BLUE print Solutions cuts ribbon on retail services center (+VIDEO) MTSU students, faculty and staff now have convenient access to a host of top quality printing services with the opening of BLUE print Solutions on the first floor of the Student Union.
The university’s first retail printing center, which held a soft opening in recent weeks, will have a grand opening celebration March 24-26 to officially introduce the state-of-the-art printing capabilities now available to the campus community. The business’s name — BLUE print Solutions — is quite intentional, said Ed Arning, director of MTSU Printing Services. The services offered go well beyond making copies. Ed Arning “The printing center will do more than simply fulfill customer orders,” Arning said. Much like its commercial counterparts, BLUE print Solutions offers an array of auxiliary services ranging from publication binding, large-format posters, passport photos and others, said Andrew Oppmann, vice president of marketing and communications at MTSU.
Andrew Oppmann “I’m excited that it’s open. 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Naming Your Business. Picking the right business name is an important first step toward creating a successful company, but not everyone hits the jackpot on the first try.
Often, people first choose names that are too wordy and don't have a catchy ring. You want a name that grabs the consumer's attention but doesn't try to cram in too much information, says Eli Altman, director of strategy at A Hundred Monkeys, a San Francisco-based branding and naming firm. "A good way to think about a name is that it's the start of a conversation. It's not a full encapsulation of what the business is about.
" When they realize their company's name has problems, many entrepreneurs opt for a change and find it's worth it despite the initial headaches and expense. Business: Gourmet hot dog restaurantsName: Franktuary (previously Hot Dogma) Tim Tobitsch's hot dog shop got its start in the back of an historic cathedral as Hot Dogma in 2004. Related: How to Name a Franchise Founder of Eos Sleep centers Dr. Image credit: Eos Sleep. 7 Tips for Naming Your Business. Entrepreneurs fret over packaging and a host of other details as they get started, and then leave one of the most important aspects as an afterthought.
The sad truth is that the right name can sometimes make all the difference when it comes to propelling a business to success, rather than just slogging on. Consider this: Would you like "Patagonian toothfish" on your plate tonight for dinner? Hmm… not so much? Ok what about "Chilean Sea Bass? " That's much better, right? Names are quite powerful. The 10 Fastest-Growing Industries for Small Business. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, as the old business truism says.
But you also may have heard that you can’t know where you’re going without knowing where you have been. To get a sense of which industries small businesses are growing in, the analysts at Raleigh, N.C. -headquartered private-company financial-information company Sageworks ran some numbers for Entrepreneur.com. Here’s a look at the industries where U.S. companies with $10 million or less in annual sales have shown the highest and lowest percentage change from Jan. 1 to Dec 31, 2012.
As a benchmark, the average growth rate across all U.S. small businesses in the time period was 8 percent, says Libby Bierman, an analyst at Sageworks. Fastest-Growth Industries for U.S. Related: Hunting for Business Ideas? Slowest-Growth Industries for U.S. Related: Franchise Forecast Continues Strong for 2013 Not all of the businesses on the fastest-growing list are service based. Mark Cuban's 12 Rules for Startups. Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own.
My "rules" below aren't just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them, as well.