Bindagraphics — Build It And They Will Come

But Anson didn't want to improve on an existing operation: He wanted to start from scratch.

Starting From Scratch
So, on January 2, 1974, Anson (with his pregnant wife, who was expecting their third child) put his money on the line. The doors of Bindagraphics opened, and his business "hunch" was right on the money. In fact, that hunch—to build a better bindery—turned out to be a pot of gold, when Anson realized he was doubling revenues almost immediately. ("It's easy to double your sales when you're new," he quips.)