Posts from 2022 Dec 13, 2022 7 Rules of Small Business Ownership Ross Cartwright's path to signage owner/operator was unorthodox. He fell in love with graphic design going to Cincinnatti sports events as a child, and he avidly collected posters throughout childhood, eventually studying commercial photography and design at the college ... Continue Reading Nov 13, 2022 Power 50 2022: No. 46 Catherine Monson, FASTSIGNS Welcome to the 2022 Power 50 list, which ranks the most influential people in the industry. Monson, a longtime franchise advocate and natural-born leader, is willing to go the extra mile for her franchisees – once even appearing in rocker garb in an episode of Undercover ... Continue Reading Oct 26, 2022 FASTSIGNS Ranked a Top Franchise for Veterans FASTSIGNS®, a leading sign, graphics, and visual communications franchise, has been ranked 4th on Entrepreneur magazine’s 2022 list of Top Franchises for Veterans. This is the fifth consecutive year FASTSIGNS has been recognized in the top ten and the sixth year the brand ... Continue Reading Oct 03, 2022 Veterans in Business: Navy Veteran Business Owner Dominates his Industry Navy veteran Daniel Nichols doesn’t mind the sometimes long hours he spends at his FASTSIGNS center in The Woodlands, TX. “The Navy taught me not to be afraid of long hours. Ten- to twelve-hour workdays were not unusual at all in the Navy.” Nichols spent eight years serving ... Continue Reading Aug 14, 2022 Benefits of Franchising There are many benefits to franchising, a system that enables an individual to own a small business, using an existing brand, in order to compete more effectively in their local market. Unlike a traditional small business model, in franchising, you are in business for ... Continue Reading Page 1 of 2