Arkansas show to feature "state's best kept secrets"; small businesses and entrepreneurs vie for state honors and shot at national spotlight on QVC.PINE BLUFF Pine Bluff, city (1990 pop. 57,140), seat of Jefferson co., S central Ark., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1839. It is a port and trade center for an agricultural area and has industries producing metal, wood, and paper products; machinery; electrical equipment; and , Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1994--More than 200 Arkansas-based small businesses and entrepreneurs will compete on Nov. 3 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center The Pine Bluff Convention Center is a convention center located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It consists of the following facilities:
QVC Question Valid Command . Vendors from throughout the state currently marketing local and regional products will showcase "the best kept secrets" in Arkansas to help launch "QVC's Quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the America's Best - The 50 in 50 Tour." At the trade show, 20 products and five alternates will be selected for a live primetime broadcast on QVC, Jan. 14, 1995, from Pine Bluff. The three-hour broadcast will offer consumers in 50 million households nationwide the opportunity to purchase Arkansas' finest goods. "Arkansas is known for some of the greatest products in the USA, and we anticipate seeing many of them at the Pine Bluff Convention Center," said Fred Siegel Fred Siegel is a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute (a center-left think tank closely affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council) who focuses on urban policy and politics. , senior vice president, marketing at QVC Inc., the nation's largest electronic retailer. "This is an opportunity for businesses to get their products on the map with national marketing and sales support, and get a shot at the American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: ." The 20 products will be selected from six categories: housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. and home products, jewelry, health/fitness and beauty, foods, apparel/accessories and automotive. Only those products distributed locally and regionally will be accepted. Entrants must be pre-registered to participate in the trade show. The 50-state tour will feature events from each state that will be broadcast from the QVC "Local," a customized 45-foot motorcraft coach containing the world's most sophisticated mobile television studio. The QVC "Local," a bright yellow-orange luxuriously designed coach adorned with the world's largest road map, is a self-contained studio featuring a satellite transmission antenna, satellite receiver, 6-camera remote capability and four utility cameras. "This can be anyone's ticket to fame and fortune," said Susan Graver, of Susan Graver Sportswear in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , who became a successful entrepreneur when QVC showcased her line of high-quality designer sportswear to the nation. "If you have a product that you believe in, QVC is providing the chance of a lifetime." QVC Electronic Retailing, a division of QVC Inc., is the world's largest electronic retailer, using television to market a wide variety of consumer products. QVC directly reaches 50 million homes across the United States and an additional 17 million households through joint ventures in the United Kingdom and Mexico. CONTACT: QVC
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