Five years ago I convinced my boss that our little 4 man store fixture distributing business could be building the
signs we had been outsourcing if we simply bought a shopbot router.
And a plotter...and a laser engraver, and another plotter, and 4 wide format printers, and a laminator, a herd of computers, and enough software to choke a rhino.
This year my little 12 man department has grossed over $1 million. I've sent installation teams to at least 30 states. And we've already tied down enough work for next year to give us a 50% boost in revenue.
If any of you guys want to move to the left coast, CALL ME, because I had no intention of running a
sign business. I could use an experienced hand. I'm just a cabinet-maker who came up with the right idea at the right time.
So the moral of my story: If you can't open your shop next door to Office Depot, open it next to a store fixture supplier... just not mine.