The April 2022 issue of Sign Builder Illustrated features stories on murals, sign codes, project management, neon lighting, funding your business, and more!
Frank Matsumoto is the owner of Minuteman Press located at 18 Technology Drive, Suite 171, in Irvine, California. Matsumoto has owned the business since 2010 and recently achieved record monthly sales. “My growth was sparked by increases in apparel and promotional products sales,” he says. “This made up 60 percent of my business while wide format printing was also...
Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and supply chain solutions provider, has renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management systems. Optimas is the leading global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider specializing in fastening and supply chain solutions for manufacturers seeking to improve efficiency and profitability.
ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the...
Everyone needs cash to open a new shop. To fund your business, you can beg and borrow from your friends and family. You can apply for a loan from a bank or online lender. Or you can scrimp and scrape until you have enough cash to self-fund your business.
In a perfect world, self-funding your business is generally great advice...
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., is pleased to announce it has extended the coverage of its proCARE after-sales service program for its Large Format Graphics portfolio to customers who purchase an Arizona or Colorado printer.
Designed for users of the award-winning Arizona flatbed and roll-to-roll Colorado series of printers, print service providers (PSPs)...
Deeply concerned about the tragic developments in the Ukraine and standing with all the people who are suffering, Mutoh, until further notice, is temporarily suspending all printer exports to Russia and Belarus during its ongoing war with Ukraine and will not deliver any equipment to these regions.
“Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine at this time,” said the...
Award-winning sign printing franchise Signarama® is heading to Atlanta from May 4-6, 2022, for its annual convention. This year's theme, Camp Signarama, will motivate attendees to fire up their business by leveraging the resources available to them as part of a franchise system and taking advantage of the relationships forged throughout the three days.
“Attending our annual convention is a...
Videotel Digital, the only manufacturer serving the digital signage industry with the widest variety of innovative touch-less peripherals as well as reliable, affordable, and simple out-of-the-box industrial-grade 4K digital signage interactive media players, looping DVD players and Hypersound directional sound speakers, has announced that Texas-based FAT Straws Bubble Tea Company has chosen Videotel Digital’s reliable and affordable VP90 media...
Last week, PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., met with key government stakeholders and printing and paper industry leaders in Washington to raise awareness of—and work to alleviate—paper shortages and supply chain challenges, especially in light of upcoming elections and printed ballot supply availability.
With the Alliance having written to the...
LightFair’s owners, International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and International Market Centers (IMC) invite the lighting industry at large to join them in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine through donations to UNICEF USA. Donations to www.unicef.org/crisis-ukraine are 100 percent tax deductible.
“Over the past couple of weeks, the LightFair team has witnessed Russia’s invasion...
