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  1. New to Sign Industry - Need Advice

    Yes the owner (and his salary) would be going after 4 weeks. I did see the numbers you referenced even out by removing his salary when I was running them. I thought about starting from scratch, but they have been around 15+ years and have a huge client list. Also they are top 5 in a Google...
  2. New to Sign Industry - Need Advice

    Obviously I was using a FOR SALE sign as an example. My point was to treat every job as an opportunity to please the customer and stand out from the crowd. As far as callbacks go - in the IT business it's a top priority. Why? When somebody's server goes down - in most of my customer's cases...
  3. New to Sign Industry - Need Advice

    I completely agree in many cases. Obviously we would all like to put out signs that are considered art but it's not realistic - nor is it what I imagine the client wants in all cases. They might just want a sign that says FOR SALE. I think for me I see the challenge will be doing a FOR SALE sign...
  4. New to Sign Industry - Need Advice

    Thanks for some great answers. BobM, I will check out the books you suggested. Techman, I have news for you; people buy businesses every day (even sign businesses) with no experience in that field and succeed and thrive. I'm no stranger to business ownership. I've been in IT since 1998. But I...
  5. New to Sign Industry - Need Advice

    My first post - and it's a long one. I'm excited to be here. Bear with me please... I have a background in Enterprise IT. Growing up my dad owned a sign company. He did the old way with 1-Shot and a brush and a boom truck. I was surrounded by the business and loved the creativity it afforded...
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