installed drapery, shades, bedding, bed skirts and pillows for several rooms in her home. When we arrived, she said she could hardly...

December 4, 2020

Inspiration Business Insight

What’s Trending at the Window in 2021?

International fabric manufacturer Wilson Fabrics shares what’s trending in roller shades for the year ahead. U.S.-based representatives, Karen Goelst and Andrew Vardas, take us through the latest fabric colors and...

November 16, 2020

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Tricks of the Trade: Details Matter

By Roger Magalhaes A large portion of the custom window treatment industry is dedicated to discretionary income: Getting consumers with money to spend on things they want versus things they need. For that reason, these...

November 12, 2020

Lessons in Leadership: Maurice Roetgering and Christiaan Roetgering, Coulisse

Texstyle Expands Solar Screen Fabric Offerings

#GrowCordlessTogether During National Window Covering Safety Month!

Coulisse and Eve Announce Availability of Eve MotionBlinds Motors for Early 2022

Entrepreneur & Blinds.com Founder Jay Steinfeld Kicks Off IWCE 2022 with “Lead from the Core” Presentation

Category - Business Insight

Preparing for a #CovidComeback for Your Employees

6 Ways Window Treatment Companies Can Increase Equity and Inclusion

Lessons in Leadership: Derick Marsh, Rollease Acmeda

5 Tips for Creating a Curated Business

Kick-Off 2021 With Madeleine MacRae’s Transformational #VirtualRetreat January 5-7!

Success Despite Hardships Pushes Alpha to be a “Company with a Soul”

Window Covering Retailers and Installers: Ride the New Wave of Smart-Home Technology

Creating Safety, Managing Your Inner Dialogue During Crucial Conversations

What’s Trending at the Window in 2021?

Tricks of the Trade: Details Matter

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