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Taylor Esser Talks #CareerChange From #Finance to #BusinessOwner After Buying 40-Year #Business The Ink Spot & Opening #MinutemanPress #Franchise in Quincy, MA https://lnkd.in/eXMVuzFD In August of 2023, Taylor Esser realized her dream of owning her own business. That is when she purchased 40-year printing business The Ink Spot, which is now operating as the Minuteman Press franchise in Quincy, MA. Taylor has hit the ground running with Minuteman Press in Quincy. Here's what she had to say: Background: “I spent my entire career in finance prior to Minuteman Press. First, I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UMass, and became licensed in trading stocks. For the past 15 years, I was working in retail wealth management. I absolutely loved my career, but I still had a boss. I needed more independence and was ready for a change. I’ve actually wanted to be a business owner for years. Working in finance was great but I was still being told to do things a certain way and I just felt like I needed to try and realize my own dream instead of working for others. As a single mom with a mortgage, I didn’t have the time to start a new business on my own. I then read a book about #entrepreneurship by acquisition and realized that buying an established business was the way to go for me.” Why Minuteman Press? “When I was researching various business models, I knew I needed to have a business that was Monday-Friday with 9-5 hours for my daughter and my own sanity. I was looking at the different businesses for sale and came across The Ink Spot / Minuteman Press on one of the websites. This business was well-established with customers already lined up including big clients like nationally-recognized non-profit organizations, law schools and universities. The price was right and I felt this checked off all of the boxes of what I was looking for when doing my research." Support: “My RVP Todd Golberg has been incredible from the beginning. He’s been wonderful to work with both on the purchase of the business and now that I am running Minuteman Press in Quincy. He’s been great with advice and simply reinforcing the notion that ‘you’ll be great at this.’ It’s been a positive experience the whole way. The transition, training, and support have been fantastic. Anytime I call Todd or MPIHQ, there’s always someone to pick up right away. They know who I am, which I think speaks volumes about Minuteman Press being family-owned and treating me like part of their family regardless of how long I’ve been in business.” Final Thoughts: “I am happy every single day with my decision to buy this business and join Minuteman Press. I have no regrets. In fact, everything has gone very smoothly, more so than I thought it would when I first took that leap of faith.”

Taylor Esser Opens Minuteman Press Franchise in Quincy, MA

Taylor Esser Opens Minuteman Press Franchise in Quincy, MA

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Lynne MacDonald

Minuteman Press Burnside/Halifax

9mo

Congrats!!!!!

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Dan Byers

Regional Vice President at Minuteman Press International - Southern California

9mo

Welcome to the Minuteman Press Family!!

Vincent Igneri

Field Representative at Minuteman Press

9mo

Congrats Taylor!

Congrats Taylor, I bought the franchise rights in far Northern California 21 years ago. I started in a town where the only person I knew was the man who built my house. (I was a Silicon Valley refugee). There were 11 printers in town when I started. MMP helped sell the business 5.5 years ago. We were number 2 of 3 printers in town. The current owner is now one of two in town and the other want him to buy them out. Promotional products were 20% of our business and they are the same customers that buy print. Develop a good online strategy. When I sold, I had over 5,000 Google reviews and we had a 4.9 star review. Nearest competitor had 90 reviews with 4.2 stars. Listen to MMP. They are wise beyond their years. And market, market, market! Good luck. It will be a fun ride!

Robert Vernon

Founder of Digital Arts Imaging, Printers Marketing Toolkit and Robert Vernon & Co., who lives at the crossroads of web, print and all things that connect companies to their marketplace.

9mo

Congratulations!

Todd Golberg

Regional Vice President at Minuteman Press International | Franchise Management Coach

9mo

Congratulations Taylor, I couldn't be more proud of you. Great Job.

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