Business Development, The Print Industry An Acquisition Strategy that Nets the Big Fish For Allegra Network LLC members, reeling in a new business-to-business client is exhilarating, fulfilling and further validation that their marketing and visual communications services are…Read more
Blog Franchise at your own risk: Three warning signs a network is in danger of failing Like any other business, franchise operations are not immune to the risks of bankruptcy. They, too, can suffer from over-expansion, undercapitalization or changing consumer tastes….Read more
Selling Your Business, The Print Industry Selling Your Printing Business to a Qualified Buyer Not surprising, selling your printing business can be emotionally wrenching and doggedly exhausting, like training your cat to wash your car. Sadly, knowing where…Read more
Franchise How To Franchise ownership: Before you leap, look at the issue of protected territories To ensure that a franchisee will not have to compete too closely with a same-brand business following an identical operating model, many franchisors set aside…Read more
Starting a Business, The Print Industry In this digital age, can I still make money in graphic communications? Given the popularity of mobile phones, website searches, social media, emails and other digital media, it would only be natural to wonder about the future…Read more
The Print Industry Allegra Member Named Vendor of the Year by Global B2B Client In 1983, Larry Lynn and his wife, Rosemary, opened a quick-print business in Martinez, Georgia, 13 minutes from downtown Augusta. Today the business is a…Read more
Starting a Business, The Print Industry ENTREPRENEUR FOLLOWS ONE CENTER ACQUISITION WITH ANOTHER How one center became a dual-branded, Allegra Marketing · Print · Mail and Image360 operation Trained as a chemical engineer, Steve Kapuscinski spent 20 years…Read more
Starting a Business What Are The Top 10 Franchise Categories For 2019? Every fall, Entrepreneur magazine examines the franchising industry — predicting which categories are most likely to boom in the year to come. While including some…Read more
The Print Industry A Printing Business Succession Story with a Happy Beginning Nick Beane purchased Allegra of Arden Hills, Minnesota, from his father in August 2018. It was a succession plan 30 years in the making. “I…Read more
Marketing Marketing To Millennials Six insights to consider when appealing to shoppers born from 1981 to 1996 Every generation is shaped by shared experiences, and millennials (defined by the…Read more
