August 1, 2002
MIAMI—Jorge and Manny Hernandez are big fans of the United States, having come to this country as children when their parents evacuated them from Cuba. The Hernandez brothers availed themselves of the American dream, attending Miami's public school system before majoring in business administration while in college. In 1985, after having worked in several print shops, Jorge and Manny decided to go solo, literally, when they cut the ribbon on Solo Printing. Early last September, the brothers studied the slumping U.S. economy and developed an eight-stage growth plan to boost its current sales level from $10 million annually to about $30 million within a
