A Quantum Leap--From Foresight to Fortune...a Gamble Pays

Because of an ailing economy, not despite it, 1992 was the perfect time to open a state-of-the-art sheetfed printing facility. The economic stall allowed company founder Friedman (who recently retired) to take advantage of below-market prices on the best printing equipment available. Since other printing companies had closed their doors, he was also able to hire a handful of eager sales reps, who might have otherwise been unemployed.