Hiring the right people is the single most important job you have as a shop owner. As the business grows, your team is the most important asset of the company. It's what you should be spending a significant time on in regards to hiring, training, 1-on-1's,...
Business Development
Knowing When It’s Time to Work with a Fulfillment Partner – George Wojciechowski
George Wojciechowski, Co-Founder of ShipBob has over 150 employees and $20+ million in funding. ShipBob has grown to become a leading fulfillment partner for e-commerce businesses. George has helped to grow ShipBob into a nationwide business and will be delivering...
Preparing Your Print Shop For The Long Haul
Starting and running a business isn't easy. And it doesn't get easier. There's an ever ending amount of tasks to be done, goals to be met and sales to generate. This constant process of wanting to grow your shop can be mentally draining. It's tough to keep up with...
Technology In Your Shop
Bruce Ackerman, Founder of Printavo talks about his 11 thoughts on technology and which types of technology you should be using at your screen print shop! What's your favorite technology to use for your print shop? Comment! Subscribe to our Podcast
Getting The Most Out Of New Hires
Adam Cook, Printavo's Onboarding Lead has created an onboarding program to set up hundreds of print shops with Printavo. He has not only learned to train shops but also other onboarding reps at Printavo. Listen to lessons learned from Adam on how you can train your...
Expanding Your Print Shop – How Ryan Moor Grew Ryonet
Ryan Moor, Founder & CEO of Ryonet (Screenprinting.com) started in 2004 and has grown it into multi-million dollar enterprise of screen printing supplies and education. Ryonet's growth didn't happen overnight and Ryan touches on what helped make them successful....
Common Mistakes on Business Management and How to Resolve Them
Many of us are former graphic designers and printers who grew into owning a screen-printing business. It's important we learn how to be a true business owner and what that entails. Richard Greaves divulges tips that he's seen to avoid on business management practices....
Playing Nice With Contract Printers
For those new to the industry, some might struggle to understand the concept of contract printing. "Why on earth would I have someone else print for me if I can print myself!?" Those experienced in the industry may rely heavily on contract printers using them as a...
5 Tips for Hiring Your First Graphic Designer
As a shop owner, you may be doing all the design work after hours or in between jobs to keep up with the daily flow of your business. Sending proofs, creating separations, printing film and time behind the computer can quickly drain your time as an owner. A decision...
Hiring Workers for Your Screen-Printing Shop
Hiring is difficult. Finding the right people, training them and having them stay for the long haul is not easy. Justin from @barrelmakerprinting talks about how he hires. Justin dives into hiring on the back-office and front-office to balance on the workload. He...
Build vs Buy Shop Management Software
Should you build or buy screen printing shop management software? We get the question a lot actually. Many shop owners with technical backgrounds are capable of building something completely customer so why not? I'm going to answer this question unbiasedly for you....
The Key to Success for Your Screen-Printing Shop
Justin Moore explains the secret to success for your screen-printing shop! Taking risks is essential for success and hard work. Subscribe to our Podcast