Minuteman Press

#MinutemanPress #Franchise Scores #Branding Partnership with Dorchester Football Club https://lnkd.in/eu32ECZK David and Juanita Prince are the owners of Minuteman Press in Dorchester, England. In 2024, David and Juanita have strengthened their winning relationship with the Dorchester Town Football Club and their #apparel kit sponsor Acerbis. As a result, Minuteman Press in Dorchester is now the primary branding partner for Dorchester Town FC kit. Building the Relationship: “We started sponsoring the Dorchester Ladies FC following the pandemic for the 2021 season helping them with match fees. In 2022, we sponsored an away kit for the ladies. For the past few years, we have printed stickers, some paper programs, weekly game posters, and small-run club signage for the main Dorchester Football Club. These were all small jobs. In April of 2024, we were approached by one of the Dorchester Town youth teams about providing them with a branded kit. In trying to find the right #logo, we were approached by the main Dorchester Town Football Club asking if we were interested in attending their youth tournament and potentially working with their kit sponsor Acerbis and becoming their branding partner. The tournament hosted over 200 teams over the May bank holiday. We met with the GM of Acerbis UK and then attended the tournament where we showcased some of our branded items. Things have progressed from there and we started working with them on more and more kits.” That First Big Order: “The first job we were asked to complete was to apply the Dorchester Town FC badge and sponsors’ logos to the First Team training kit. This was 245 items of clothing, and about 300 logos which Juanita turned around in two weeks! The next stage was the First Team home and away kits. We needed to apply various sponsors’ logos across various kit items, shirts and shorts. This added up to over 540 different logos. Subsequently, we have branded the U23s kit and have branded two youth teams, one with a full home kit and the other with training wear. We also have two more teams in the pipeline, and we are now branding over 230 Items for their youth team managers, which is another exciting and profitable piece of business that we won in late August of 2024.” New Projects: “We are now working with Dorchester FC and their club online shop. We have just received the first order of 45 pieces of kit which we will acquire and brand. The club will then send these out to supporters in Dorchester and across the UK. Our next project is creating non-clothing items for the club shop, such as branded mugs, key rings, boot bags, coasters, umbrellas, and other items that we can find and brand for them. This is the first time for a long time that the club has had the opportunity to offer such a wide range of products and we are all excited as to where this might go.” Congrats!

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Ryan Gaylord Transitions From Foodservice to #Printing Industry, Grows #MinutemanPress #Franchise in Lake Oswego, OR https://lnkd.in/egKRNRq5 Transition from Foodservice to Printing: “I owned 3 Subway franchise locations and before that I was a Customer Service Manager. I chose Minuteman Press for: --Support from Minuteman Press and other franchisees --Growth opportunities at the location I purchased --High quality employees at the location I purchased --Low quantity of employees needed to run a location The #training and #support have been great from RVP Chris Jutt and my local staff. It is nice having someone local that I can contact rather than a large call center. Having a field rep on site for the first two weeks was very helpful. The franchisee training was convenient and everyone was knowledgeable. Pete Taglino and Tom Carnesi at MPIHQ did a very good job of going over the Minuteman Press franchise system and laying the foundation for how to use their proprietary FLEX software before I took over the business.” ? Connecting in the #Community: “I recently moved to the area, so I have been actively meeting our neighbors. I have also been reconnecting with family and friends that I have not seen in a while and I’m coaching my son’s soccer team. We have a very diverse business community ranging from high end goods and services to economical goods and services. We deal with a lot of tradespeople and architects, so we get a wide range of customers visiting us.” Growing the #Business: “We’ve grown through referrals, customer service, quick turnaround times, and being on site to meet customers. Our high-demand product is blueprints, and our key growth area is signage. We have a flatbed printer and router that enable us to do a lot of different signage and I would love to utilize it even more.” Rewards: “The biggest personal reward is having a good work-life balance. I love having the freedom to do things like coach my son’s team and spend time with family. The biggest professional rewards are hitting our monthly goals and always having the opportunity to surpass our goals. There is always something to work on or improve and seeing those improvements come to light is very satisfying.” Advice for Others: “Learn the day-to-day operations of your location so you can make sure things are running efficiently. On the other hand, do not get bogged down in the day-to-day operations so you can focus on growing your business. There is a fine line between helping your team and just becoming another member of the team. Make sure you still focus on growth.” Congratulations! #entrepeneur #printingbusiness #smallbusiness

Thanks Printing Impressions for sharing our news of our #grandopening in Grand Blanc, MI! https://lnkd.in/ejnDj7MD Meet?#Mompreneur?Samantha Hilliker Prior to Minuteman Press in Grand Blanc, Samantha was a stay at home mom to help raise her 4 children. At the same time, she always wanted to own her own #business. She says, “My college degree is in Business Administration and Robin’s degree is in Marketing. Before Starbucks was on every corner, I wrote a business plan to open a coffee shop and have never forgotten the feeling of letting a great opportunity go past me. I have dreamed of opening a business ever since.” Samantha continues, “I also dreamed of raising a #family and once our first child arrived we decided I would be the stay at home parent. It has been my job and my priority for the better part of 21 years now. It has been, and will always be, my greatest accomplishment ever to raise my children.” At the same time, Samantha says, “While I was a stay at home mom, I used my seamstress skills (passed down from my mom and grandmother) to build a name for myself in our #community offering alterations, making one-of-a-kind items and dance costumes. That’s why my social media channels were all?SeeSamSew… and now they are?SeeSamPrintandPromoteYOU!” She adds, “Studying business; running a household of 6 (now 7 since my father-in-law moved in with us a few years back); managing kids sports, dance and personal schedules; running a sewing business; and homeschooling our children for the past 5 years have all been a great training ground for now opening this business. I guess you could say I’m good at balancing many things at once. Two of our children are adults now and our youngest children are old enough to do most of their studies on their own so we felt like the time to jump on this opportunity was finally right.”

Grand Blanc, MI Natives Samantha & Robin Hilliker Open New #MinutemanPress #Franchise; Acquire 25-Year Business Kendall Printing https://lnkd.in/eshPZHAr Hometown natives Samantha and Robin Hilliker are the new owners of the?Minuteman Press franchise?in Grand Blanc, MI. In conjunction with opening their brand new location in August of 2024, Samantha and Robin acquired 25-year business Kendall Printing from Scot Brown. On October 16, 2024, Samantha and Robin also held their grand opening sponsored by the Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce.?Minuteman Press in Grand Blanc?is located at 4501 E. Hill Road, Grand Blanc, MI 48439. Samantha on opening the business: “Opening and owning a business in our hometown of Grand Blanc means the world to me! It’s wonderful to get all of the positive feedback about how excited everyone is that we are here. Word is starting to spread now that we are open and business is growing steadily.?Getting out into the community to see how we can help other businesses promote themselves through print, direct mail campaigns and promotion is exciting.” Samantha on being a mom and entrepreneur: “Studying business; running a household of 6 (now 7 since my father-in-law moved in with us a few years back); managing kids sports, dance and personal schedules; running a sewing business; and homeschooling our children for the past 5 years have all been a great training ground for now opening this business. I guess you could say I’m good at balancing many things at once. Two of our children are adults now and our youngest children are old enough to do most of their studies on their own so we felt like the time to jump on this opportunity was finally right.” Kendall Printing owner Scot Brown on selling his business: “Samantha and Robin Hilliker are great people and I know that our printing business and our clients are being left in capable hands. Minuteman Press International Regional VP Richard DeRosa II was thorough and attentive throughout the process of getting the deal done. He helped keep things on track and has a keen ability to read people and their character. It was perfect timing for me to sell the business and retire. I give high marks to Minuteman Press.” Congratulations! #printing #printingbusiness #print #printshop #business #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #franchise #franchising

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Owners David and Juanita Prince have built a winning relationship with the Dorchester Town Football Club and their #apparel kit sponsor Acerbis. As a result, #MinutemanPress in Dorchester is now the primary #branding partner for Dorchester Town FC kit. David shares the progression of this relationship, from a post-pandemic sponsorship in 2021 and #printing smaller jobs to producing branded kits (football shirts and shorts with logos) in 2024. How did you get started with Dorchester Ladies FC? How did that relationship grow? “We started sponsoring the Dorchester Ladies FC following the pandemic for the 2021 season helping them with match fees. In 2022, we sponsored an away kit for the ladies. For the past few years, we have printed stickers, some paper programs, weekly game posters, and small-run club signage for the main Dorchester Football Club. These were all small jobs. In April of 2024, we were approached by one of the Dorchester Town youth teams about providing them with a branded kit. In trying to find the right logo, we were approached by the main Dorchester Town Football Club asking if we were interested in attending their youth tournament and potentially working with their kit sponsor Acerbis and becoming their branding partner. The tournament hosted over 200 teams over the May bank holiday. We met with the GM of Acerbis UK and then attended the tournament where we showcased some of our branded items. Things have progressed from there and we started working with them on more and more kits.” What was your first big order that you handled? “The first job we were asked to complete was to apply the Dorchester Town FC badge and sponsors’ logos to the First Team training kit. This was 245 items of clothing, and about 300 logos which Juanita turned around in two weeks! The next stage was the First Team home and away kits. We needed to apply various sponsors’ logos across various kit items, shirts and shorts. This added up to over 540 different logos. Subsequently, we have branded the U23s kit and have branded two youth teams, one with a full home kit and the other with training wear. We also have two more teams in the pipeline, and we are now branding over 230 Items for their youth team managers, which is another exciting and profitable piece of business that we won in late August of 2024.” What are some of the other projects you are working on today? “We are now working with Dorchester FC and their club online shop. We have just received the first order of 45 pieces of kit which we will acquire and brand. The club will then send these out to supporters in Dorchester and across the UK. Our next project is creating non-clothing items for the club shop, such as branded mugs, key rings, boot bags, coasters, umbrellas, and other items that we can find and brand for them. This is the first time for a long time that the club has had the opportunity to offer such a wide range of products and we are all excited as to where this might go.”

#MinutemanPress #Franchise in Queen Creek, AZ Wins Emerging #Business of the Year Award https://lnkd.in/eW39FbX5 Brian Crowe and Maribel Jaquez are the owners of the?Minuteman Press franchise?in Queen Creek, AZ since August of 2022. They won the Emerging Business of the Year Award from the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce. Brian, Maribel, and their team were on hand to accept the award at the Chamber’s 15th?Annual Business Awards Dinner that was held on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 at the Encanterra Country Club in Queen Creek. Brian shares: Winning the Award: “Winning the Emerging Business of the Year Award is incredibly exciting for us. It’s an honor to be recognized, especially here in Queen Creek, one of the 25 fastest-growing cities in the country, where new businesses are opening all around us. This award reflects the dedication and hard work we’ve put in over the past two years to build something that we’re really proud of.?It’s even more meaningful to know that we were nominated by one of our customers, which shows the impact our commitment to quality and service has had." Community: “Queen Creek, Arizona is a rapidly growing #community that maintains a small town, family-oriented feel. It has a strong sense of community and local businesses play a big part in the community. The surrounding area is a hub for semiconductor manufacturing, software development, aerospace, and other high-tech industries.?Marketing is critical for these new businesses and print is an important part of that.?Being involved in the community and supporting local non-profits has helped develop great relationships with our fellow business owners. We have a network that fosters a sense of collaboration and support and has helped all of us grow.” Background: “We both have a production background so we love the operational aspect of the process.?We were introduced to Minuteman Press when attending a franchise expo. We went with plans to talk to a different franchise but when comparing them to Minuteman Press, we never looked back. The family feel of the Minuteman team won us over immediately.” Support: “Support from the Minuteman Press team has been a huge benefit for us. Our Field Rep Sky Hittle and RVP Jack Panzer are incredibly responsive. On the few occasions we’ve needed support from the MPIHQ/FLEX support team, they have been great. One of the benefits of this franchise is they’re available to help when we need it but allow the autonomy of being an independent business owner.” Final Thoughts: “Owning a #familybusiness has been a very rewarding experience for us. Building something that we can all be proud of as a family makes every challenge a little easier to face. It has provided our daughter a great growth opportunity, allowing her to develop new skills, gain experience, and understand the value of hard work.” Congratulations!

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