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I’m Steven Farag, owner of Campus Ink in Champaign, Illinois – yes, I’m a real shop owner! When I talk to other shop owners, I’ve noticed that more and more screen printing shops have made the switch to Printavo to manage their operations with shop management...
When you walk into a hardware or grocery store, you usually have a few items you are shopping for. You might spend an hour knocking every item off your list until you get to the check out line. Then a diet coke, pack of gum, or your favorite candy bar stares you...
You’ve checked off all your boxes, and now you know you need to move. The next question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you should rent or buy space for your business. There are several points you should consider in this process, to make sure you are...
What comes first, the horse or the carriage. Do you move into a new space and pray that you have enough work? Or do you wait until you can’t find another inch to stack a shirt in your current location? While physical space is most aways the underlying issue for...
Does your team spend more time setting up and tearing down jobs than actually printing? Now we've got you thinking about it. Set up time adds up. So does tear down time. It is costly and can drain your uptime in your shop. In the Podcast, How I Built...
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...
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...
Wow! What an amazing weekend we had in Chicago for PrintHustlers Conf 2018. It was great to see our community come together for a weekend of collaboration and fun. All the talks were action packed with tangibles and great takeaways. In case you missed it, or want to...
As shop owners, we find ourselves engulfed in the day-to-day production. How fast can we print shirts? How quickly can we burn screens? What ink looks the best? Can we register jobs quicker? How should we use employees strategically in the shop? All great...
From a shop owner, Steven Farag from Campus Ink's perspective... Our company, Campus Ink, is primarily a screen printing and embroidery shop that produces everything in-house. I recently began venturing into promotional products and was appalled at how antiquated...
You heard it - You can start a sign company out of your pre-existing business without buying a single piece of equipment. You can start offering signs & banners as an ancillary business immediately by following these few simple steps. If you are...
You may spend more time with your business than your family, at times. Your business is your family. It is your livelihood. The people that work for you are important to your success and you need to take great care of them, no different than your family at home. If...
