The college apparel market can be a lucrative business for print shops, but it takes skill to navigate the complicated field of licensing approved logos and branding, meeting deadlines, and serving all the different groups affiliated with college merchandise, such as...
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Navigating Changes at 918 Design Company
At 918 Design Company, Leeah Calvert has been on an exciting entrepreneurial journey, which we’ve been lucky to witness. Leeah joined us previously on the Print Hustlers Podcast to share how she grew her Oklahoma-based business and the challenges that came along with...
Four Important Areas to Optimize in Your Shop for Long-Term Growth
For print shops and custom-branded merchandise businesses to succeed, it takes more than offering quality products and services. It’s about efficiency, customer experience, and continuous improvement. Whether you are managing a screen printing company, embroidery...
Print Hustlers Conference 2024: An Inktavo Recap
With another successful Print Hustlers Conference in the bag, we thought we’d take a second to recap our experiences at the event. Printers, educators, and industry professionals converged on Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for three days this year. The...
Updates to Printavo’s Payment Management Features: Better Organization and Mobile Optimization
We always strive to enhance the print shop management experience with Printavo, so we’re excited to share our latest update. As part of our larger Multi-Payment Request initiative, we’ve rolled out a few key updates to Printavo Payments Management. These latest...
Customer Success Story: Moving from East to West with Get It Got It
Curious about how Printavo and InkSoft integration can benefit your shop? Check out this video from Courtnee at Wyoming-based business Get It Got It. Scroll below to learn more about their journey from a side hustle on the East Coast to a full-time business out West....
12 Useful Things You Can Do with Downtime at Your Shop
As the hustle and bustle of the busy season winds down, that seasonal lull at the start of the year at your shop can be an excellent time to take a breath. But that downtime is also a golden opportunity for refining, retooling, and preparing for the year ahead. If...
Inktavo Acquires SignTracker
Expanding Solutions for Branded Merchandise Businesses [October 17, 2023] – Inktavo, a leading provider of software solutions for branded merchandise businesses, is proud to announce its acquisition of SignTracker, a comprehensive management software platform for sign...
So What Is “Inktavo” Anyway?
We’ll cut to the chase: last year, Printavo, InkSoft, and GraphicsFlow joined forces to create Inktavo. Inktavo is a new family of software solutions to help print shops, promotional product distributors, and branded merchandise businesses succeed. Look for this...
Inktavo and Supacolor Announce Partnership to Deliver New Educational Opportunities
Supacolor, a wholesale heat transfer leader, and Inktavo, a software solutions provider for the apparel decoration industry, have announced a partnership to deliver new educational opportunities and resources to support mutual customers. By combining Inktavo’s...
DTF Printing vs. Heat Transfer Vinyl | What To Know
DTF printing was everywhere at 2022’s Impressions Expo show at Long Beach. You might assume we’re on the cusp of a revolution in the custom printing industry. Heat transfers, by comparison, are a time-tested technology. Heat transfer vinyl (HTV) has been sold for...
DTF Printing vs. Heat Transfer Vinyl | What To Know
DTF printing was everywhere at 2022’s Impressions Expo show at Long Beach. You might assume we’re on the cusp of a revolution in the custom printing industry. Heat transfers, by comparison, are a time-tested technology. Heat transfer vinyl (HTV) has been sold for...