I'd like to say, we're gonna expand, but the unnerving-ness of the economy says to sit back and go in another direction and make what we already have.... work harder for us.
Although we had a ton or write-offs, we're still paying high taxes. That is not a political thing, so please don't throw this out as an
NHB post. It is pure acknowledgment of a true fact.
We're exploring new customers in a fashion that beats the competition..... quality and service-wise. We're educating our existing customers and potentially
new customers as to what is
REALLY available to them..... how quickly, in what price range and quality of none higher from which to compare.
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The story of home-based vs. fabrication or store-front sign shops gets old. I have no problem with competition regardless of how small or how large. The vast majority of our competition is basically home-based or backyard mechanics. Whether I want to see it as lowly lowballers setup or legit shops... is up to me. I can't control how my competition survives. However, I can control how I deal with it and what my shop is going to do to handle business....... and for the most part, it's not worrying about my fellow sign-makers. Sure, there are trouble makers out there, but that's in any form of business to pissed off friends or acquaintances...... you just have to remain friendly and get to know more about them, so they don't screw ya over. Ya know, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer type of thinking.
If you want to complain about competition or how others view you in the business field, start another thread about it and then we can roll up our sleeves and piss everyone off without ruining this thread.
