From employees to owners at Signarama
Following the retirement of Michael Webster, two employees at Signarama Harrogate, Marc Squires and Kevin Masheder, have bought the centre.
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 09:59 GMT
Marc Squires and Kevin Masheder, the new owners of Signarama Harrogate
The business support team at Signarama UK have been helping the pair with the transition to becoming owners, including finance and management advice. They have also visited the company’s headquarters in Florida for a two-week training course.
Squires says: “I have been working here since I left university and have enjoyed every minute of it. Kev and I work well together and it made sense for us to pool our resources to buy the company.
“We know what a good business this is because we have seen the success for ourselves, so when Michael told us he was retiring and putting the company up for sale it was too good an opportunity to miss. He has built up a really good customer base and we’re looking forward to taking Signarama Harrogate to the next stage."
He has built up a really good customer base and we’re looking forward to taking Signarama Harrogate to the next stage
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Masheder adds: “We’ve got a great team here. Every day is different in the sign business and we get to work with some lovely customers. I have always wanted to be my own boss and it’s not every day you get the chance to buy a ready-made business with a proven pedigree.
“Being able to access top quality business advice and support through the Signarama Business Support Centre in London helped us tremendously and we learned a lot from the training. We had expert help with putting together a business plan, raising the finance and now have a business mentor to guide us as we adapt to our new management roles.”
Squires and Masheder have refurbished the shop and installed a new reception area. They have also launched a marketing campaign which includes social media and email marketing to establish the company in the community.
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