As many people learned when the Covid-19 epidemic struck last year, a company’s ability to efficiently warehouse, move, and distribute products can have a tremendous effect on retailers and consumers. Everything from hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies to paper good, medicines, and just about anything we might depend on can only reach us if it’ […]
Small Business Success Story: World Cow
Artist D.J. Barry is clearly on a mission: bringing the world closer together. His World Cow brand can now be found in dozens of countries around the globe, proudly proclaiming his “we’re all spots on the same cow” message. You can find his iconic cow on the sides of houses, overpasses, sidewalks, mailboxes, cars, and […]
Cutting & Routing Custom Shapes: Signage 101
The next time you’re in your favorite store or shopping center, pay close attention to the general shape of the signs you see. The money here says most of the signs you’ll encounter are squares or rectangles. And that’s okay – there’s nothing at all wrong with basic square shapes. In many ways, square shapes […]
Small Business Success Story: Photo-to-Text
A picture, it’s said, is worth a thousand words – and in the case of a Delaware company, truer words have never been spoken. Photo-to-Text, an online service owned by Carlos Garcia Martinez, automatically recreates customers’ photographs with words that they select; that image is then printed and provided to customers as an impressive work […]
The Basics of USDOT Numbers: Signage 101
If your company is involved in interstate commerce and you utilize company vehicles in the movement of goods, you may need to obtain a USDOT number for those vehicles. Depending upon the state you’re located in, you may also be required to possess a USDOT number for intrastate commerce. Granted by the Federal Motor Carrier […]
Small Business Success Story: Wanderlust Delicato
As her company’s name indicates, Wanderlust Delicato in Spokane, Washington, is deeply steeped in Amber Park’s desire to explore the world. Wanderlust, she says, runs through her and her husband’s veins: “We have found that when we can’t travel, we can satisfy our lust with the experience of products unique to a region. Cheese, charcuterie, […]
Small Business Success Story: Shopper Approved
We sat down virtually with Scott Brandley, co-founder of Shopper Approved, for this edition of our Small Business Success series. Scott’s consumer rating and review service collects merchant, product, and local reviews and then syndicates the reviews to online locations such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing to bolster his customers’ online reputations. “Once a business […]
Small Business Success Story: Village of Waterloo Revitalization
In this installment of our Small Business Success Story series, we catch up with Alex Teller. Alex is working with his client, the Village of Waterloo, New York, to help revitalize it and “bring some vibrancy” to the downtown area. In his role as project manager, Alex has purchased various window clings from Signs.com, for […]
