2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — SUCCESS, THE HARD WAY

Despite no formal education in business elements, and lacking a business plan, Hopkins set the wheels in motion to start his own shop from the ground floor—in this case, the cement garage floor. He took a $2,000 loan from the bank, and secured another $1,000 from his mother. He had a plan to pay back the debts, if he didn’t succeed in printing, in the long run. In the end, he was able to do both.