One of the most common secondary business ideas that apparel decorator shop owners have is to open a retail store to sell their decorated product. It’s a natural. After all, most have been sending out quality work to others who in turn mark it up and...
Business Development
How to Become a Contract Printer
The idea of a customer that frequently hands you orders to produce on a steady basis has a lot of shops constantly considering becoming a contract printer. After all, there are employees and bills to pay, and the attractiveness of “easy” money makes...
Debate of Holding Inventory
With the current market climate of always doing things faster, the apparent need to save some time with having inventory on hand may seem like an obvious one. However there are some things to consider before you stock shirts in your warehouse on the shelf in...
Run your print shop like a startup
Interate - Always improve Use pre-built solutions Hire the absolute best / go getters Set goals/missions everyone can rally on Obsess with your growth rate Generate revenue early Watch your burn rate closely and keep it low Your long term in the business Make...
Tech Tools To Modernize Your Shop
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Ask Marshall Mondays is an advice column by Printavo for print shops to help grow their business.
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
More than one small printer has dreamed of letting go of the everyday tasks they are faced with so they could work on more high profile or valuable needs. The question that’s always asked is “how do you let go?” It’s not easy for some...
Survival Tip: Protect Your Cash Flow
Quite often businesses will fail, even during great periods of sales growth, because they didn't protect their cash flow. In the decorated apparel industry, money-management skills are often learned on the job and through tough lessons. It just takes dealing with a...
Hire the Right People for Success
Congratulations! Your business is doing fantastic and orders are growing everyday. It's gotten to the point where you need to start thinking about getting some help in the shop. It's a decision that a lot of shops mentally wrestle over. Who should you hire? Where to...
10 Things That Will Get Your Shop to the Next Level
Starting off in business is always hard. Surviving is even harder, especially in the decorated apparel business. So how do you go from start-up success to the next level? Eventually you'll have to get more customers, bigger and better equipment, and even more...
Starting a Screen Printing Company: Building Blocks
Are you thinking about starting a screen printing company? Screen printing is one of the most sought after small business ideas. It has an inviting do-it-yourself image that appeals to individuals willing to try their hand at an activity that nearly everybody will...