Growing Pains // Luc Michaud of Signtek Industries

Are you experiencing growing pains in your shop? Things starting to fall through the cracks? Listen in as the guys discuss the challenges of managing a growing shop. Luc Michaud, co-owner of Signtek Industries (http://signtek.ca/) in Prince George, British Columbia – joins us to talk about some of their own experiences with 25% growth year over year since 2012.In this episode, we discuss...Turning away money (08:05)Abandoning your vision you first had for your shop (09:59)The growth of Luc's company (19:44)Signtek's major roadblocks (21:09)The breakout of Signtek's current staff (24:56)Luc's growth strategy for the company (27:49)The bottlenecks of smaller jobs vs larger jobs (36:10)The benefits of systems-based shops and franchises like Fast Signs (43:37)All the different funny business names in Canada (54:23)The technician vs business owner personalities (55:37)Why Peter ACTUALLY got into the sign business (01:07:59)Why Luc is excited about the future of his shop (01:11:27)Links from the episodePablo Torres's book - Visual Identity (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2HK724X/)FastSigns (https://www.fsfastsigns.com/own-a-fastsigns/)Better Sign Shop Mastermind (https://www.bettersignshop.com/sign-shop-mastermind)Follow the crusty sign guysBryant from Better Sign ShopBetter Sign Shop Website: https://www.bettersignshop.comBetter Sign Shop Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bettersignshop Better Sign Shop Community for sign shop owners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettersignshopmastermind/Michael from Letterbox Sign DesignLetterbox Sign Design Website: https://www.letterboxsigndesign.com/Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LetterboxsigndesignPeter from Sign Shop ConsultingSign Shop Consulting Website: https://www.signshopconsulting.com/ Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air?Email us at [email protected] in being a potential guest on the show?Fill out our guest form at https://airtable.com/shrXZebg0Ou7u5ovU