BUSINESS FEATURE
BY JARRETT WHITENER
Owner Carietha Taylor and her husband bought Summit Signs, Printing &Marketing in 2018.
COURTESY SUMMIT SIGNS, PRINTING & MARKETING
Custom apparel is made using the heat press.
Summit o ers customizable products such as travel cups.
COURTESY SUMMIT SIGNS, PRINTING & MARKETING
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CUSTOMPRINTING AND DESIGN SERVICES All prices are based on a consultation and the design Celebration Packages: Custom designed graphics and swag for any celebration event such as birthday T-shirts. Business Packages: Marketing materials can include photos and apparel options for groups, organizations or causes.
Summit Signs, Printing&Marketing Universal City business creates custom signage, products O wners Carietha and Dramone Taylor bought Summit Signs, Printing & Marketing from another couple in 2018 with the hopes of starting a small business in Universal City that helps others get noticed. and thrive, is o of us wanting to support each other.” Summit often works with local businesses to personalize and design banners and signage.
With signs as the focal point of the business, they also design custom work, including shirts, sweat- ers, magnets, wraps and other apparel. These extra products help the business stay busy and active when sign orders are not in high demand. “Our niche is sign-making,” Carietha said. “Any types of signs like monument signs, building signs and others that are the foundation of the busi- ness. Obviously, you don’t need those things very often, so we have other products for that.” According to Carietha, she and her husband have a passion for working with others to gure out the dreams and ideas for their businesses and then translating those ideas into a product that best represents the clients. The goal for the couple is to take advantage of the growth around the area and develop their business into something that stands out in Universal City. “We really want to go for exponential growth,” Carietha said. “I want to run a business that is out- growing itself as far as manpower and equipment. That would justify the original investment, but it also shows that our community is also growing. We really want to see our business expand, and we are working on some expansion plans to prepare for our future.”
Apparel: The company can customize jerseys, shirts, hats and other embroidered products. Unique gifts: The company o ers personalization of cutting boards, mugs and ceramics. They also o er dye sublimation to put a logo on any customized gift. Signs: Custom business signs are made from coroplast, medium density overlay (MDO), aluminum and other substrates. Other: Vehicle wraps, decals, and way- nding signs are also available.
“Another couple started it as a retirement plan, and then they were ready to get out of it,” Carietha said. “Through associations with our local church, we found out they were ready to sell the business.”
Dramone is a graphic designer by trade and uses his experience to work with other businesses and customers on their sign needs and other customwork. “This is sort of his wheel- house of taking what he does digitally and putting it into print form or into [a] physical product,” Carietha said. According to Carietha, she
“WE GET SO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE THAT JUST WANT TO SUPPORT LOCAL, AND THAT IS AMAZING.” CARIETHA TAYLOR, OWNER
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Summit Signs, Printing&Marketing 121 W. Wright Blvd., Universal City 210–375-6011 www.summit-signco.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sun.-Sat.
knew upon the rst look of the building that they were supposed to own the business. Although she had no background in graphic design, she said worked to manage the business and learn enough to help their clients get what they need. Since committing to their business, Carietha and Dramone said they are dedicated to serving Univer- sal City and small businesses any way they can. “The thing that I love the most is watching Univer- sal City rally around our small businesses,” Carietha said. “We get so many people in here that just want to support local, and that is amazing. That is howwe eat
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