Allegra Reno — Little Puppy, Big Kennel

“We’re currently focusing on manufacturing accounts,” Weir explains. “In the past, this has been the playground for print brokers, but with our reputation, I believe a lot of doors will open for us.”

Weir, too, has opened a lot of doors since entering printing. Once upon a time, he was a mining engineer in the coal industry. Looking for a change, he enrolled at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, emerged from its business school with an MBA and decided he wanted to be his own boss. The printing industry, he felt, was relatively affordable and manageable in terms of ramping up a business.