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  1. Banners on pylon sign

    A banner up there will work but fade very quickly. Take the money and do the job but make sure you have a good disclaimer.
  2. Suggestions Sign Shop Organization

    I use pallet racks for shelving all around the perimeter of most walls in our work area. Tall and longer ones above the printers so we can still use the printers but have storage in the dead space above the printers and work areas. Carpet the shelves and they make excellent vinyl storage. We...
  3. Need Help another wanting to start sign business

    We should always be churning ideas to make our lives more productive...make a better living etc...you should write a detailed business plan and do some serious research and legwork because a starting and running a successful business is like taking your money to Vegas. The more planning and work...
  4. Just starting out in signs

    we started out as a pack/ship print shop...after a few years it became very apparent that wide format had potential. in that regard we bought a mutoh 54" printer, a seal base lam 54" and a graphtec plotter 54". over the last few years we have grown this to be just as lucrative as our print...
  5. How do you get chain stores as clients?

    My buddy’s sign shop Did this as their main profit center...he kept a huge staff of installers and trucks and fab equipment to do those jobs. Business went broke trying to keep that huge staff and all the equipment all the while trying to make payroll with jobs that took 3-6 months to pay
  6. Question looking for advice for a first time digital printer purchase

    I’ve had a mutoh 54” printer going on 8 yrs now. I love everything about it except when it breaks which is very rare. I have to eat a few days to get it fixed. My printer tech is astonished this thing still runs as well as it does. I won’t hesitate to buy another printer when this one dies...
  7. font help please

    any help would be appreciated... thanks in advance mark
  8. HP Latex and sticker printing

    just buy an eco solevent printer and be done with it...i print thousands of decals every month...3" x 3" and below and have crisp and clear prints all day long...we are using a mutoh
  9. Employee Morale

    i agree with a living wage...i also ask my employees for their opinion all time...may not necessarly use their advice but it gives them a sense of ownership. i also do an employee bonus cash bonus program every month...more $$$ the less mistakes you make, and if the store does well it gets...
  10. Need Help new laminator or replace the wheel?

    yes sir im sure...the bottom roller replacement costs around 1100.00 im estimating another 400 or so in labor... m
  11. Need Help new laminator or replace the wheel?

    hey all... i would like your suggestions and comments equipment: base seal heat assist laminator 54" around 8 yrs old this weekend i made a boo boo and messed up the bottom roller. its not terrible but it is causing some slight marks on the laminated vinyl. my question is would you fix...
  12. Need Help Master MVT-500 Laminator - bubbles everywhere

    Might be a bad Baruch of lam. I've had it happen before
  13. Getting customers to check proofs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    inhandle these by offering to reprint at half price M
  14. Need Help selling files to competitor/customer

    just nicely ask the new guy how they would like to pay for it cash or credit. They will hem and haw but I'd stand my ground and nicely remind them time how much extra time the design took. M
  15. Bumper sticker Design Help

    It worked. Warmed everybody up real good
  16. Terminating Employees is Tough

    i always give 2 options...1. we can terminate your employment and give a not rehirable answer to anyone who calls. or 2. let the employee quit, with a nice letter of recommendation from you...most will choose to quit...you dont ever have to rehire them, but it lets them move on with their...
  17. font help needed

    anybody know the font used in this logo? thanks in advance
  18. Suggestions Vehicle wrapping

    id farm the whole thing out. wrap shops are going to be much better equipped to handle the project from start to finish...they have acutall experience in design and layout for a full wrap. take a small percentage and go make money where your money is being made.
  19. Help strange format business cards needed URGENTLY Vendor please

    That s a stacked card. 24 pt paper don't exist AQ. Raised spot UV and laminate..both sides...someone's yankin ur chain.
  20. Need Help Unethical Competition!

    I'd say refer all your real cheap ass or problem customers to him.
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