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As a community of decorators, we rely on contract printers to help us cope with busy seasons, shoulder the load when our business is growing, and handle jobs that are outside of our expertise. If this is your first time seeking out a contract printer, here are 5 things you need to know. 1. Everything […]

What differentiates top performing print shops from the rest? One key factor is building a strong culture of responsibility. Yelling at your employees or threatening them to perform better is not how you build that culture because it only breeds discontentment. Managing your people is not about being a stickler for the rules. It is […]

You may think that Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) are meant for large corporations with hundreds of employees and hundreds of pages of documented processes. The truth is, every business needs some form of SOPs, which are just step-by-step instructions to handle routine tasks in your business. But why do most people miss this simple and […]

Competition is prevalent in any industry; it is only a matter of time before a competitor undercuts your business. If you don’t act fast, you risk losing customers to the undercutting competitor. To help you stay ahead of the game, here are some tips on how to react to your competitors’ undercut. Reduce Overhead & […]

As a printing business, it can be tricky to strike a balance between having sufficient inventory and maintain a healthy cash flow for your business. On one hand, keeping inventory makes fulfilling orders easier, but on the other hand, keeping the wrong inventory will end up costing you. Inventory forecast can help you strike that […]

Searching for the right software can make or break your print shop. With a variety of software available and the features they offer, it can be tough to make a decision. This guide on choosing the most suitable software for your print shop will help you structure and simplify your decision-making. Before buying any software […]

Using technology like software to grow your print shop can keep you ahead of the curve. When browsing through the lists of available software, you may come across terms like SaaS (software as a service) and On-Premise. Both are types of software and both can boost your business, it just depends on which one suits […]

If you own a printing business, you may have read a lot about the differences between screen printing and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing from many different sources. We found out that a lot of these sources provide estimated figures to show the cost differences between these two types of printing. While helpful, it does not paint […]

One of the highest cost in DTG printing is ink. If you compare the cost difference between screen printing and DTG , it illustrates how expensive DTG ink can be. This is because DTG manufacturers produce their own inks for their printers due to proprietary reasons. Not only that, DTG printers are infamous for going […]

You may have heard how easy Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing is, how DTG is the future and how to earn $1,000,000 a year in doing DTG business. Before you jump onto the DTG bandwagon, here are 5 reasons why you should not get a DTG. 1. High Upfront Cost Let’s talk about the setup. A DTG […]