Here are a 5 snippets from owners who attended Graph Expo 2011:
"the show has morphed into a business intelligence gathering as opposed to a place to consider equipment"
"government ought to protect US printers from printing moving offshore"
"the industry needs a national ad campaign to get the word out that print is not dead"
"my company will not be a marketing services provider but I still want to know what's going on with social media and QR Codes"
"I've come to recognize that the end game for selling my business won't make my family rich, as this is really a lifestyle business more than a source of building enterprise value"
The best M&A tip was from the owner of a leading company who is considering an acquisition, and, as part of his due diligence, farmed out a job to the candidate which created the excuse/opportunity to visit the shop, walk the floor, and chat with employees. Brilliant move!
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