Support & Training
As a Signal Graphics business owner, you become the focus of a comprehensive training and support program that provides ongoing instruction, advice and answers.

Some of the benefits of the Signal Graphics system include:

Initial Training

This hands-on, classroom training program assumes no prior business, graphics or printing background and details the fundamentals of opening and operating a business.

Topics covered include operation of the equipment, pricing methods, general business procedures (including purchasing, pricing, invoicing, credit and collection), digital printing layout and graphic design, hiring and managing employees, advertising and marketing, and effective sales techniques. You'll also learn how to prepare your center for opening

In addition, we will be with you for on-site pre-opening/opening assistance to ensure the smoothest possible start for your new business.

You'll receive follow-up training visits during your first year to fine-tune operations and evaluate your progress. Additional help and advice is just a phone call away, whether you have questions about pricing, marketing techniques, finances or vendors. Our expert support specialists are available to provide assistance and offer solutions via our toll-free Signal Graphics' "Help Line."

Site Selection Assistance

Your store can be located in a retail center, an industrial park, or an office building. A good location is critical to your success. Using demographic studies and proprietary site selection criteria based on successful store locations, we'll carefully examine your chosen market area. Then, before a final decision is made, a member of our senior management team will personally visit your area, review and analyze a number of potential locations, and approve the best site.

Lease Negotiation

Relying on years of experience in negotiating leases, we provide valuable assistance during this process to help ensure that everything goes smoothly and franchisees get a fair deal at a reasonable rate. We also provide important tools, such as a Landlord Information Packet, Letter of Intent and Addendum to Lease, to guide you through this crucial stage.

Equipment Financing

We will guide you through each step of the application process for equipment financing using one of our recommended lenders or your own. Then, after reviewing the entire equipment package with you, we will order the equipment and arrange delivery for you.

Center Design & Layout

We'll help you make the most of your space by utilizing Signal Graphics' own eye-catching and functional layout. A spacious, colorful and upscale lobby area distinguishes our centers while drawing customers to informative displays. Custom counters, furniture, signage and decor will give your Signal Graphics center a distinctive look that will be recognized and respected by your customers.

Marketing & Advertising

Signal Graphics develops powerful, effective and affordable marketing and advertising campaigns to help you grow your business. We have also developed an effective, direct sales program to guide you in hiring and managing a salesperson. An Advisory Board composed of franchisees and SAMPA Corp. personnel helps guide long-term marketing strategies and programs

Communications & Conferences

Our Franchisee only extranet provides franchisees with updates on new or changing technologies, marketing strategies, information on purchasing opportunities, and news about the Signal Graphics family. In addition, our “Signal-Link” allows you to post questions to all Signal owners and provides valuable feedback via E-Mail.

Our national Signal Graphics conferences offer a dynamic mix of prominent speakers, classroom sessions, vendor exhibits, franchisee awards, and social activities guaranteed to educate, motivate and entertain.

Grand Opening Assistance

We come to your center for five days to help with equipment installation, employee training, center set-up, inventory ordering and marketing prior to and during your opening. We return in about 6 weeks and again in 6 months to check your progress.

We also provide a direct mail campaign designed to introduce your store to nearby businesses and to help generate sales during the first year.

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