Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Part one - Starting your Sign Shop
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Choosing your Business Name
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Choosing your Business Structure
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Business Plan
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Licenses and Permits
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Financing your Sign Shop
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Opening a Commercial Checking Account
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Purchasing your Equipment
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Bookkeeping
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Insurance
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Employees
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Taxes
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Part two - Operating your Sign Shop
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Finding a Location
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Purchasing and Setting up your Equipment
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Laying out an Efficient shop
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Stocking Vinyl and Substrates
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Marketing your Shop
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Selling Signs
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Pricing Signs & Bidding Jobs
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Making Signs
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Letter size and Contrast Recommendations
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Appendix A - Choosing a Vinyl Cutter
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Appendix B - Choosing a Shop Computer & Cutting Software
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Appendix C - Adding Full Color Printing
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Appendix D - Adding Sublimation To Your Shop
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