Show Notes
Sign Team Inc did not start with a huge building, a full team or a fleet of printers. It started in a basement with a small vinyl cutter from eBay.
Andrew Banks sits down with Mickey Rodriguez from Sign Team Inc live from Grimco’s open house in Chicago. Mickey shares how he went from starting small, learning wide format printing and building a wholesale print business to running a growing production shop with a team, flatbeds, roll to roll printers and customers across the country.
This is a real story about slow growth, smart hiring, wholesale printing and learning that the business does not have to live entirely in your head. In This Episode: • How Sign Team Inc started with a vinyl cutter from eBay • Why Mickey chose wholesale printing instead of retail • How not speaking much English shaped the early business model • Why sign shops became the ideal customer • How Mickey’s wife became his first team member • Where the name Sign Team came from • Why the jump from 3 to 5 people can be one of the hardest stages • How hiring helps when the owner is working late every night • Why your team can eventually become better than you at specific roles • How Sign Team grew into a 10,000 square foot production space • Why Mickey says to get the bigger building before you think you need it • How Sign Team serves sign shops, wrap shops and resellers nationwide About Mickey Rodriguez: Mickey Rodriguez is the founder of Sign Team Inc, a wholesale sign and print company based in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Originally from Spain, Mickey started in wide format printing with small equipment and grew Sign Team from a basement operation into a full production shop serving sign companies, wrap shops, print shops and resellers across the country. Today, Sign Team Inc produces yard signs, banners, rigid signs, decals, stickers, window graphics and custom print projects with a focus on fast turnaround, reliable communication and wholesale support for trade customers. Learn more about Sign Team Inc: https://signteam.us/
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