The E Myth is a very popular business book with huge success because the author, Michael Gerber, included so many great useful principles for running a business in today’s market.  It would be difficult to include them all in one blog posting, but I will include what I consider strategies that any sign shop owner can apply today. 

As Gerber explains it, the E Myth, or the Entrepreneurial Myth, is based basically on two parts: 

• The myth that most people who start a small business are entrepreneurs

• The myth that an individual who understands the technical ...

Losing jobs, forgetting details on work orders and missed deadlines. Joe hears these complaints from people in the sign industry everyday. Joe shares his advice for real-time job tracking and production management with Control.

Here's the second video in the Joe Knows series, so watch now:

Linda Nelson, Signs & Graphics, Inc. owner in Birmingham, AL, shares her success with Control.

We can estimate pretty quickly.

Of course it depends on the type of sign needed. If we are doing a simple banner or something similar, we can do it in less than a couple minutes in Control.  A  complex sign may require us to do research from a manufacturer or contact a wholesaler.

Customer needs a repeat order 2-3 years later. No problem!

All of our past orders are saved in Control.  So, when the customer calls, we know exactly what we did, with what ...

Add the "Tips" instrument to your Control dashboard to view suggestions on screen layouts, shortcuts, and other announcements.

Instrument Name: Tips

What it does: Cycles through tips, tricks and other Control hints,

How you can use it: Click through the tips to gain ideas for how you use Control everyday.

How to set it up:

1. On your dashboard,  Select “Add Instrument”

1. 2. From the drop-down menus, Choose “General” > “Tips”

Have a tip you would like to share with others? Let us know!

Send your tip to: marketing@cyrious.com

There is a useful instrument that you can add to your Dashboard within Control to conveniently access frequently visited URLs, files and more.

Instrument Name: Shortcuts

What it does: Creates a list of links that you can access with a click: URLs, Files, Actions, and Reports.

How you can use it: Add a list of URLs for Control training videos and other materials on the web.

How to set it up:

1. On your dashboard,  Select “Add Instrument”

1. 2. From the drop-down menus, Choose “General” > “Shortcuts”
2. 3. In the top right hand corner of ...